2000 Cyanide Spill Caused Tightening Of European Regulations

In Romania, the mine planned by the Canadian firm Gabriel Resources would use about 12,000 tons of cyanide a year, according to the project's environmental impact assessment.

The Commission says that if alternative techniques to extract gold emerge in the future, "the debate may well be re-opened".

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