They discovered that Barrick's gold extraction method requires the use of 1000 litres of water per second, that the water is then mixed with cyanide to wash the rock in order to extract gold. The toxic waste produced by this operation is then dumped underground, where the water reservoirs are located, thus contaminating the environment and turning the area of operation into a desert.
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