Illegal gold mining by persons using mercury for recovery, along the border with Brazil, is threatening the Amazon Rainforest in French Guiana – this activity has been happening since the late 1990s. Despite efforts to address illegal gold mining, the high price of gold is fueling more and more illegal miners to enter the vast forest to prospect for gold and it is a challenge for the authorities.
http://www.oeco.com.br/en/reportagens/25620-fench-guiana-and-its-illegal-gold-mining
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