Current President Ollanta Humala wants an even stronger response. On Feb. 18, he issued a decree banning any mining activity that lacks state permits, which will be obtained after the government approves an environmental impact study, and the applicant can prove safety standards and pays taxes. Violators of the norm could be shut down by state security forces. The decree also prohibits commercialization of the product, or sale of supplies used in this type of mining, such as mercury and cyanide, which are used to extract the gold from sediment and rock.
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