There is a history of confrontations between Yanomami communities and illegal gold miners along the Venezuelan-Brazilian border. The HYO reported that several members of the community of Momoi died in 2009, allegedly of mercury poisoning from drinking water polluted by gold miners. Members of the community of Hokomawe also reported hostility from gold miners in 2010.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/09/13/a-massacre-or-misinformation-illegal-gold-miners-allegedly-murder-indigenous-peoples-in-venezuela-government-denies-attacks-134064
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