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Monday, September 16, 2013

Devastating cost of illegal mining in Peru higher than ever thought: government

To date about 30,000 Peruvian small-scale miners have been “formalized.” The deadline for doing this without legal consequences expires in April next year.
Small miners, in particular illegal ones, use mercury to bind together small pieces of gold, and then burn it off, releasing it into the environment.
http://www.mining.com/devastating-cost-of-illegal-mining-in-peru-higher-than-ever-thought-government-81133/?gce_var=lower-comments&utm_expid=17625373-0.wR1isPasQ6GSvnWKGYTdqA.1

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