The regional director of energy and
mines of Amazonas, Roger Ramos RodrÃguez, revealed that in Condorcanqui
even detected Ecuadorian illegal miners.
With respect to the presence of
minors, the official said that in the town of Imaza children help their
parents to find the metal. "For the moment, not
we have arrived in the area to see if they are exposed to inputs such as
mercury, which is used to separate particles of ore", he said.
However, sources of Imaza assured this newspaper that children are exposed to damage that causes the mercury [see infographic].
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