Colombia Gold Mining: Nation Shuts Down Another Illegal Mine

Colombian authorities shut down an illegal gold mine which was operating as a marble processing plant in Palermo, and have arrested a 27-year-old man on charges of environmental pollution, according to La Nacion.
The illegal mine was discovered due to contamination by processing chemicals that was found in a waterway behind the plant, and which was affecting local residents and animals, according to Diario del Huila.
Police and dog handlers of the local police and environmental officials were seen scouting the waterway about 3 miles from the plant where they found cyanide, nitric acid, mercury, boron, zinc, among other chemicals, which are all used in the extraction of mineral resources
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