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Friday, October 3, 2014

Australian Company Sues El Salvador Over Gold Mining Permit

A stream, contaminated by chemical byproducts of the mining, flows into the San Sebastian River, the country's main water supply, and has a detrimental effect on the environment. The Australian company denies the negative impact.
One of the villages situated by the river suffers a high rate of disease caused by arsenic poisoning that results from the pollution. The government of El Salvador believes the consequences could be even more disastrous for the country's limited drinking water supply, if OceanaGold succeeds in setting up a new gold mine, for only two percent of El Salvador's water is approved by the government to be of good quality.
http://en.ria.ru/business/20141003/193595388/Australian-Company-Sues-El-Salvador-Over-Gold-Mining-Permit-.html

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