Anti-mine protesters claim the project will cause irreversible harm to the environment, draining and contaminating local water reserves and filling the air with hazardous chemicals including lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury.
Some 2,000 people had earlier taken part in the protest held by anti-capitalist group Beyond Europe near the site operated by Hellas Gold, a subsidiary of Canadian company Eldorado Gold, protest organisers said.
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