Environmental authorities in Mozambique’s central Manica Province have set December as the deadline for ending the pollution of the rivers in the area by artisanal gold mining, APA has learnt.Diario de Mocambique newspaper reported that the miners, mostly illegal and many of them foreigners, are poisoning the rivers because they use toxic substances, notably mercury, in extracting the gold.
According to the newspaper, at least six rivers have been affected, including such major watercourses as the Pungoe and the Revue, which are the main sources of drinking water for the cities of Beira and Chimoio.
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