“The nearby lakes from which many residents collect water are polluted, contaminated by discarded mercury that is used to separate the gold from the stones,” reports the BBC.
Fredy Rios, a doctor at the rudimentary health clinic, told the New Yorkerabout 30 people die each year from mining accidents — explosives, collapses, asphyxiation — and 70 more due from shootings and stabbings.
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