But the fallout from illegal mining in Tambopata is more than just an environmental concern. It’s also an issue of public health. Mining in Tambopata is contributing to the rise in mercury pollution – mercury is used to extract gold ore from sediment – in communities in and around the department of Madre de Dios. A heavy metal and deadly neurotoxin, mercury released from illegal mining sites may be impacting communities as far as 560 kilometers (350 miles) away.
https://news.mongabay.com/2016/10/gold-mining-deforestation-in-peruvian-reserve-surpasses-450-hectares/
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