Makaha, one of the latest areas in the country, where gold deposits have been discovered, has given birth to “cyanide barons”, individuals and groups, who have illegally established cyanide tanks used to extract gold despite its harmful nature to the environment, humans and livestock.
In this area, owning a cyanide tank is now a measure of wealth, but it is the ignorance about the environmental effects that irks, as dealers employ the the use of the chemical illegally.
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