Gold mines use huge amounts of water in all of their processing. Communities have much less water than they used to. Also, water sources are very often contaminated by mining. Mercury and cyanide are frequently used in gold mining. People get very sick and there is tragedy after tragedy with people getting sick from contaminated water… Water [sources] can [also] be destroyed by oil.
read more... https://news.mongabay.com/2017/07/empowering-communities-fighting-new-mines-an-interview-with-filmmaker-jessie-landerman/
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