“In addition to the financial factor, illegal mining is catastrophic for the environment,” Peruvian Army General Cesar Astudillo Salcedo, head of CCFFAA, told Diálogo. “Tons of mercury are discharged into Peruvian rivers to extract gold in off-limit areas. To preserve health and the environment from mercury emissions, Peruvian authorities will ban its use in La Pampa, hence the name Operation Mercury 2019.”
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