Damaging enough on its own, illegal gold mining also encourages the expansion of other illicit markets including the smuggling of mercury, weapons and drugs. The state has acknowledged its difficulty in establishing where the gold has originated from in its exports, with much of it originating from the laundering of illegal gold.
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