DRC: Gov’t accuses Chinese companies of illegal gold mining operations

 The Congolese people and government have grown frustrated with Chinese gold mining companies operating illegally in the east, degrading the environment and abusing African miners’ rights. The environmental impacts of large-scale Chinese mining operations are devastating, as they pollute their communities’ water sources with toxic chemicals such as cyanide and mercury

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