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Thursday, January 1, 2026

Mercury, dredges and crime: Illegal mining ravages Peru’s Nanay River

 The Nanay is surrounded by shiny riverbanks with an ochre hue, a result of the mercury used by the illegal miners to separate gold particles from other sediments. River mining is prohibited by Peruvian law.

read more... https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mercury-dredges-and-crime-illegal-mining-ravages-perus-nanay-river/

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