225 rivers in the Peruvian Amazon contaminated by illegal gold mining
Posted by Neither-Tension2181@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 6 comments
Posted by Neither-Tension2181@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 6 comments
GenProtection@reddit
Aren’t they literally leveling a mountain the size of mt rainier in Peru to mine for gold for our semiconductor/AI expansion? I mean, r/wastelandbywednesday or whatever
hmz-x@reddit
Probably silver as well. Price has went up by 50% in the last 6 months and Peru has the largest reserves.
mrblahblahblah@reddit
gold hit 4,000 an ounce
it's only gonna get worse
PlanteryYellow5657@reddit
It's the final countdown!! 🎙️🧑🏻🎤
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The following submission statement was provided by /u/Neither-Tension2181:
Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has now contaminated 225 rivers and streams and destroyed over 139,000 hectares of forest.
A new MAAP report shows that Madre de Dios remains the epicenter, but the damage is spreading to nine regions across Peru, even into protected reserves.
Researchers are calling for urgent traceability systems, cleanup of illegal registries, and a total ban on mercury use by 2030.
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Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has now contaminated 225 rivers and streams and destroyed over 139,000 hectares of forest.
A new MAAP report shows that Madre de Dios remains the epicenter, but the damage is spreading to nine regions across Peru, even into protected reserves.
Researchers are calling for urgent traceability systems, cleanup of illegal registries, and a total ban on mercury use by 2030.