Gold mining boom threatening communities in Suriname

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisNov 4, 2015, 6:56 pm116 pts
This is the second in a two-part series on gold mining in Suriname. Read the first part here. High gold prices combined with lax land use regulations have led to an explosion in mining in Suriname. A recent report by the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) finds that gold mining in the small South American country…

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