$200 million in gold extracted in Amazon mine through illegal licenses

Mongabay
Oct 25, 2021, 4:44 pm298 pts
A gold mine hidden in the middle of the Brazilian Amazon generated nearly $200 million in revenue in just over a year for Gana Gold Mineração, according to Brazil’s National Mining Agency (ANM). In addition to the unusually high earnings, Gana Gold is also suspect for extracting 32 times more gold than…

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