‘Gold library’ helps Brazil crack down on Amazon’s illegal mining

Mongabay
Apr 6, 2023, 6:18 pm105 pts
PORTO VELHO, Brazil — Cruising north in a speedboat along the Madeira River, the signs of Brazil’s illegal gold mining boom are everywhere: mounds of sand extracted from the riverbed sit along the banks, and dozens of smoking dredging rafts operate at full steam. Mongabay reported from the region in…

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