Madre de Dios: In Search of Gold on Peru's Final Frontier |
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Madre de Dios: In Search of Gold on Peru's Final Frontier
In the jungle near Laberinto Island, PERU, Feb. 8, 2007 - A miner sifts though his crew's day's work of gold, which is mixed here with mercury to separate it from the dirt and ore. Once it is clean, the mercury is burnt off, with only the gold remaining. In an effort to save money and a feeble attempt to prevent too much mercury getting into the environment, the gas is captured in the process and most of it returned for reuse. Even so, mercury contamination is the principle environmental...
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