Resumen de The Price of Gold.
The article discusses a staggering increase in illegal gold mining in the Madre de Dios Amazonian rainforest of Peru, despite local government efforts to curb it. It discusses the impact this practice is having on the ecosystem. Illegal mining often uses liquid mercury, which can contaminate soil and release toxic fumes when burned off. Miners also chop thousands of acres of forest with heavy machinery and suck silt from rivers. The article cites a study by Carnegie Institution for Science.
