A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...

Gold mining surge in Brazil's Amazon leads to increased deforestation and mercury contamination

A surge in gold prices has led to increased illegal mining in Brazil's Amazon, causing significant deforestation and mercury ...
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Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe

LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that has ...
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In Brazil’s Jequitinhonha valley, communities share how to reduce lithium mining impacts

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In southeastern Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley, a region that is home to up to 85% of the country’s known lithium deposits, residents say the ...

Gold rush fuels Amazon deforestation in Brazil’s protected areas

Gold rush fuels Amazon deforestation and mercury poisoning in Brazil’s protected areas - Gold prices have surged in recent ...
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Illegal Gold Mining in Brazil Likely to Survive Tougher Regulations

Gold traders in Brazil must now prove that they get their metal from legal sources, following a recent Supreme Court ruling that closes a significant legal loophole exploited by organized crime. On ...
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In Brazil’s ‘water tank’, communities resist mining to preserve their water and livelihoods

For more than fifteen years, traditional communities in Serro, Minas Gerais, have resisted the entry of iron ore mining on their territories. Serro is located in a region where several major rivers ...