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Brazilian gold mines linked to illegal use of 185 tonnes of mercury

Bruno Venditti | June 05, 2024 | 10:00 am Intelligence Latin America Gold 

A new study has found that over 185 tonnes of mercury of unknown origin were used for gold mining in Brazil between 2018 and 2022. According to the Brazil-based Instituto Escolhas, the highly toxic metal was used to produce 127...

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