M & Ms - Miners and Mercury

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July 9, 2015

 

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To extract this gold dust they must combine mercury with the dust, and because of the mercury's chemical make-up it is able to extract the gold from the useless rock and debris. The mercury, however, isn't the cleanest element for the environment. Many garimpeiros carelessly use the mercury then dump it into the rivers polluting the water and the food...
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The mercury, however, isn't the cleanest element for the environment. Many garimpeiros carelessly use the mercury then dump it into the rivers polluting the water and the food. Also, the dust from the mercury gets inhaled and eating by the miners, contributing to their polluted way of life. All day dragas, which are boats used for mining the bottom of rivers, are pulled to locations where gold is thought to be found, moving and polluting...
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