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Open pits at the Rio Huaypetue mine. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Water box used by gold miners along the Rio Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Mining on the shores of Lake Sentani Gold mining damage (Suriname) Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Mining trucks; equipment; opne pits and roads at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in southeastern Peru Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Downstream from the Rio Huaypetue gold mine. Heavy sediment loads and toxic chemicals like mercury and other heavy metals can cause problems for fish and aquatic life Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Gold mining pit in the middle of the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Dredged pool in the white sands rainforest of Suriname (Suriname) Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine A large-scale mining operation has turned the Rio Huaypetue into a mud and gravel pit in southeastern Peru. The surrounding rainforest is suffering from hunting and cutting for timber and fuelwood. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Part of the former Rio Huaypetue. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Mining road (Suriname) Truck dumping gravel at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine A large-scale mining operation has turned the Rio Huaypetue into a mud and gravel pit in southeastern Peru. The surrounding rainforest is suffering from hunting and cutting for timber and fuelwood. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) A pickup truck with an "Oro Fino" or "Fine gold" sign at Rio Huaypetue Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo (Suriname) Bauxite mining area in Suriname (Suriname) Forest killed by mine pollution Damage from a graphite mine near Mantandia Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Aerial view of open pit mine in the Amazon rainforest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo (Suriname) Gold mining damage (Suriname) Mine tailing pond (Suriname) mining: Page 1 | Page 2