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Open pits at  the Rio Huaypetue mine.
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
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
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
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.
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
Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine
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.
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
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
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
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)



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