Image Gallery - Image gallery: gold mining

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Water box used for gold mining along the Rio Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) 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) Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Gold mining damage (Suriname) A pickup truck with an "Oro Fino" or "Fine gold" sign at Rio Huaypetue Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo (Suriname) Gold mining ponds (Suriname) Gold mining pit in the middle of the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Gold mining pit in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Part of the former Rio Huaypetue. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Rio Huaypetue gold mine and associated deforestation as viewed from an airplane Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) 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) Mining trucks and equipment at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Open pits at the Rio Huaypetue mine. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Giant 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) Gold mining ponds (Suriname) 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) Gold mining damage (Suriname) Gold mining damage (Suriname) 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) Open pits at the Rio Huaypetue mine. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) 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) Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Mine tailing pond (Suriname) gold mining: Page 1