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Aerial view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine (Suriname) Water box used for gold mining along the Rio Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Abandoned equiptment at a graphite mine near Mantandia Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Damage from a graphite mine near Mantandia Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo Mining scars in Laos (Thailand) Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo Damage from a graphite mine near Mantandia Mining on the shores of Lake Sentani Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) River running next to the graphite mine near Mantandia Mining road (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) Overhead view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine (Suriname) 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) Miner camp along the Rio Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Gold mining damage (Suriname) Airplane view of mining near Bogota 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) Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo Airplane view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine (Suriname) Damage from a graphite mine near Mantandia Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo (Suriname) Forest killed by mine pollution Aerial view of mining in Java (Indonesia) White sands forest of Suriname (Suriname) Aerial view of mining operation near Bogota; Colombia 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) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (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) Mine on Lake Sentani 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) Sand mining in the white sands forest of Suriname (Suriname) Gold miner's shack along the Rio Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforestV (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) Forest land mined for limestone for road construction (Guatemala) Gold mining damage (Suriname) Ship in mining town 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) Gold miners operating on boat in the Rio Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo (Suriname) Water box used by gold miners along the Rio Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Damage from a graphite mine near Mantandia 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) Dredged pool in the white sands rainforest of Suriname (Suriname) Mining among oil palm plantations (Malaysia) Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Gold miners along the Rio Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Bauxite mining area in Suriname (Suriname) Mine tailing pond (Suriname) mining: Page 1