illegal mining
Illegal Gold Mines Were Just Blown to Pieces in the Amazon
Aerial footage shows a number of improvised mines being blown up in the jungle.
‘Flying Aliens’ Harassing Village in Peru Are Actually Illegal Miners With Jetpacks, Cops Say
Authorities announced their theory after visiting the isolated Indigenous community where the attacks took place.
Peru Declares State of Emergency in Its Jungles Due to Rampant Mercury Poisoning
The environment ministry declared the emergency in 11 jungle districts near Peru's border with Brazil, after hair samples from local people revealed levels of mercury up to 16 times what is considered safe.
Peru Goes to the Polls Under the Shadow of Favorite Keiko Fujimori's Disgraced Dad
The daughter of imprisoned former hardline president Alberto Fujimori, Keiko is almost sure to win the vote but unlikely to obtain the 50 percent she would need to avoid facing the second-placed candidate in a runoff vote on June 5.
Sand: It's As Precious As Oil — And Its Extraction Is Destroying the World's Coasts and Rivers
Sand and gravel are the most-used natural resource after water — and the world consumes annually twice the amount of sediment carried by all the Earth's rivers.
How Chinese Mining Companies Sustain Organized Crime in Mexico
Miguel, a Mexican iron ore miner, told us Chinese and Korean companies are paying millions of dollars a month to the Knights Templar cartel.
If You're Sick of Hearing About Ukraine, Try Living There
In Donbas, Eastern Ukraine, you spend the day hacking away inside a pitch-black, kilometer-deep tar hole, breathing in exposed coal and methane.
Peru Thinks 'Ethical Gold' Can End the Misery of Amazonian Mining
The industry is hurting, which is evidence that new busts are working.