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The rising value of gold worldwide has amplified illegal mining in the Amazon, where liquid mercury is being dumped in the Amazon River and causing scientists to warn that Indigenous communities and the environment could pay a far greater price.

Vernon Mayor M. Wayne Zamora led a team on a medical mission trip to Bolivia in May.

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A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to stem the widespread use of the highly toxic chemical.

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A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to stem the widespread use of the highly toxic chemic...

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Officials and indigenous leaders are worried about how the mining is affecting the local environment and waterways

The rise in wildcat mining has seen Bolivia, a country of some 12 million people, become the world's top importer of mercury since 2019.