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THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AMAZON BY ILLEGAL GOLD MINING
by Jena Webb | January 2024
Gold has been the motor of colonialism in Latin America for centuries. It began as outright theft by the first Spanish colonizers over 500 years ago, and now, when large companies operate mines, it is often dubbed “development.” In a global economy where a gram of gold is worth more than $60 USD, small-scale gold mines are proliferating.
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https://www.maaproject.org/2023/mineria-ecuador-amazonia/
by Jena Webb | January 2024
Gold has been the motor of colonialism in Latin America for centuries. It began as outright theft by the first Spanish colonizers over 500 years ago, and now, when large companies operate mines, it is often dubbed “development.” In a global economy where a gram of gold is worth more than $60 USD, small-scale gold mines are proliferating.
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https://www.maaproject.org/2023/mineria-ecuador-amazonia/