minus-squarelemmyng@piefed.catoWorld News@lemmy.world•Peru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold mininglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·9 days agoMercury is used during gold mining operations. By seizing it they are doing more to prevent damage from the illegal operations than they would by seizing the gold that would have been extracted. linkfedilink
Mercury is used during gold mining operations. By seizing it they are doing more to prevent damage from the illegal operations than they would by seizing the gold that would have been extracted.