Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoPeru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold miningapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1166
arrow-up1166external-linkPeru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold miningapnews.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareSomethingBlack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI think they got the wrong shipment
minus-squarelemmyng@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 months 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.
I think they got the wrong shipment
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.