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20 February 2011

PERU: Army Goes After Illegal Gold Diggers' Dredgers.

BBC/

    Nearly 1,000 troops destroyed 7 river dredgers used by illegal gold miners to suck up silt from the riverbeds in the Madre de Dios amazon region.
    Officials say illegal mining produces up to 18 tons of gold a year but brings massive environmental destruction from mercury used to process the gold.
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