Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoPeru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold miningapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down10
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkPeru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold miningapnews.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareSomethingBlack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down11·4 days agoI think they got the wrong shipment
minus-squarelemmyng@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·4 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.
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.