The barges were spotted this week by the municipality of Autazes, some 120 kilometers from Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state.
Miner Thiago Bitencourt Gomes, wearing just a pair of shorts and some flip flops, told The Associated Press on Friday that about 400 barges – some 3,000 people – congregated in the area after one miner found gold there and alerted the others.“Here everybody knows each other. We’re all friends, we’re all related,” said the 28-year-old whose father, uncles, aunts and cousins were also part of the contingent.
Another miner said a barge collected about 60 grams of gold — worth roughly $3,500 if pure — over 40 hours of work. Workers often took turns to work 24 hours a day. Basta said there is strong evidence of mercury contamination linked to cognitive problems, alteration of senses and hypertension, and he noted that the miners themselves have high risks of exposure.
Federal police responded with a brief statement saying they were aware of the situation and evaluating options.
Santa Muerte will come... !!
The new White rape of some of the last ‘Frontier’
An F16 could solve it.
Brazil should be dissolved. It's a toxic nation that can't be saved.
I have money to save the rain forest as a teenager in the 80s. I have to ask, how has the generation that cared then, failed so miserably since then. We are now the adults in the room. WTF happened to us?
Time for one of those MOABs
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