Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.

Indigenous organizations from across the Amazon and Latin America have sent a letter to the United Nations warning that ...

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A surge in global gold prices has ignited a renewed mining rush within Brazil's Amazon rainforest, leading to an alarming ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, accelerating deforestation in protected areas and driving mercury ...

A surge in global gold prices has ignited a renewed mining rush within Brazil's Amazon rainforest, leading to an alarming acceleration of deforestation in protected areas and pushing mercury ...