Mercury Not Identified In Mining Article On Pebble Mine

However, the article omits another potential  threat – mercury pollution. Mercury could enter the waterways if the mines employ the common practice of using mercury to extract gold. The mercury could pass into the fish, which would offer a conduit into people and wildlife. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that is especially dangerous to the developing brains of fetuses and children.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/blog/2011-1007-mercury-not-named-in-pebble-mine-story

Rising Gold Prices Bring Rampant Clearing Of Peruvian Amazon

The spread of illegal gold mining in southern Peru has driven a growth in deforestation so rampant that government officials may declare an environmental emergency, according to a news report.
http://e360.yale.edu/digest/rising_gold_prices_drive_rampant_clearing_of_peruvian_amazon/3161/