Thousands of so-called ‘garimpeiros’ are flocking to the gold-rich region along the Revue River and its tributaries in western Mozambique. These illegal gold miners hail not only from across Mozambique but also from neighboring countries such as Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia.
Driven by hope for a better life, they pay little attention to environmental protections and related concerns, as they employ toxic chemicals such as mercury, cyanide and arsenic to extract gold from rock and sediment.
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