Cyanide Spill Aurul Goldmine

Action at Aurul goldmine, after cyanide spill. Baia Mare, Romania.

Unique identifier: GP0AHA

Type: Image

Shoot date: 22/03/2000

Locations: Baia Mare, Eastern Europe, Romania

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Cyanide Goldmine Spill Action in Romania

Action against Aurul SA goldmine owned by Esmeralda Exploration ltd ( Australia). On 30 January a dam holding Cyanide waste water broke, polluting a large area in Romania , Serbia and Hungary. Greenpeace calls for a stop on using Cyanide in mining, also the dam behind which the cyanide is kept is too weak. Action was held on World Water Day.

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