Mercury Prices Skyrocket to Record High; Poor Miners Suffer Deadly Exposure
In the pine-covered mountains known as the Sierra Gorda – one of the most biodiverse stretches of Mexico – a “mercury boom” is underway. Soaring international gold prices are driving up the price of mercury, a toxic metal key in illegal gold mining, to all-time highs.
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