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UK company mining gold in Amazon on disputed land

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"A London-listed company has been mining gold in the Amazon rainforest without approval from the Brazilian land agency or the consent of nearby Indigenous communities, according to an investigation by the Guardian and partners. Serabi Gold has been blasting 4.5 metre-wide tunnels and trucking ore from the Coringa project site in Pará state. But interviews with land agency officials and documents seen by the Guardian, Unearthed and Sumaúma indicate that ownership of the area is disputed and the land was allegedly occupied by illegal land-grabbers. The case illustrates the ethical quagmire of land and mining regulations in Brazil, which are often contradictory and subject to widely different interpretation from government to government, and bureau to bureau. The mine started exploratory production last year and Serabi reported 1,013 ounces (28.7 kg) of gold from Coringa. In future, it aims to extract more than a tonne of gold, worth $70m (£56m) each year. But this is happening against a complex and confusing backdrop. It appears that the company is operating with no approval from the land agency, without the consent of nearby Indigenous groups and without the payment of a fee to those who have made a rival claim to the property." 04/18/23 Check the full article copying the link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/18/uk-company-mining-gold-in-amazon-on-disputed-land-brazil

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