John Cavanagh explains how dangerous gold mining generally is to the land and water near the mine, and how local villager sin El Salvador built a coalition of unlikely allies to prohibit mining in their nation. The proposed gold mine would have polluted the main river providing water to three neighboring countries in Central America, as gold mining uses cyanide and lots of water to separate the precious metals from the rocks. still, we need gold for electronic devices , so what is the solution?
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