Uncontrolled Illegal Mining and Garimpo in the Brazilian Amazon

Uncontrolled Illegal Mining and Garimpo in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract Mining has played an important role in the economies of South American countries. Although industrial mining prevails in most countries, the expansion of garimpo activity has increased substantially. Recently, Brazil exhibited two moments of garimpo dominance over industrial mining: 1989–19...

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Main Authors: Luiz Cortinhas Ferreira Neto, Cesar Guerreiro Diniz, Raian Vargas Maretto, Claudio Persello, Maria Luize Silva Pinheiro, Marcia C. Castro, Luis Waldyr Rodrigues Sadeck, Alexandre Fernandes Filho, Julia Cansado, Arlesson Antonio de Almeida Souza, Jeremias Pinto Feitosa, Diogo Corrêa Santos, Marcos Adami, Pedro Walfir M. Souza-Filho, Alfred Stein, Andre Biehl, Aldebaro Klautau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54220-2
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