Gold Mine Threatens Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi
May 22, 2006 @ 11:30 PM (EST)
Source: Wetpixel.com
A gold mine is being opened in Rinondoran Bay by a British-based company just north of Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi. The mine plans to dump it's cyanide waste - estimated to amount to 6-8 MILLION tons over 5 years - out to sea...
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