Mining in Madre de Dios (IMAGE)

American Geophysical Union

Mining in Madre de Dios

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Above, satellite images show mining ponds in the Madre de Dios region, before and after the 2019 intervention. Below, satellite images show new mining expanding to areas outside the intervention zone.

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Evan Dethier, European Space Agency Copernicus Sentinel-2)

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