The True Cost of Gold

In the "Land of the Blue Sky" researchers are exploring ways of saving the rivers of Mongolia that have been nearly destroyed by gold mining operations in the region.

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[bertietheboy]

oh wow, a national geographic episode that i can actually watch because IT ISN'T BANNED IN THE FUCKING UK, YOU TUBE YOU FUCKING CUNTS STOP BANNING EVERYTHING!

[Dall5000]

This is how you know a something will fuck with people or the environment; It is being produced for the masses. Usually something people don't need.

[luciantheman]

@munkhoo Same thing is happening here, in Romania...

With the Rosia Montana Project...

Globalization and coruption... sucks!

[timesplitters333]

natives always the loser of everything.... all over the world...

[munkhoo]

Cyanide and other very dangerous chemicals are imported and stored illegally just about anywhere you can imagine where it can sip into the ground waters within the city,not even mentioning at which pace and rate the licences are issued in Mongolia,so much corruption onvolved in this,no wonder if you see so many Hummers,Range Rovers,Bentleys,Rolls Royces and even Lamborghinis in the capital city where roads are crap actually,I am Mongolian and I know what I am talking about,wellcome globalizati

[stockcar4d]

lol at birthboi

[rcsupercubbuilder]

I believe those unlawabiding mines should have there permits revoked but if you follow the correct law by reclaiming the land, the land will look just like it did. I hate these people that just throw there fake "facts" around and blame other people. We have extremely strict laws in america and they usually require many, many water tests, groundwater level tests, and erosion tests. If you go past the limit here, your mine is shut down till you fix it.

[rcsupercubbuilder]

@catstevens666 Bullshit, I pan and sluice/ highbank for gold and have never ever seen or heard of a person using mercury or any other chemical for PLACER gold. hardrock is different but it is closed circuit so it can not hurt the ecosystem.

[jonesgerard]

@RENEDU2

Of course, they are elitists , they assume they are superior to mere "humans".

[catstevens666]

@piecartbox chemicals are needed to refine the gold in any gold refinery...it takes alot of water too

[sansetra]

Gold miners are suckers.They destroying wild natural. We need GOLD&MONEY but first we need our planet.WE ARE LOVE MY MONGOLIA.

[piecartbox]

How does placer mining poison people? Bucket line dredges don't use chemicals to separate gold. They move sediment from one spot to another a few hundred feet away after they send it through a jig or sluice and recover the heavy metals.

They don't mention any evidence, just hearsay from people who are not physicians. Without evidence I don't believe claims like those made here.

Evidence is key, present it NAT GEO!!! Or your just bullshitting people and undermining your own cause.