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Worse, deep wells and reservoirs near the Agusan River may have already been contaminated with the highly toxic mercury used by small-scale miners and gold panners since the late 80s in gold-rush areas near the river.


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Mercury contamination of Caraga rivers feared

By Ben Serrano | November 30, 2005 - 12:00am

BUTUAN CITY — Uncontrolled dumping of toxic waste materials from small-scale gold mining operations in the provinces of Compostela Valley, Davao and Agusan may have poisoned thousands of people relying on Caraga...

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