Pictures of gold mining [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon rainforest Small-scale mining in the Peruvian Amazon Mosaic deforestation near Peru's Transoceanic highway Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Gold mining ponds (Suriname) Aerial photo of an open pit gold mine in the Peru's Madre de Dios department Massive gold mining area in the Peruvian Amazon Mining damage in the Amazon Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo (Suriname) Water box used for gold mining in the Madre de Dios basin Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Open pit mines in the Amazon Overhead view of deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon Gold mining damage in the Amazon rainforest Open pit Guacamayo mine in Peru's Amazon Aerial view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine the Peruvian Amazon Mosaic deforestation near the Transoceanic highway River discolored by mine waste in the Amazon rainforest Devastation wrought by an open gold pit mine in the Amazon Aerial view of a massive gold mining area in the Peruvian Amazon Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Overview view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Aerial view of a massive gold mining area in the Peruvian Amazon Amazon landscape scarred by illegal gold mining Airplane view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Gold mining damage (Suriname) Amazon landscape scarred by gold mines Massive gold mining area in Peru's Amazon region Deforestation near the Transoceanic highway Gold mining damage (Suriname) Gold mining damage (Suriname) Mining damage in the Amazon Small-scale mining in the Peruvian Amazon Open pit mines in the Amazon Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon rainforest Gold mining damage (Suriname) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Mining damage in the Amazon Plane view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Aerial photo of gold mining damage in Peru's Amazon rainforest Deforestation and gold mines near the Transoceanic highway Mining damage in the Amazon Deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Peruvian Amazon Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Airplane view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Open pit Guacamayo mine in Peru's Madre de Dios region Muddy, mine waste-laden stream flowing into a rainforest river Aerial view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Gold mining damage (Suriname) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Massive gold mining area in Peru's Amazon region Open pit Guacamayo gold mine in Peru's Madre de Dios Department Overhead view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Gold mining damage (Suriname) Guacamayo or Lamal gold mine in the Amazon Gold mining damage (Suriname) Muddy, mine waste-laden stream flowing into a rainforest river River stained by mine waste in the Amazon rainforest Aerial view of deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining (Suriname) Gold mining damage (Suriname) Mining damage in the Amazon Gold mining damage (Suriname) Amazon landscape scarred by gold mining Plane picture of gold mining damage in Peru's Amazon rainforest Aircraft view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining gold mining: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5