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Liberia's Largest Gold Miner Repeatedly Spilled Dangerous Chemicals, Records Show
Bea Mountain Mining repeatedly spilled cyanide, arsenic, and copper above legal limits from 2016 to 2023, causing fish kills and illnesses, with weak enforcement and minimal penalties.
- Liberia's largest gold mining company, Bea Mountain Mining Corporation, repeatedly spilled toxic chemicals like cyanide at levels above legal limits.
- Bea Mountain spent only 0.35% of its export revenues on environmental and social programs for local communities over an 18-month period.
- While regulators repeatedly recommended fines after spills, only one penalty of $25,000 was issued in 2018 despite legal provisions allowing license suspension or termination.
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Takeaways from AP report on toxic spills from gold mining in Liberia
A joint investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that cyanide, arsenic and copper repeatedly leaked from a facility run by the largest gold miner in Liberia in recent years.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Left
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