Illegal Gold Mining Surges on Brazil Indigenous Lands
G Mining Ventures reports a new near-surface gold discovery at Gurupi in Brazil, along with strong drill results at Tocantinzinho, signaling potential for a broader, multi-asset growth pipeline. Separately, IPAM’s analysis shows illegal gold mining on Brazil’s Indigenous lands in the Amazon expanded dramatically, with 2024 areas far larger than 1985 and ongoing mercury contamination and climate-related harms, prompting calls for stronger enforcement, traceability, and Indigenous-led adaptation.
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About Munduruku people
The Munduruku, also known as Mundurucu or Wuy Jugu, are an Indigenous people of Brazil living in the Amazon River basin. Some Munduruku communities are part of the Coatá-Laranjal Indigenous Land. They had an estimated population in 2014 of 13,755.
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