Gold rush turns Vietnam forest into construction site

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By Dac Thanh   July 7, 2022 | 08:13 am GMT+7

Bandits have set up camps and built tunnels to illegally extract gold inside a protection forest of Quang Nam Province.

Gold rush turns Vietnam forest into construction site

For around three months now, miners have rushed to the mountainous district of Phuoc Son in the central province to illegally extract gold.

Gold rush turns Vietnam forest into construction site

Miners set up tents and made a pond to pan for gold in a protected forest in Phuoc Son.

People living near the site said two Quang Nam residents had invested in machinery and hired locals to work at the mining site without permission.

Gold rush turns Vietnam forest into construction site

A tunnel that runs five meters deep at the mining site.

Gold rush turns Vietnam forest into construction site

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Vietnam powerless to stop illegal gold mining

An accident last Tuesday that killed four gold miners in the south-central province of Quang Nam has once again given rise to public disquiet over illegal gold mining in central Vietnam.

Despite nearly 40 people having been killed in nine separate gold mine accidents in Quang Nam alone since 2009, thousands continue to put their lives at risk while digging up ranges of mountains in the unlawful pursuit of the precious metal.

Despite nearly 40 people having been killed in nine separate gold mineaccidents in Quang Nam alone since 2009, thousands continue to put their lives at risk while digging up ranges of mountains in the unlawful pursuit of the precious metal.

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