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Article

5 Feb 2006

Author:
Michael Werbowski, Worldpress.org

Bulgarians Protest Use of Cyanide Leaching

...[In] Bulgaria, citizens and environmental organizations are mobilizing protests against the surreptitious plans of a foreign mining company [Dundee Precious Metals and its Bulgarian branch, Chelopech Mining] to introduce the cyanide leaching process into the country's gold extraction industry... [Locals] are concerned their water supply might be contaminated further downstream if an accident happens and are also upset that the planned mine expansion is being carried out without the proper consultations by the company.