Since the price of gold spiked a few years ago, residents of Zamfara State in northern Nigeria have been digging homemade mines in and around their villages.? Officials blame these unregulated operations for a lead poisoning outbreak that has killed hundreds of children, but activists say punishing miners will only deepen the health crisis.
Nigeria Ponders How to Stop Gold Mining Poison
Posted by getsomenews.com on Oct 20, 2012