Puruni River
River in Guyana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Puruni River (Spanish: Rio Carmen) is a river of Guyana in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni region.
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Country | Guyana |
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• coordinates | 6°00′N 59°12′W |
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In 2017, Ministry of Natural Resources issued five cease and desist orders against gold-mining dredges on the Puruni river. Gold mining is done on many waterways in the country, and the dredging process has had a detrimental impact on bio-diversity.[1] The Guyana Human Rights Association, described the river as “a ruinous mess of tailings and devastation” for miles and unnavigable for large stretches.[2] The remote area has very little oversight, so crime is a major problem around the mining camps,[3] and many Brazilian miners also mine illegally.[4]
Logging also takes place in the area surrounding the river.[4]