Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2012 produced within the frame of the Initial Operations of the Copernicus programme on land monitoring is the data used for this project.. Copernicus Land Monitoring Services
The areas in black represent existing mines. The cost refers to the economic, financial and social expenses.
Despite gold's pristine reputation, extracting it can be messy business as I learned one sunny day in mid-April of last year. There in Long Canyon, on the edge READ MORE... 16 Apr 2016
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