Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Cyanide-Spill-at-Aurul-Goldmine-in-Romania-27MZIFHKK00.htmlConceptually similarCyanide Spill at Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaGP07M5Completed★★★★Cyanide Spill at Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaGP0QJ9Completed★★★★Cyanide Spill Aurul GoldmineGP0AHACompleted★★★★Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaGP01BE2Completed★★★★River near Aurul goldmine, Baia Mare, Romania.GP0B1CCompleted★★★★Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaGP0788Completed★★★★Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaGP0L91Completed★★★★Greenpeace closes off Aurul goldmine, after cyanide spill. Baia Mare, Romania.GP08AFCompleted★★★★Greenpeace closes off Aurul goldmine, after cyanide spill. Baia Mare, Romania.GP017N4Completed★★★★View AllGP098CCyanide Spill at Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaKid showing dead fish in well, Bozinta, Romania. Cyanide spill has poisoned water.Locations:Baia Mare-Eastern Europe-RomaniaDate:1 Feb, 2000Credit:© Greenpeace / Jim HodsonMaximum size:3325px X 2104pxRestrictions:No FundraisingKeywords:Aurul SA Gold Mine-Children-Day-Esmeralda Exploration Ltd.-Gold mining-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Outdoors-Pollution-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Cyanide Spill at Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaToxic spill On January 30th 2000, the dam containing toxic waste material from the Baia Mare Aurul gold mine in north western Romania burst and released 100.000 cubic meters of waste water, heavily contaminated with cyanide, into the Lapus and Somes tributaries of the river Tisza, one of the biggest in Hungary.Related Collections:Cyanide Goldmine Spill in Romania (Photo & Video)