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Cyanide Spill at Aurul Goldmine in Romania

Aurul goldmine, Baia Mare. Cyanide spill caused environmental disaster. Romania 
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Cyanide Spill at Aurul Goldmine in Romania

Toxic 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. 
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Cyanide Goldmine Spill in Romania (Photo & Video)
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Unique identifier: GP0QJ9 
Type: Image 
Shoot date: 01/02/2000 
Locations: Baia Mare, Eastern Europe, Romania
Credit line: © Greenpeace / Jim Hodson 
Size: 3134px × 2100px     2.15 MB 
Ranking: ★★★★ (E)