Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegal-Gold-Mine-near-Macapa-Brazil-27MZIFJJ14O7Q.htmlConceptually similarIllegal Gold Mine in the AmazonGP0STQIY1Completed★★★★Runoff from Iron and Gold Mine in BrazilGP0STQIY0Completed★★★★Drowned Trees Amazon River BrazilGP0STQIYLCompleted★★★★★★Banks of Amazon River BrazilGP0STQIYMCompleted★★★★Drowned Mangrove Trees Amazon River BrazilGP0STQIYWCompleted★★★★★★★Flooded Forest on Rio Araguari BrazilGP0STQIZ6Completed★★★★Forest Flooded for Dam Construction BrazilGP0STQIZ8Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest BrazilGP0STQIYCCompleted★★★★★★★Tidal Mud Flats Rio Araguari BrazilGP0STQIYHCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQIYUIllegal Gold Mine near Macapa Brazilllegal gold mine approximately 100 miles north of Macapa, Brazil.Locations:Amapá-Brazil-South AmericaDate:19 Jan, 2017Credit:© Daniel Beltrá / GreenpeaceLatitude:1°36'35.28"NMaximum size:5000px X 3337pxLongitude51°17'7.08"WKeywords:Aerial view-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forests (campaign title)-Gold mining-Illegal-KWCI (GPI)-Mines-Outdoors-Pollution-Trees-Tropical rainforests-Water pollutionShoot:Mouth of the Amazon DocumentationGreenpeace is campaigning to protect the recently discovered Amazon Reef off the coast of Brazil from development by oil companies, such as BP and Total. These ultra deep wells would be at least 400m further below the surface than that of the Deepwater Horizon, which spilled an estimated 5 million barrels of oil across the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.Related Collections:Mouth of the Amazon Photo DocumentationAward Winning Greenpeace PhotographyForest Beauty and Destruction Photos and Videos
