Artisanal miners face ruin as ban enforced in El Salvador

Severe water pollution has led to metal mining being outlawed in El Salvador but small-scale gold miners are defiant.

Among the activists that promoted the ban, there’s now some concern over the de facto application of the law. “There are many good laws in this country, but they’re dead laws that haven’t been put into practice”, says acticist Saul Baños. The phasing out of the artisanal miners’ production might prove Baños right.

Source: The Guardian