Gold mining

• Interpol-backed police make nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold mining sweep - Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said Thursday. The oper
• Authorities uncover criminal operation hidden deep in forest: 'We will act firmly' - Authorities sealed off multiple access points.