Mercury - Chasing the Quicksilver

Toxic networks in the Guyana shield

Travel into the underworld of mercury in Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela and Brazil - a multi-million dollar industry that threatens the Amazon

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Guyana

The toxic metal in the shadow of the gold trade

Suriname

The gold rush threatening the world’s greenest country

Venezuela

Cuyuní: where mercury shines brighter than gold

Brazil

Gold fever moves illicit mercury markets in roraima

Tracing tainted gold

Mercury trafficking reveals how Venezuelan gold is laundered into legitimate supply chains and could end up in products made by the world’s biggest corporations.