Habitat of newly discovered species in Suriname threatened by mining
The habitat of several newly discovered species in Suriname are being threatened by potential mining operations by US-based bauxite multinational Alcoa Inc. According to Tuesdays report in local newspaper de Ware Tijd, confidential internal communications and correspondence between Alcoa officials and conservationists indicates that Alcoa Inc. is seeking advise from Conservation International regarding possible mining activities in the Nassau plateau.
Archaeologists have discovered an intact ancient iron ore mine in South America, which shows how civilizations before the Inca Empire were mining this valuable ore.