Port Sudan — Gold extraction through chemical treatment with materials containing cyanide is causing an environmental disaster in Red Sea state, according to a statement by the local Demanding Bodies Association. On Thursday, Medameek online newspaper published an article citing the statement, which said that monitoring reports of illegal mining activities in Red Sea state confirmed that gold extraction plants are using materials containing cyanide. The Demanding Bodies Association said that "its use has become a terrible environmental threat to land and coastal waters," in addition to humans and the environment. Large quantities of fish in the Deim Mayo Bay in Port Sudan have died, showing signs of unusual swelling and changes in the scales. Sudanese people have been protesting against the use of toxic substances by gold mining companies for many years.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 26, 2022 03:04 UTC