Landslide at Turkish gold mine raises concerns about cyanide contamination of the Euphrates River

Landslide at Turkish gold mine raises concerns about cyanide contamination of the Euphrates River

Kyiv  •  UNN

February 14 2024, 11:27 AM  •  23173 views

A landslide at a gold mine in eastern Turkey has raised concerns about potential contamination of the Euphrates River with cyanide from the collapsed mine.

A landslide at a gold mine in eastern Turkey has raised concerns about cyanide contamination of the longest river in West Asia. This was reported by Bloomberg, according to UNN.

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As Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya told reporters, ten million cubic meters of earth moved down a 200-meter slope as a result of the Kopler mine incident, and nine missing workers are still underground.

At the same time, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office denied allegations that cyanide-contaminated land had polluted the Euphrates, a 2,800-kilometer-long river that flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.

No contamination has been detected so far,

- the Ministry of Environmental Protection said in a statement.

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources did not respond to the publication's question whether the mine's permit would be revoked.

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In the Turkish province of Erzincan, a collapse occurred at a gold mine, 9 workers were trapped in the rubble.

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