Romanians protest for second day against gold mine [1]
The Guardian - 9/03/13, Reuters
Canadian firm's plan to mine for gold and silver would destroy four mountain tops and wipe out three villages, campaigners say
Rosia Montana, above, is where firms want to mine for gold but protesters say it will wreck the environment as cynaide will be used for mining. Photograph: Karen Robinson
Protesters gathered in Romania [2]'s capital Bucharest late on Monday for a second day of protests against the government's support for a plan to open Europe [3]'s biggest open-cast gold mine.
The more than 1,000 protesters were surrounded by riot police as they sat down on the street, tapping plastic bottles on the ground, chanting "United we will save Rosia Montana."
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