Romanians protest for second day against gold mine

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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, Romania

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's capital Bucharest late on Monday for a second day of protests against the government's support for a plan to open Europe'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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Romanians Protest Gold Mine

Ra-Raela's picture

Isn't that interesting! The Canadian interests, translated into Cabal, will stop at nothing. They truly are desperate! The people behind such schemes should be arrested on the spot, and re-educated. This is direct interference against the will of the people. I'm sure they have the Romanian Government by the cozoles, to be able to be this blatent about it.