Green River holds six contiguous placer mining claims straddling the Swift River, which has a significant history of placer mining dating back to the Cariboo gold rush.
The almost $1.2bn Salares Norte mine faced some unique challenges, including relocating a handful of endangered rodents, rocketing costs and technical delays.
NGO Clima21 asked the Venezuelan government to ratify the Minamata Convention, which aims to restrict and limit the trade and use of mercury in small-scale gold mining.
