Fool's Gold Mining.Millions of dollars' worth of gold has been illegally extracted from a gold mine in the Manado area of Indonesia, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a 31 July 2000 BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. news report. Trespassing miners use large quantities of mercury to separate gold from surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. materials. Toxic by-products of this process are dumped dump v. dumped, dump·ing, dumps v.tr. 1. To release or throw down in a large mass. 2. a. directly on the soil. An estimated 200 metric tons of mercury was released in the area during the first half of 2000. Environmental scientists have determined that mercury has made its way into nearby waters, which the local population of 400,000 depends on for food and fishing income. |
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