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Environment Minister Ines Manzano ordered an indefinite suspension of all mining in Napo province and restrictions on 80 gold processing plants in El Oro and Loja after government tests found cyanide, arsenic, and lead in rivers exceeding safe limits.
The government has indefinitely suspended all mining activity in Napo and restricted processing plants in El Oro and Loja after finding heavy metals in the Amazon's Napo River and links between illegal mining operations and drug cartels.
