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Article

19 Oct 2005

Author:
Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News [USA]

Health at mine sites assessed - Newmont funds CU [Univ. of Colorado] studies of villages in Ghana and Peru

Two studies by the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found malaria, malnutrition and poor sanitation rampant in some communities in Ghana and Peru where Newmont Mining Corp. plans to open three new gold mines. Denver-based Newmont, the world's biggest gold producer, paid $730,000 for the studies because it wants to document villagers' health before it opens the mines in those communities... Calvin Wilson, a CU doctor who led the teams, said malaria was rampant in communities near the Ahafo mine in Ghana. Malnutrition was the main issue, especially among children, near the Minas Conga mine in Peru, Wilson said.