The Most Dangerous Black Market You've Never Heard Of

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Mercury is crucial to small-scale gold mining in South America but increasing scrutiny of its health and environmental impact in the …

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@VICENews March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

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@Fleurae March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

When I was in high school, our science teacher brought mercury into school. She let us put droplets on our hands and roll them around.

The next day apparently she got in trouble. I remember playing with the mercury and rolling my droplet in my hand.

Wonder if this has affected me in anyway, I was like 12

@bellaireboy6782 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

Renting one in a few days in Dubai….retirement gift in 10 years?!? Great job.

@StevenDavisPhoto March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

All of this for a stupid shiny rock.

@StevenDavisPhoto March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

That dude mentions the govt teaching them other methods of minging. Bro, YouTube exists…

@StevenDavisPhoto March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

It's always the poor that suffer, no matter what happens.

@Jayna7010 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

These guys are working through the most wicked headaches daily. I’m sad for these people. I also have the highest level of respect for what they go through. They don’t prefer to turn a blind to the effects. They just don’t have a choice. They either do it or they don’t eat.

@Jayna7010 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

These guys are working through the most wicked headaches daily. I’m sad for these people. I also have the highest level of respect for what they go through

@kevinharming March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

17 kids really ? No wonder you are poor

@Joshua1998-n4z March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

illegal business is more profitable

@jimmyrobinson1575 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

The old man using half a bucket with 17 kids is visual proff. You talk bullshit numbers I font believe so called experts

@arkansasgreg March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

Might teach the blacks how to use a pan…..js

@wendysmith2905 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

22:50 cyanide?! Jesus.

@chrisramage5581 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

Gold brings protection but you won't need protecting without water,

@raymaharaj4502 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

@10:14 hey man it’s very good that this eeediot covered his nose with his dirty contaminated hands…… yeah his dirty hands will provide great protection for his overall health. Hey buddy? Next time wait a few minutes for the smelting process to start proper and then take a big breath in and THEN cover your nose with your filthy hands. Make sure you hold your breath tho after you inhale sharply buddy. Very health conscious worker right here. Keep up the good work!

@raymaharaj4502 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

@5:01 you know what he’s scratching his dirty a$S with…….

@raymaharaj4502 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

Hey @2:06 I’m pretty sure that song’s name is “Jump jump jump and whine”.
I think that’s what ALL them soca and calypso tracks are called. Lmfao.

@NightmaresKin-l5c March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

The moment I saw that miner smoking a cigarette while actually mining I know this is gonna be unfathomably heart wrenching. Leggo.

@MatthewBurton-yq4ut March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

I wonder if it is effectively recovered in some way during a proper cooking or smelting process. I guess that much if not all weight in mercury is lost during its trail of toxicity.

@azbornbey6304 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

💯💯💯

@Redvines69 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

Doesn't it make people crazy? That seems like a bad combination…

@Excremental_Discharge March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

5:01 trim your fuckin nails dude

@inttubu1 March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

Mercury is banned because it is mostly used BY THE LITTLE PEOPLE to scrape some gold.

@Sam-pu9io March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

9:22 got to feel for the guy. We have it so easy in ''……..'' in my case England. These people deserve better. Yet they seem happier the most people in Europe, excluding the Germans we don't them

@ShipNavigator March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

During 1967 in Canada, while in kindergarten, we had a large flat table with a border around it. On that table was a very large amount of mercury for all the children to pick up and play with. Mercury was a wonderful play toy at the time. Not so much now.

@MsEsade March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

What are they using it for

@MassimoRicciardi-y6k March 31, 2025 - 4:35 pm

These are the companies that should be investigated have them charged for destruction of the environment and causing health issues.