Phichit gold rush laced with deadly cyanide   

The Nation reports that “the study did not conclusively identify a specific link to pollution from the Akara Resources’ Chatree gold mine that has operated in the area”. 
So, does that mean some illegal mining and processing was already going on in the region, and continued while the mine was operating? Many questions and muddy waters to sift through. 
To be viable in Thailand, any future gold mines either need to transport the ore to a different country that has processing mills, or completely ban any use of the extraction-by-cyanide method, or just leave the ore in-situ.
Communication and strong-arm tactics have now exacerbated the situation so much that it may be too late to find a common-sense solution, since there would be too much loss of face as part of that solution.
leeneeds
The fact that cyanide has been found, or rather there is evidence that people have been exposed to cyanide, says it all.
Eliotness
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