Dirty Gold War : Gold in The Amazon / Scorpion TV.

The origin of most gold in the jewelry industry is uncertain. While it is a symbol of luxury for many, it is a source of pollution and destruction for others. Illegal and environmentally unsound mining practices in Brazil and Peru create social and environmental conflicts that reach beyond local are...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors:	Infobase (Film distributor) Scorpion TV
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Scorpion TV, [2015]
Series:	Films on Demand.
Subjects:	Gold mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Amazon River Region. Gold mines and mining > Social aspects > Amazon River Region. Amazon River Region > Environmental conditions. Amazon River Region > Social conditions. Internet videos.
Genre:	Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (51 min., 13 sec.)) : color and sound.
Variant Title:	Gold in The Amazon
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Dirty Gold War: Gold in The Amazon: Introduction (2:18)
Belo Monte Dam (2:58)
Kayapó Tribe, Central Brazil (3:32)
Yanomami Territory, North Brazil (3:09)
Jewelry Retail: London, U.K. (2:24)
Madre de Dios, Peru (3:33)
Damaging the Aquatic System (2:13)
Swiss Refiners (3:01)
Motivated by Gold (2:43)
People's Opposition (2:13)
Mercury Spill (4:35)
Social Conflict (3:14)
Meaning of Gold (3:18)
Fair Trade Gold (3:17)
Gold Provenance (2:59)
Responsible Gold Use (2:26)
Credits: Dirty Gold War: Gold in The Amazon (2:47)