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HIV AIDS in Papua | Environmental destruction

In Timika, the effects of the mining activities of the largest gold mine in the world, operated by Arizona-based company Freeport-MacMoran, are clearly visible. The course of the Aikwa river has been severely modified, as has the wildlife and flora upon which depended the indigenous population.

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Papua - Market places
In Timika, the effects of the mining activities of the largest gold mine in the world, operated by Arizona-based company Freeport-MacMoran, are clearly visible. The course of the Aikwa river has been severely modified, as has the wildlife and flora upon which depended the indigenous population.