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Rosia Montana
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Mountains of Gold
25 Jan 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
The Rosia Montana mine is one of the oldest mines in the world, but now it threatens to destroy the ancient village it long ago built.
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Memories of Red: Gold Mining in Romania’s Rosia Montana
10 Jan 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Pulitzer Center grantees Dimiter Kenarov and Nadia Shira Cohen traveled to the Rosia Montana region of Romania, where plans are underway to open the biggest open-pit gold and silver mine in Europe.
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Veins of Time
01 Oct 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
An ancient Romanian mining town is wary of losing its historical roots to a large-scale open pit mine.
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Romania: Beekeeper Refuses to Leave His Hives
19 Sep 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Remus Cenusa is one of the last 40 residents in a Romanian village who is refusing a resettlement offer from Rosia Montana Gold Corporation. The beekeeper wants to remain under the buzz of his bees.
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The Farmer-Philosopher of Rosia Montana
02 Sep 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Eugen David, a farmer in Rosia Montana, refuses to sell out to corporate interests who want to build the world’s largest open-pit gold mine on his land.
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The Sermon on Rosia Montana
24 Aug 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
In Romania, the Rosia Montana Gold Corporation plans to begin a large-scale mining operation. The operation will likely mean the end of the Transylvanian town that has occupied this site for two thousand years.
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Thirst for Gold Threatens Historic Mining Center in Romania
23 Aug 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Rosia Montana has a long tradition of mining that stretches back more than 2,000 years, but a new open-pit gold mining site would destroy original mining tunnels and limit archaeological research.
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