After a decades-long fight by environmental activists, El Salvador has become the first nation in the world to completely ban the mining of gold and other metals. Toxic chemicals and heavy metals pollute an estimated 90 percent of surface waters in the country. Several Latin American countries have begun limiting destructive mining practices in recent years.
El Salvador becomes first country to pass total ban on metals mining
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