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Big Brazilian gold refiner delisted amid Amazon mining probe

FILE - Dredging barges operated by miners illegally mining gold converge on the Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon river in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Nov. 25, 2021. One of Brazil’s biggest gold refiners, which has been accused of processing gold mined illegally deep in the Amazon rainforest, has been stripped of an important industry certification that global manufacturers from Apple to Tesla rely on to root out abuses in their supply chains. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) FILE - A miner processes gold he illegally extracted from the Madeira River in Nova Olinda, Amazonas state, Brazil, Nov. 26, 2021. One of Brazil’s biggest gold refiners, which has been accused of processing gold mined illegally deep in the Amazon rainforest, has been stripped of an important industry certification that global manufacturers from Apple to Tesla rely on to root out abuses in their supply chains. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)