Chicamba Dam Impact

Key Findings

  • Mercury: Up to 16x legal limit
  • Power: 50% reduction (40MW -> 20MW)
  • Fishermen: ~500 displaced

Mining Detection

Colors show the first year mining was identified (2017=Purple earliest, 2024=Red latest).

Data Sources

Sentinel-2 Imagery (2017-2024)

IMWA Water Quality Study

Resilience BV Field Assessments