Dredging barges operated by illegal miners converge on the Madeira river, a tributary of the Amazon river, searching for gold, in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Thursday, Nov.25, 2021.

Hundreds of barges of illegal miners dredging for gold were navigating along the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon on Friday, and researchers said they posed a threat of pollution ...

The barge is the Hughes Mining Barge or the HMB-1. The military built the submersible barge for a secret mission. It carried a tool called The Claw, that the CIA used to grab a Russian submarine ...

The Hughes Mining Barge, designated HMB-1, was a football field-sized submersible barge—300 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 90 feet tall—sporting a fully retractable roof, ...

The agents also wrecked or apprehended mining barges, fuel, Starlink internet units and campsites. Government officials say that since the operation began, ...

ON THE RIO MADEIRA, Brazil (AP) — Hundreds of barges of illegal miners dredging for gold were navigating along the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon on Friday, and researchers said they ...

ON THE RIO MADEIRA, Brazil Hundreds of barges of illegal miners dredging for gold were navigating along the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon on Friday, and researchers said they posed a ...