Rosia Montana is a Romanian village that has existed since the days of ancient Rome. Now, as Gabriel Resources, a Canadian mining company, hopes to begin excavation there of the largest open-pit gold mine in Europe, mineral wealth and badly needed jobs compete with time-honored rural traditions and concerns about the potential for an environmental disaster. This Wide Angle report captures the unfolding conflict between villagers who welcome the company’s buyout offers and their neighbors who remain fiercely defensive of their age-old heritage and the picturesque mountain landscape of their homeland. (57 minutes)
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