JIKANDOR, Liberia (AP) -- The announcement posted in the village has a cheerful tone: "BMMC is pleased to inform you that there will be a blast" at a mining pit nearby.

JIKANDOR, Liberia (AP) -- An investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that the largest gold mining company in Liberia repeatedly spilled toxic chemicals such as cyanide in levels that environmental authorities in the West African nation said were above legal limits.