Illegal miners caused 'little damage' at gold mine in Costa Rica: .
Costa Rica's Environment Minister, Carlos Manuel Rodrguez, told local media this week that the environmental damage caused by the more than 4,000 artisanal miners that broke into Las Crucitas gold mine was not as bad as was first feared and that the area is expected to recover in a couple of years.. According to Rodrguez, the miners cut trees and dug 2metredeep pits in .