O-Score proof

Illegal gold miners leave cyanide ponds in Brazil's Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous territory, with no cleanup estimate

10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →

Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 3, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.

Status history (2 events, ET)

1:20 AM ET, Nov 3, 2026 O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
1:45 AM ET, Nov 3, 2026 Published

The math

Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.

Score	Meaning	Major U.S. outlets that covered it
10	Fully overlooked ← this story	0 of 13 outlets
8	Barely covered	1 outlet
6, 5	Lightly covered	2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5)
4, 3	Covered	4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3)
2, 1, 0	Widely covered	6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0)

Provisional: Google News (5 term variants for AP, Reuters and The Washington Post; 3 for the others) and Bing News (5 variants, outlet domain only) were both used. AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser. A single search engine can miss articles, so this score may go down on recheck.

Checked Nov 3, 2026, 1:20 AM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" google-news:"Roraima illegal mining" google-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 9 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests - AP News Brazil’s Supreme Court suspends permit for major Amazon gold mine Lula is declared winner of Brazil’s election as Bolsonaro rejects results Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests Suriname’s Saamaka tribe turns to mapping and documenting in effort to protect the Amazon rainforest Indigenous voters in Brazil’s Amazon fear missing runoff after court denies transportation Brazil court orders government to provide transportation for Indigenous voters in Sunday’s runoff Environmentalists celebrate Lula’s reelection in Brazil: ‘The Amazon can breathe a sigh of relief’ Lula’s win in Brazil bucks a regional shift to the right and denies Trump a powerful ally Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use)
Reuters reuters.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" google-news:"Roraima illegal mining" google-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" FAILED bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil": The operation was aborted due to timeout 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story How the gold boom is fuelling tree loss from Ghana to the Amazon - Reuters Brazil election: Lula wins runoff vote but Bolsonaro rejects results - as it happened Trump says Brazil election looked 'rigged,' defeated Bolsonaro's party recognizes Lula win Brazil’s Lula wins historic fourth term, Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede Bolsonaro, Lula about even in polls for Brazil runoff vote Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use)
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 9 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story What to Know About Brazil’s Election and Flávio Bolsonaro’s Departure How Lula Came Back Lula Wins Brazil’s Presidency, in Stunning Blow to Latin America’s Right Brazilian Markets Convulse After Unexpected Election Result Brazil’s Most Divided Town Shows the Nation’s Shift to the Right Lula Wins Re-election as Bolsonaro Rejects Result What We Saw in One Venezuelan Gold Town Live Updates: Brazil Re-Elects Lula, Rejecting Predecessor’s Son Flávio Bolsonaro Ordered to Hand Over Passport in Money Laundering Inquiry Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" google-news:"Roraima illegal mining" google-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests - The Washington Post Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Flávio Bolsonaro Surges Past Lula, Setting Up a Bitter Brazil Election Runoff Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CNN cnn.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Flávio Bolsonaro says he will lead Brazil’s opposition in exile, after landing in US following election defeat Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Conservative wave hits roadblock in Brazil as Lula holds off Bolsonaro challenge Latin America’s conservative shift faces its biggest test yet in Brazil election Manhunt underway for violent illegal immigrant who was released under NYC sanctuary policies Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Lula, Brazil’s iconic working-class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CBS News cbsnews.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to win majority vote Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use)
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NPR npr.org	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term Brazil's big political rematch: What to know about the Brazilian election Brazil's presidential race heads to Lula-Bolsonaro runoff as right gains ground Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Video – CEO Clips: Altamira Gold: Unlocking a Growing Porphyry Gold District in Brazil Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Not found	google-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" google-news:"Roraima cyanide" google-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Raposa Serra do Sol" bing-news:"Roraima cyanide" bing-news:"cyanide gold mining Brazil" bing-news:"Roraima illegal mining" bing-news:"Brazil Indigenous cyanide" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Lula Wins Record Fourth Term in Surprise Brazil Comeback Brazil Election Live Results Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)

Pickups

We published: Nov 3, 2026 (ET).

No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.

Check history

Checked (ET)	Check	O-Score	Confirmed outlets	What changed
Nov 3, 2026, 1:20 AM ET	initial	10 Fully overlooked	0	No change

Search terms

“Raposa Serra do Sol”, “Roraima cyanide”, “cyanide gold mining Brazil”, “Roraima illegal mining”, “Brazil Indigenous cyanide”

Method

bing-news site: (5 term variants per outlet)
google-news site: tried once per outlet; partly available
direct open of every possible match on the outlet’s site
extra Bing News headline searches for wire copies on other outlets
editor read of every candidate headline

A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.