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Feb 17

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Unearthing toxic conditions for impoverished gold miners

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Feb 17

Photos: Child miners exposed to toxic chemicals in illegal gold mines

By Larry C. Price

Technically illegal but practiced openly, small-scale mining activity is everywhere. This region once hosted large gold mining operations which exploited the rivers and clear-cut hundreds of thousands of acres in search of promising deposits after securing the necessary permits from…

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Feb 17

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The toxic recipe for artisinal gold

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Feb 26

California couple strikes gold with $10 million coin find

By Justin Scuiletti

What started as a routine walk with their dog turned into one of the greatest treasure finds in U.S. history. A California couple, identified only as John and Mary, encountered a rusty metal can sticking out of the ground while…

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Jan 27

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Diving into the Philippines’ dangerous, underwater mines

By Hari Sreenivasan, PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson

Filipino divers disappear into water as opaque as chocolate milk as they blindly dig in search of gold trapped in muddy sediment. It's risky business: As miners go deeper, underwater tunnels could collapse or the compressor that provides air may…

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Jan 27

In Philippines, workers toil among hazards in compressor mining

By Richard C. Paddock

SANTA MILAGROSA, Philippines -- Brian Mullaton is 13 years old and makes his living by diving into deep, muddy holes.

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Jan 27

One Filipino town’s risky search for gold

By Larry C. Price

In the Philippines, people desperate to make a living dive into muddy waters in makeshift mines in search of gold.

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Jul 10

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One Million Children Labor in Africa’s Goldmines

By Ellen Rolfes

In Burkina Faso, gold production has more than doubled in recent years. Though child labor is against the law in the West African nation, the economics and the nature of mining make labor law enforcement extremely difficult.

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Jul 10

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A Child’s Workday in the Burkina Faso Gold Mine

A Child's Workday in the Burkina Faso Gold Mine…

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Jul 10

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In Burkina Faso’s Gold Mines, Children Toil Along With Adults

By Larisa Epatko

Children caked in dust and sweat climb in and out of 150-foot mine shafts with dexterity. Their small bodies operate makeshift grinding machines to extract gold from its ore.

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