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Children in Burkina Faso Take on Dirty, Dangerous Work of Digging Up Gold

Children in Burkina Faso Take on Dirty, Dangerous Work of Digging Up 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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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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Jul 05

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Childhood Lost in Burkina Faso Gold Mines

By Larisa Epatko

Working alongside adults in Burkina Faso's gold mines are children, sometimes as young as 3 years old. View a collection of Larry C. Price's photographs.

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May 09

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Guatemala Cracks Down on Mining Protests

Miles O'Brien interviews Xeni Jardin about Guatemalan protests.

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Jul 09

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Deadly Black Lung Disease Rises Among Coal Miners

Despite legislation meant to enact safety practices to prevent coal miners from getting black lung disease, workers are still being exposed to high levels of dust. Hari Sreenivasan talks to NPR reporter Howard Berkes about his investigation into the increased…

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Feb 23

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Upper Big Branch Miners’ Families ‘Encouraged’ by Prosecutors’ Moves

Upper Big Branch Miners' Families 'Encouraged' by Prosecutors' Moves…

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Dec 27

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In Peru, Gold Rush Leads to Mercury Contamination Concerns

In remote regions of the Peruvian Amazon, extensive gold-mining operations have stirred major environmental concerns over mercury contamination in fish, fish-eating wildlife and humans. In collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports.

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Nov 07

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Gold Lures Illegal Miners to Peru’s Rainforests

In southeastern Peru, where the Andes Mountains meet the Amazon, lies one of the world's richest ecosystems and the destructive lure of gold. In a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports on illegal…

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May 19

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Report on Deadly W.Va. Mine Blast Castigates Massey for Safety Lapses

In the worst U.S. mining disaster in four decades, 29 trapped miners were killed after an explosion deep inside the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Ray Suarez speaks with NPR's Howard Berkes about a new report on the…

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