Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα IVORY COAST. Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων
Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα IVORY COAST. Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων

Σάββατο 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2012

High rewards, but high risk: Illegal gold mining in Ivory Coast



The body of a gold miner killed in a rockslide. Picture sent by Goore Tra Bi.
A rockslide killed at least seven people last week in an illegal gold mine in a remote region of Ivory Coast. In this mine, Ivorian and foreign workers alike risk their lives every day to scrounge up a couple of grams of the precious metal.