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Golden Gamble

Gold mining in the Philippines, a dirty business

Paracale in the Philippines’ is also known as “Goldtown”. RTD visits its illegal goldmines where child labour is rife and health and safety virtually non-existent. To extract gold, miners dive into a mud-filled shaft, sometimes never to come back.

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Published: 05 May 2017 00:00 View: 15485

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Author

Marina Kosareva

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Natalia Karachkova

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Paracale gold mining in the Philippines

Paracale gold mining in the Philippines

Paracale gold mining in the Philippines

Paracale gold mining in the Philippines

Paracale gold mining in the Philippines

Paracale gold mining in the Philippines

Paracale gold mining in the Philippines

Paracale gold mining in the Philippines

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