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Congo Gold { 15 images } Created 27 Jul 2013

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  • Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo.
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  • Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo.
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  • Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo.
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  • Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo.
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  • Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo. A miner shows the gold he has just panned.
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  • Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo. The tunnels that are dug into the ground are increasingly dangerous.
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  • Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo. A former Belgian mine has been broken into by local miners and is now being mined again. Congolese army local officials and ex militias are controlling the mining at this highly dangerous site.
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  • Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo. A former Belgian mine has been broken into by local miners and is now being mined again. Congolese army local officials and ex militias are controlling the mining at this highly dangerous site.
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  • The plane is unloaded under the watchful eyes of the Congolese Army as well as the Pakistani UN forces.
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  • Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo. Rocks that contain Gold are pounded into powder to separate the Gold from the rock.
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  • Auguste Bukana (21) is earning USD $2 per day from pounding rocks.<br />
Local mining for gold in the village of Mongbwalu in Eastern Congo.  Rocks that contain Gold are pounded into powder to separate the Gold from the rock.
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  • A local buyer of Gold in Mongbwalu Eastern Congo.
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  • Big mining companies are moving into the area to get a slice of Congo's wealth in Gold.
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  • Big mining companies are moving into the area to get a slice of Congo's wealth in Gold.
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  • Big mining companies are moving into the area to get a slice of Congo's wealth in Gold.
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