Artisanal gold miners working in the Essakane Goldfield, Burkina Faso, West Africa

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Miners digging for gold using basic tools and just burrowing into the earth with no pit props or protection from cave ins so many die underground Essakane Burkina Faso

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Size: 3395px × 5197px
Location: Essakane, Burkina Faso. Africa
Photo credit: © Neil Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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