Artisanal gold miner passing up bags of gold ore to co-worker at Essakane goldfields, Burkina Faso, West Africa

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Artisanal goldminers passing up bags of gold ore from hand dug underground holes which are primitive and hazardous. Essakane Burkina Faso

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Size: 3558px × 5459px
Location: Essakane. Burkina Faso. Africa
Photo credit: © Neil Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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