Diamond Miner Working in Underground Passage, Tortiya, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)

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Diamond miners excavating in underground passages are often injured or killed when the earth above them collapses. This miner may work 20 or more feet below the surface, with no protection of any kind. Tortiya, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire).

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Location: Tortiya, Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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