Selingue, Mali, 28th April 2015; Faraba gold mine. Mamadu Doubia, 22, spent 2 hours 45 minutes mining underground this morning. The conditions are t

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Selingue, Mali, 28th April 2015; Faraba gold mine. Mamadu Doubia, 22, spent 2 hours 45 minutes mining underground this morning. The conditions are tough, with stale air and a lot of water in the mines. The women are working for him, pulling the rope for one week in exchange for one sack of ore.

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