Artisanal gold miners resting in the intense heat in the goldfields of Essakane, Burkina Faso

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Artisanal miners digging for gold using basic tools, burrowing into the earth with no pit props or protection from cave-ins. Many die underground. Essakane. Burkina Faso

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Size: 5197px × 3539px
Location: Essakane, Burkina Faso. Africa
Photo credit: © Neil Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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