Miners Sit in Mud Searching for Gold

« Back to Price of Gold, January 2009 National Geographic Magazine

Gold mining on river banks outside of Prestea. The little girl in the photographs is said to have fallen out of bed during a blast and cut the back of her head.  The brain injury keeps her from walking well and she does not speak.
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Gold mining on river banks outside of Prestea. The little girl in the photographs is said to have fallen out of bed during a blast and cut the back of her head. The brain injury keeps her from walking well and she does not speak.
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