A photo-essay by James Rodriguez documenting the history and consequences of mining activities, both artisanal and industrial, in the so-called mining triangle in northeastern Nicaragua. Includes step-by-step documentation of the hazardous homemade hacks poor "artisanal" miners use to eke gold out of the earth. (Courtesy Oxfam America and MiMundo.org)
HOWTO mine gold in Nicaragua
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