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Miners in a pond mixing mercury with ore to separate out the gold. Other miners bathe and brush their teeth in the pond that is laid with mercury. Miners test 1000 ppm and the normal range is 170-300. They earn $5US a day.
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- RANDY OLSON
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- 4368x2912 / 8.8MB
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- Contained in galleries
- The Price of GOLD_National Geographic magazine_1/2009
