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  • Fishermen on an octopus processing factory boat.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058035.JPG
  • The fishing village of Palau Misa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058034.JPG
  • The fishing village of Palau Misa has hanging nets for lobster.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058022.JPG
  • The fishing village of Palau Misa has hanging nets for lobster.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058020.JPG
  • Surgeonfish aggregate on the north coast of Komodo Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058018.JPG
  • Portrait of a Komodo dragon.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058014.JPG
  • Sweeper fish in the waters off of Banta Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058011.JPG
  • A diver in the waters off of Banta Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058009.JPG
  • Hanging cages hold reef fish before transport to China and Hong Kong.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1057868.JPG
  • The new town of Karang Pani which supports the nearby gold mining.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1223003.JPG
  • Gold miners in Kalimantan.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1223001.JPG
  • Workers repairing a sluice box.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1223000.JPG
  • Trucks hauling waste rock are monitored at a copper and gold mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222992.JPG
  • A man fixing mining equipment in a muddy pit.
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  • Migrant goldmine workers in Kalimantan.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222959.JPG
  • Batu Hijau gold mine's dedicated port facilities at Benete Bay.
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  • Miners in a pond mixing mercury with ore to separate out the gold.
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  • Miners use mercury to separate gold from rock.
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  • Explosives set in pit at mile-wide Batu Hijau, a copper and gold mine.
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  • Gold camp at mile-wide Batu Hijau, a copper and gold mine.
    GOLDGHANA_20060925_00332.tif
  • Trucks hauling waste rock at Batu Hijau, a copper and gold mine.
    Gold_20060413_00538.tif
  • Men fixing mining equipment in a muddy pit.
    Gold_20060421_01868.tif
  • Men fixing mining equipment in a muddy pit.
    Gold_20060421_01822.tif
  • Men fixing mining equipment in a muddy pit.
    Gold_20060421_01818.tif
  • Men fixing mining equipment in a muddy pit.
    Gold_20060421_01814.tif
  • Men fixing mining equipment in a muddy pit.
    Gold_20060421_01800.tif
  • Men fixing mining equipment in a muddy pit.
    Gold_20060421_01790.tif
  • Men fixing mining equipment in a muddy pit.
    Gold_20060421_01781.tif
  • Miners in a pond mixing mercury with ore to separate out the gold.
    Gold_20060421_02198.tif
  • Miners in a pond mixing mercury with ore to separate out the gold.
    Gold_20060421_02357.tif
  • Residents of the fishing village of Palau Misa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058036.JPG
  • A diver in the waters off of Palau Misa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058033.JPG
  • Fish carcasses dry in the sun on the coast of Palau Misa.
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  • Fishing boats on the waters off of Palau Misa.
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  • Fish carcasses dry in the sun on a boat dock.
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  • Fishermen set nets for live reef fish.
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  • Bathing in the waters off of Palau Misa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058028.JPG
  • Fish carcasses on ice.
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  • Fish drying on a boat dock on Palau Misa Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058026.JPG
  • Fishing boats in the waters near Palau Misa Island.
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  • Shark fins and tails dry in the sun.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058024.JPG
  • Satellite dishes in the fishing village of Pulau Misa.
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  • The fishing village of Palau Misa has hanging nets for live reef fish.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058021.JPG
  • A diver off the coast of Komodo Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058019.JPG
  • A photographer dives off the coast of Komodo Island.
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  • A diver surfaces off the coast of Komodo Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058016.JPG
  • Blurred motion of a surgeonfish in colorful reef off of Komodo Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058015.JPG
  • A dive boat heading toward Komodo Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058013.JPG
  • A dive boat heading toward Komodo Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058012.JPG
  • A manta ray and diver in the waters off of Banta Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058010.JPG
  • Sweeper fish and diver in the waters off of Banta Island.
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  • Sweeper fish in the waters off of Banta Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058007.JPG
  • Hookah divers searching for lobsters off the coast of Indonesia.
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  • Hanging cages hold reef fish before transport to China and Hong Kong.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058005.JPG
  • Hanging cages hold reef fish before transport to China and Hong Kong.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058004.JPG
  • Salted and dried jellyfish are considered a delicacy by the Chinese.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058003.JPG
  • Hanging cages hold reef fish before transport to China and Hong Kong.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1058002.JPG
  • A satellite dish in the fishing village of Pulau Misa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1057949.JPG
  • Hanging cages hold reef fish to be transported to China and Hong Kong.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1057948.JPG
  • Hanging cages hold lobsters off of the coast of Pulau Misa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1057870.JPG
  • Fuselier fish aggregate on the east coast of Komodo.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1057869.JPG
  • Hookah divers searching for lobsters off the coast of Indonesia.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7393_1055371.JPG
  • The new town of Karang Pani which supports the nearby gold mining.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1223004.TIF
  • Miners in a pond mixing mercury with ore to separate out the gold.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1223002.TIF
  • Workers repairing a sluice box.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222999.TIF
  • Miners in a pond mixing mercury with ore to separate out the gold.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222998.TIF
  • A gold miner in Kalimantan.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222997.TIF
  • A gold miner in Kalimantan.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222996.TIF
  • A woman truck driver at a copper and gold mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222995.TIF
  • A woman truck driver at a copper and gold mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222994.JPG
  • A laborer at a copper and gold mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222993.JPG
  • Trucks hauling waste rock at Batu Hijau, a copper and gold mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222991.JPG
  • Maintenance to a truck that hauls hundred of tons of waste rock.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222990.JPG
  • Laundry hanging to dry in a village in Kalimantan.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222962.TIF
  • A village with a satellite dish in Kalimantan.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222960.TIF
  • A truck that hauls waste rock is washed at Batu Hijau mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222958.TIF
  • Trucks hauling waste rock at Batu Hijau, a copper and gold mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222957.TIF
  • Trucks hauling waste rock at Batu Hijau, a copper and gold mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222956.TIF
  • Trucks hauling waste rock at Batu Hijau, a copper and gold mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222955.TIF
  • Batu Hijau gold mine's dedicated port facilities at Benete Bay.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222953.JPG
  • Batu Hijau gold mine's dedicated port facilities at Benete Bay.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1222952.TIF
  • Rough hands pressing excess mercury from extracted gold.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1198347.TIF
  • Indonesian farmers illegally digging for gold on a torn up riverbank.
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  • Mile-wide Batu Hijau, a copper and gold mine.
    RANDY OLSON_MM7339_1198339.TIF
  • Areas of Borneo have been turned into a moonscape by illegal gold miners in Central Kalimantan. Indonesian farmers turn their hoes to mining, illegally digging for gold on a torn up riverbank in Borneo. For the chance to make five dollars a day, thousands have left their fields to join Indonesia’s gold rush. East Java has high unemployment and there are many migrant workers on Kalimantan (Borneo) that came from Java initially to do artisanal timber work. The government stomped out the little timber guys in favor of two big companies so they could control (read “profit from”) the industry. So all the artisanal timber workers switched to gold. Miners test in the 1000-ppm plus range for mercury (normal is 170 to 300). Eastern Java is severely overcrowded and the government has an official transmigration program over to Kalimantan. In Eastern Java they can earn about 100RP a day hoeing the fields. Here they can earn upwards of 30,000-60,000RP ($3-$6) a day. So it is worth it to camp in this area, having only the water (full of mercury) from the amalgam ponds to bathe and drink.
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