GOLD article in National Geographic

lizziebird Rock God or Goddess Posts: 817	GOLD article in National Geographic Jan 15, 2009 7:44:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lizziebird on Jan 15, 2009 7:44:51 GMT -5 This is a fascinating article from National Geographic January 2009 called "The Real Price of Gold" ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/01/gold/larmer-text Be sure to check out the photo gallery too. Wow.

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GOLD article in National Geographic Jan 15, 2009 13:10:48 GMT -5

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WOW, I just spent a full hour reading and checking out the pictures! Isn't it weird how they dig just to stay alive and most of us do it just for fun

I would imagine that the people that do kind of thing would love to never have see a mine again.

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indyme2 Junior Member Posts: 1	GOLD article in National Geographic Jan 15, 2009 13:18:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by indyme2 on Jan 15, 2009 13:18:12 GMT -5 Interesting article. Thanks for the post.

saskrock Rock God or Goddess Posts: 820	GOLD article in National Geographic Jan 16, 2009 0:42:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by saskrock on Jan 16, 2009 0:42:09 GMT -5 Just shows how poor a lot of the world is. It does say they are doing this because it is "better" than the alternative jobs. Makes you wonder how bad the alternatives are.
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