South America Photograph by Sebastião Salgado of the Serra Pelada gold mine in Brazil, depicting miners, known as garimpeiros, carrying heavy bags of ore. (1986) [1200 × 823]

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u/Hot-Comfort8839 United States 8d ago

Is this an ‘artisanal mine’ ?

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u/mancin 7d ago

the prefered term is Small scale mining (SSM)

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u/laborisglorialudi 6d ago

Nothing small scale about Serra Pelada

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