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Mining in Potosi, Bolivia, ca. 2005: PICKAXES, SHOVELS, SLEDGEHAMMERS, AND $5 A DAY





La Candelaria Mine in Potosi, Bolivia. Wikimedia Commons photo.Editor’s note: This week we share Part 1 of 2 in a series of stories about underground mining in the city of Potosí, Bolivia, which author Tom Mattson of Biwabik has visited several time...

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