This massive open pit is the biggest mine in Isoko.
Suddenly everyone was earning money.
Toxic mercury is used to aggregate the gold,
The population grew like Abidjan’s;
This piece of gold is worth about ten dollars.
Considering the giant scale of the pit, the final product seems meagre.
and is then drained into the soil.
and with this, the economy also became like Abidjan’s – says one man.
Hundreds of people work in tandem to dig out gold ore.
Look! He’s washing out a tiny grain! Of gold!