Artisanal diamond miners from Kumdoma village in Sandoh chiefdom in northern Kono. They say artisanal mining no longer pays, with diamond prices down and diamond sightings increasingly rare.

Anna Jefferys/IRIN

Artisanal diamond miners from Kumdoma village in Sandoh chiefdom in northern Kono. They say artisanal mining no longer pays, with diamond prices down and diamond sightings increasingly rare.
Date lun 16/03/2009 - 12:00
Credits Anna Jefferys/IRIN
Thèmes Food Health
Régions Sierra Leone

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