The Human Cost of Gold | National Geographic Magazine: Weighing Gold for Pokeknocker Gold Miners | Guyana
Weighing Gold for Pokeknocker Gold Miners | Guyana
Desiree Pillay weighs gold and tries to run a remote outpost in Menzies Landing, Guyana all alone because her husband (on wall photo) shot and killed a man in a dispute over gold and is in prison. Today, eight years later, she sees more tourists than gold diggers. Nearby Kaieteur National Park has been expanded, pushing miners out.
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