Madagascar - Sapphire mining
Madagascar, Ilakaka 2000, Sapphire mining. The discovery of one sapphire under a road bridge led to the growth of a village to support the sapphire mining in the area. The promise of wealth has led to the growth of Ilakaka shanty town filled with gangster, prostitutes and prospectors. Young boys hunt through the sand outside the buying huts - looking for shards of sapphires
Picture No
10650554
Media ID
44359065
Size
5584px x 3732px
(15.2MB)
Credit
©Africa Media Online / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph - Graeme Williams/South Photographs
Date
2000
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