Gold Mining, Nizi, Province Orientale
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3. Province Orientale, region between Nizi and Bunia
Artisanal gold mining site in a river south of Nizi, Provice Orientale

Left: Artisanal gold mining site in a river south of Nizi, Provice Orientale.
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Construction of a new dam in a river just north of Nizi. With these dams the local population redirects the drainages in order to get access to the underlying gold bearing fluviatile sediments.
Some mm-sized gold flakes in black sand from a river south of Nizi, Provice Orientale

Left: Some mm-sized gold flakes in black sand from a river south of Nizi, Provice Orientale.

Above: Construction of a new dam in a river just north of Nizi. With these dams the local population redirects the drainages in order to get access to the underlying gold bearing fluviatile sediments.

An accomplished dam ready for dewatering and mining.

Left: An accomplished dam ready for dewatering and mining..

Right: View of a major alluvial gold mining site north of Nizi.
View of a major alluvial gold mining site north of Nizi.
Constant dewatering of the pit is necessary, not too seldom the walls collapse and bury the gold miners.

Left: Constant dewatering of the pit is necessary, not too seldom the walls collapse and bury the gold miners.

Right: Close up view of fluviatile sediments: clayey layers in black intercalated with sandy layers; the coarse layers contain most of the gold; field of view 1.50 by 2.50m.
Close up view of fluviatile sediments: clayey layers in black intercalated with sandy layers; the coarse layers contain most of the gold; field of view 1.50 by 2.50m.
Close up view of slightly consolidated alluvial gold ore.

Left: Close up view of slightly consolidated alluvial gold ore.

 Crushing of gold ore, often done by women and kids.
Gold buyers come regularly to the mining sites

Left: Gold buyers come regularly to the mining sites.

Right: Crushing of gold ore, often done by women and kids.
Panning and sluicing of gold ore.

Right: Panning and sluicing of gold ore.
he result of several hours of hard and dangerous work: a few gold flakes in black sand.

Left: The result of several hours of hard and dangerous work: a few gold flakes in black sand.