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Photos of mining in Suriname [updated 06.25.2008]


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Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining
Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining


Aerial view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine
Aerial view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine


Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo
Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo


Bauxite mining area in Suriname
Bauxite mining area in Suriname


Sand mining in the white sands forest of Suriname
Sand mining in the white sands forest of Suriname


Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo
Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo


White sands forest of Suriname
White sands forest of Suriname


Dredged pool in the white sands rainforest of Suriname
Dredged pool in the white sands rainforest of Suriname


Overhead view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine
Overhead view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine


Airplane view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine
Airplane view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine


Mine tailing pond
Mine tailing pond


Gold mining ponds
Gold mining ponds


Mining road
Mining road


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining
Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining
Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining
Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining


Gold mining ponds
Gold mining ponds


Gold mining pit in the middle of the rainforest
Gold mining pit in the middle of the rainforest


Gold mining pit in the middle of the Amazon rainforest
Gold mining pit in the middle of the Amazon rainforest


Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest
Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest


Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest
Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest


Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest
Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest


Gold mining damage
Gold mining damage


Gold mining damage
Gold mining damage




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