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Inside the Democratic Republic of Congos Diamond Mines
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, almost all diamond mining
is done by hand.Its a labor-intensive process that requires hauling
away layers of dirt and rock, sometimes 50 feet deep, to expose
ancient beds of gravel where the crystals are found. Miners then
wash and sift that gravel one shovelful at a time in search of tiny
glints of light that might be a diamond. If they are lucky, a
peppercorn-size crystal could fetch them a few dollars, once the
mine owner gets his take. In New Yorks diamond district such a gem,
cut and polished, would be worth several hundred dollars. In den
Diamantminen der Demokratischen Republik Kongo
In der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, wird die Arbeit in den
Diamantenminen von Hand gemacht.Es ist ein arbeitsintensiver
Prozess, der Abtransport der Schmutzschichten und Felsbrocken,
manchmal 50 Meter tief, bis zu alten Kiesbetten, wo die Kristalle
gefunden werden. Dann waschen und zu sichten die Bergleute den Kies
in der Hoffnung bei einer Schaufel auf der Suche nach Diamanten
einem winzigen Schimmer des Lichts zu finden, der ein Diamant sein
knnte. Wenn sie Glck haben, knnte ein Kristall in Pfefferkorn-Gre
ihnen ein paar Dollar zu einbringen, sobald die Minenbesitzer den
Fund begutachten. Im New Yorker Diamantenviertel ist dann ein
solcher Edelstein, wenn er, geschliffen und poliert ist, mehrere
hundert Dollar wert.
Congolese Miners working of one of the thousends of artisanal
mines that cover the southwest Democratic Republic of Congo
A young miner works in an artisanal mine. Diamond mining can be
brutal work,, performed by low paid sometimes school-age
miners.
Congolese miners pump gravel from riverbeds to search for
diamonds. They earn money only when they find one.
Congolese workers search for rough diamonds in a
semi-industrialised diamond digging site along a river in the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mbuyi Mwanza, 15, spends his days shoveling and sifting gravel
in the small artisanal mines of southwest Democratic Republic of
Congo
The mine where Mbuyi Mwanza works is at the center of one of the
worlds most important sources of gem-quality diamonds.
Congolese children attend the Brilliant Mobile School in the
village of Lungudi, Kasa. The school's program uses funds from the
diamond industry to educate miners' children
Students of the Brilliant Mobile School in the southwest
Democratic Republic of Congo.
Congolese children in the village of Lungudi, where poverty has
forced some school-age children into mining.
Congolese children who live in poverty in the village of
Lungudi
Kamuchima Sidoni stands ovr her husband, Mukendi Ntambue ,
moments after hi died in the KonzalaGeneral Referral Hospital in
the southwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Kamuchima
traveled for roughly five hours on a motorbike with her sick
husband, an tried two different hospitals before ending up in the
general hospital.
Families attend Sunday church mass in Kamabue, in the heart of
Congo's diamond-mining region
A Sunday church mass celebration in Kamabue. Democratic Republic
of Congo
Families attend Sunday church mass in Kamabue. Democratic
Republic of Congo.
Congolese walk past Jaffar Comptoir, a diamond-trading house, in
Tshikapa, Kasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Congolese diamond buyers Daniel Tunuanga, 61, and Kindambay
Funji, 69, look over diamonds in the Mwankenza Comptoir, a diamond
trading house, in Tshikapa, Kasa, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Aug. 10, 2015. The sign, in Lingala, reads: A bad heart (person)
doesn't pay.
Lebanese diamond buyer Amad Awada, 54, looks over and sorts
rough diamonds according to carat size and clarity. Kinshasa,
Democratic Republic of Congo
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