Unearthing toxic conditions in the gold mining industry

Name: Unearthing toxic conditions in the gold mining industry
Uploaded: 2015-02-18T01:07:47Z
Duration: P479S
Description: In Indonesia and the Philippines, children can earn a few dollars a day mining artisanal gold under dangerous conditions. Workers are also exposed to poisonous mercury when they process the precious metal. The NewsHour's P.J. Tobia reports with photographer Larry C. Price on the true price of gold.

Clip: 02/17/2015 | 7m 59s

In Indonesia and the Philippines, children can earn a few dollars a day mining artisanal gold under dangerous conditions. Workers are also exposed to poisonous mercury when they process the precious metal. The NewsHour's P.J. Tobia reports with photographer Larry C. Price on the true price of gold.

Aired: 02/17/15

Rating: NR

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