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ECOCIDE: how blue sapphire mining destroys the future of Mambilla Plateau

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April 14, 2021
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A picture story by Lawal Sani Kona

See also: Blue sapphire mining and the next environmental disaster

A view of Mambilla Plateau, Nigeria
A view of Mambilla Plateau, Nigeria

 

Miners in the open pits
Miners in the open pits

 

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A man and his grandson scouring washed gravel for sapphire
A man and his grandson scouring washed gravel for sapphire
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School-age teenagers in ‘Blue”

 

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Working on the pits in search of blue sapphire

 

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A child-miner in ‘Blue’

 

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  1. Amade Opaluwah says:
    11 years ago

    This is a welcome development as there is no newspaper i am aware of that is into climate reporting. This will go a long way in educating us AFRICANS ABOUT THE DANGERS of illegal mining taking place in our environment

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  2. gelu arbanas says:
    7 years ago

    I hope that the population will benefit most

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