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Starting of hydraulic gold mining operation process known as "chupadeira system" - use of heavy machinery for excavation, workers clear the designated work front and then dug down to the level of ore-bearing material - large and deep holes are made in forest land where gold miners will use high-pressure jets of water to dislodge rock material and move sediments - Amazon rain forest deforestation at Agua Branca gold mining village, Para State, Brazil.
J R Ripper / BrazilPhotos 28 Oct 2010 4368x2912 / 4.7MB
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