RD. Congo – Gold Mines – Comboni Youth

An open pit gold mine in the Ituri region.

More than 100,000 miners work in the Ituri region.

Women working in an open pit gold mine.

Miners dig with their hands, even up to a depth of 8 meters.

According to estimates, 40% of miners are younger than 15.

A small gold nugget is worth much money.

There is silence on the looting of RDC’ s natural resources.

The gold mining sector generates from one to two billion dollars in revenue per year.

Two young miners

Miners are always looked after by armed men

What future for young gold searchers?

A group of Miners