Un mineur, à l'aide d'un sable barge totémique, navigue sur son bateau chargé avec extrait du sable dans la rivière La Vieja à Cartago, Colombie.

• Contributeur: Jan Sochor / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: EGXPW6
• Taille du fichier: 53,9 MB (1,9 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 5316 x 3544 px | 45 x 30 cm | 17,7 x 11,8 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 13 avril 2013
• Lieu: Cartago, Colombia

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A Colombian sand miner, using a barge pole, navigates his boat loaded with extracted sand in the river La Vieja in Cartago, Colombia, 13 April 2013. Artisanal (unmechanised) sand mining is an ancient mining technique used to obtain sand for construction purposes. Depending on the natural conditions (strength of the stream, depth of the river etc.), together with the sand miners' physical condition, the material is extracted in metal buckets, either by standing on the river bottom and searching for sand by feet, or, diving up to 3-5 meters deep using a wooden plank with steps. In spite of the physically demanding work, a sand miner's daily salary does not exceed 15-20 US dollars. However, the sand miners are very proud of their profession, valuing their work freedom above all, and usually, as long as their health and strength permit, they keep facing the river stream.

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