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Gold Digger in South Africa

Going Deep for Gold

It's one of the world's most dangerous jobs -- and the work happens more than two miles beneath the Earth's surface. ABC News correspondent Nick Watt joins gold miners in South Africa as they risk their lives and descend deep underground to harvest gold. They work eight-hour shifts in 100-degree conditions for $400 a month -- and a slight seismic shift can spell doom.

Africa South Digger Gold

For only $400 a month. Dang I would just harvest some gold for myself. I wonder if Quasar has any mountains in his new back yard?

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Not quite sure I would be signing up for hat trip. Though I am sure it is a good wage for the area. Not to say they should not be paid more.

Africa South Digger Gold

Al Jazeera's latest investigation, Gold Mafia, has uncovered a band of criminals driving gold smuggling and money laundering worth billions of dollars in Southern Africa. Source 9a.

Africa South Digger Gold

A band of gold smugglers sound like a Nancy Drew book. But it’s unfortunate criminals like this are slipping through the cracks of law enforcement, especially when you hear how much money is being taken.