Mining

Living Conditions. Mining. Audio, 13 minutes
Mining is one of the least sustainable human enterprises
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BBC World Service
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African Perspective. Sapphires from Madagascar. Audio, 31 minutes
The dreams, hopes and aspirations of the sapphire diggers at the Ilakaka sapphire mine
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The Works. Mining- Digging Deep. Audio, 24 minutes
Is economics driving companies to dig deeper? An examination of mining
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Block On Block. The Tunnel. Audio, 28 minutes
Going underground to see how tunnels are constructed
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African Perspective. Miners and Mining in Lesotho. Audio, 29 minutes
The unemployed former miners that are no longer able to work in South Africa
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African Perspective. Mining in Zambia. Audio, 28 minutes
A tour of the Nkana copper mine and the state of the industry in Zambia
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Global Concerns. Pollution in the Andes. Audio, 14 minutes
Pollution and waste from the El Porco mine contaminated rivers when a dam disintegrated
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Global Concerns. The Antarctic. Audio, 14 minutes
Can one of the planet's last great wildernesses be kept clean for future generations?
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Global Concerns. Impact of Commercial Mining on the Environment. Audio, 14 minutes
How has the rapid expansion of mining companies happened?
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African Perspective. Tin Mining in Nigeria. Audio, 29 minutes
The history of tin mining on the Jos plateau of Nigeria
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Global Concerns. China's Industrialisation. Audio, 14 minutes
The conflict for land for industry and land for food around Shanghai
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African Perspective. Like Father Like Son - Zambia. Audio, 30 minutes
Meet Dixon and Christopher Chishimba, two copper mine workers in Zambia
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Global Concerns. Gold Mining in the Amazon. Audio, 14 minutes
How using mercury to mine gold is affecting the people and wildlife of the Amazon basin
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African Perspective. Tanzanian Gold. Audio, 30 minutes
Discovering and digging for gold in Central Tanzania
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The Amazon Watershed. Macushi Indians. Audio, 29 minutes
First broadcast in 1991. Witnessing the effects of mining on the Macushi lands
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