Sya'rani, 54, has been mining for 30 years. Here he washes mud in a conical bowl known as 'Linggang' as he searches for
#diamonds in Cempaka Village at
#Martapura, also known as the 'City of Diamond', in South Kalimantan,
#Indonesia.
1965 was the peak of fame in Martapura, when a pink diamond, known as the 'Trisakti diamond' was found. Using only basic tools to search for diamonds, they work in groups of about ten people. The work is dangerous, as more than 400 miners have died due to landslides since the year 2000 | November 4, 2015 | 📷: uletifan |
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