At Work in the Mines
Clearing the pit's rocky bottom
Creating slurry from a wall of peat
Tandem sprayers
Extracting peat forest roots
Pit crew in sync
Workday's end, removing the carpets of hope
Sluice ready, early morning
Collecting ores from tunnel mine
Preparing ores for milling
The indispensable mechanic
Raft mining crew
“I have worked above ground in the giant pits, underground in tunnels, on a dredge set mounted on a river raft, and even went diving for gold in the coastal swamp. That was the worst: I didn’t know whether I was on land or water.” (Seasoned mining worker. Singkawang.)