Modern Day Prospectors
Clip: Season 1 Episode 3 | 2m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
The team meets with workers supervising an illegal mining operation in Suriname.
The Expedition team meets with workers supervising an illegal mining operation in Suriname. In order to separate gold from the sediment, the miners use mercury, which is extremely poisonous to the humans and animals that it comes in contact with.
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Modern Day Prospectors
Clip: Season 1 Episode 3 | 2m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
The Expedition team meets with workers supervising an illegal mining operation in Suriname. In order to separate gold from the sediment, the miners use mercury, which is extremely poisonous to the humans and animals that it comes in contact with.
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