Is, for such ambition, this Earth not too small?
– Friedrich Nietzsche
SYNOPSIS
In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, the poverty of the people and the richness of the soil still cannot be reconciled, and this is destroying the lives of hundreds of small-scale miners. Marcelino heads underground in an attempt to find rubies in a drill hole similar to the one in which his brother died. Toni works tirelessly in a mine where hardly any gold remains. These are just two of the thousands of stories from this remote part of the world, but… did you know that your health also depends on their work?
1.000 million
THE VALUE OF THE RUBY DEPOSITS IN THE CABO DELGADO – MONTEPUEZ REGION
1.25
THE AMOUNT WHICH THE POPULATION LIVES ON PER DAY
1-15 grams
AMOUNT OF MERCURY TO OBTAIN 1 GRAM OF GOLD
40
GLOBAL MERCURY EMISSIONS ORIGINATING FROM ARTISANAL MINING
SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?
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Funding for this documentary was provided by AECID, through Agreement 14-CO1-424: “Strengthening, Advancement and Defense of Primary Health Care in Mozambique”.
