Nicaragua: artisanal mining 24 images Created 17 Aug 2023
Nicaragua: Artisanal Mining
This insightful gallery by Sean Hawkey delves into the lives of artisanal miners in Nicaragua, focusing on the efforts of Solidaridad to support sustainable mining practices. Through powerful imagery, the collection reveals the daily struggles and resilience of miners who rely on small-scale mining for their livelihoods. It also highlights the dangers they face, particularly the harmful use of mercury in the extraction process, which poses significant health risks, and the use of dynamite. The gallery emphasizes initiatives aimed at improving working conditions, reducing environmental impact, and promoting safer, more sustainable practices within the industry.
This insightful gallery by Sean Hawkey delves into the lives of artisanal miners in Nicaragua, focusing on the efforts of Solidaridad to support sustainable mining practices. Through powerful imagery, the collection reveals the daily struggles and resilience of miners who rely on small-scale mining for their livelihoods. It also highlights the dangers they face, particularly the harmful use of mercury in the extraction process, which poses significant health risks, and the use of dynamite. The gallery emphasizes initiatives aimed at improving working conditions, reducing environmental impact, and promoting safer, more sustainable practices within the industry.
