Photos of mining in Suriname

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Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining	Aerial view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine	Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo
Bauxite mining area in Suriname	Sand mining in the white sands forest of Suriname	Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo
White sands forest of Suriname	Dredged pool in the white sands rainforest of Suriname	Overhead view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine
Airplane view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine	Mine tailing pond	Gold mining ponds
Mining road	Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining	Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining
Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining	Gold mining ponds	Gold mining pit in the middle of the rainforest
Gold mining pit in the middle of the Amazon rainforest	Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest	Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest
Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest	Gold mining damage	Gold mining damage

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