Olivier Asselin photography

BURKINA FASO GOLD MINING

Children listen to their teacher during class at the Youga primary school in the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009. The school was renovated and expanded by BMC (Burkina Mining Company) when the Canadian-owned company started exploiting the gold mine outside of town.

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Contained in galleries: Burkina Faso : Gold mining

Children listen to their teacher during class at the Youga primary school in the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009. The school was renovated and expanded by BMC (Burkina Mining Company) when the Canadian-owned company started exploiting the gold mine outside of town.