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  • Geologist Jules To? holds a sample of ore he says contains gold in the main pit of the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009..
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  • Ore is crushed into fine powder from which gold will be extracted through a chemical process at the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009..
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  • A mine worker rests against the railing of the crushing mill at the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009.
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  • Souga Doupoaka, 12, sits in 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. Souga had never gone to school until two years ago, when members of her family started working at the Youga gold mine -  the salaries they receive allows them to pay for Souga's school fees.
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  • A worker watches over a mining drill in the main pit of the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009.
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  • Mine worker Mahmoud Nanga watches over excavation operations in the main pit of the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009.
    BFA09.0428.GOLDMINING0087.jpg
  • A mine worker rests against the railing of the crushing mill at the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009.
    BFA09.0428.GOLDMINING0374.jpg
  • An excavator loads a large truck with ore in a pit of the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009..
    BFA09.0428.GOLDMINING0297.jpg
  • An excavator loads a large truck with ore in the main pit of the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009..
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  • 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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  • A mine worker surveys at the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009...
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  • Mine worker Mahmoud Nanga (right) and a co-worker (name unknown) watch as a large truck gets loaded with ore in the main pit of the Youga gold mine near the town of Youga, approximately 205 km southeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday April 28, 2009.
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  • A young boy holds a ceremonial sword painted to look like gold during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Cocoa farmer Lawson Lanquaye Mensah, 70, holds a handful of dry cocoa beans on his farm in the town of Assin Adadientem, roughly 100km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Sat. January 21, 2007. The cocoa industry employs more people than any other sector in Ghana, and cocoa is the country's second export (after gold). Ghana is the world's second largest producer of cocoa - only Cote d'Ivoire produces more.
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  • Cocoa farmer Lawson Lanquaye Mensah, 70, holds a handful of dry cocoa beans on his farm in the town of Assin Adadientem, roughly 100km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Sat. January 21, 2007. The cocoa industry employs more people than any other sector in Ghana, and cocoa is the country's second export (after gold). Ghana is the world's second largest producer of cocoa - only Cote d'Ivoire produces more.
    GHA07.0120.COCOA161.jpg
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