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Dirty Gold
Mary Yeboa lives new Newmont's mine - an American gold mining company. (Photo by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch)
Buying a piece of jewelry for someone is often an emotional celebration. But some people are concerned about the damage caused by mining that gold. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch takes us from the jewelry store to the gold mine:
(Research assistance provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute.)
The Responsible Jewelry Council
The Newmont Mining Corporation
Producer: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Release Date: December 14, 2009
Running Time: 3:43