(Baonghean.vn) - In the tunnel system with many tunnels and alleys, every day there are still dozens, even hundreds of people crawling deep into the mountain caves to collect ore.
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| The mountain named Vach 34, located in Chau Thanh and Chau Hong communes, Quy Hop district (Nghe An), has a tunnel system with many passages connecting to the mountainside. This is an abandoned mine of an enterprise. |
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| Next to the cave entrance are the remains of dismantled camps, the remains of a busy mine that had been in operation for many years before. |
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| The old generator was left behind (about 10 meters from the cave entrance). According to the ore collectors, the mine has many passages leading to the mountainside like a tunnel system. |
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| About 200 meters deep in the mountain, dozens of people are collecting ore. They are people from Poong village (Chau Hong) and neighboring villages in Chau Hong and Chau Thanh communes. The ore collectors said: With this job, after deducting expenses, they can earn 200,000 - 300,000 VND. |
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| Mr. Lu Van B, one of the ore collectors, said that if lucky, each person can collect about 3kg of ore per day. |
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| Working in the dark cave, they lost the concept of morning or afternoon. The flashlight was the only tool to help them find the rocks containing rich minerals. |
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| The stones are selected and put into sacks, brought back to be crushed to select ore and sold to the broker. According to Mr. Phan Van Tr. from Dien Quang, Dien Chau, each 40kg bag of stone can filter out about 1kg of ore. |
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| However, this ore collecting always faces disaster at any time. In the photo is a cracked rock. Cracking sound was heard while the reporter pressed the camera to take this picture. In January 2016, an accident occurred in one of these caves, causing one death. |
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| Motorcycles were also brought into the mine to carry the ore out. Carrying the ore through the low and narrow tunnels was also a dangerous job. The work was always dangerous so they always went in groups. No one dared to go into the cave alone. |
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| The sacks of ore were then carried down the mountain on a steep and dangerous mountain pass by motorbike. |
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| Currently, there are still mining enterprises operating on Vach 34 mountain. According to research, these are enterprises located in Quy Hop district. |
Ho Phuong - Huu Vi
