Sluice boxes adjacent to gold mine pits. Kalimantan, Indonesia

Large sluice boxes are setup at the edges of massive pits for mining gold. The water color depends on which layer of sediments are being worked. The pits continue to encroach on the jungle. Galangan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. (Borneo)

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