Zamfara State

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The highly poisonous element occurs naturally and in high abundance in Zamfara’s gold-rich areas, escaping into the air when the dusty rock is pounded to extract the precious specks.

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Gold miners face dangerous life in Nigeria’s ‘bandit’ country

The mineral-rich earth of Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, has provided generations of families with the means to make ends meet

Emmanuel Akinwotu