Since the price of gold spiked a few years ago, residents of Zamfara State in northern Nigeria have been digging homemade mines in and around their villages. Officials blame these unregulated operations for a lead poisoning outbreak that has killed hundreds of children, but activists say punishing miners will only deepen the health crisis. Sani Bila, the head of a local miners association, squats on top of a pile of rocks as men shovel in nearby shallow pits. He picks up two ...
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