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A factory worker in Pakistan cutting a block of Himalayan pink salt

The dangerous process of mining Himalayan pink salt in Pakistan's Khewra mine

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Newly formed gold bars

How Colombia's Drug Cartels Make More From Gold Than Cocaine

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A person stands on a cart inside a mine cave

With silver prices spiking, here's a look at its dark history

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A local harvester carries a 55-pound basket of salt in Senegal's Lake Retba.

Why miners risk their lives in one of the world's saltiest lakes

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Cook pours tofu mixture into cheesecloth in Indonesia.

How America's trash fuels toxic tofu in a country across the globe

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Shellfish collector in Huarmey, Peru, holds up barquillo to the camera.

Risking death for a special ceviche in Peru

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Truck on Killar Road

How truck drivers navigate one of the most dangerous roads in the world

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A man scoops up crude oil at Wonocolo's artisanal oil wells.

How toxic century-old oil wells trap thousands of workers in Java

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How Colombia's elite soldiers train to bust the world's deadliest criminals

How commandos are taking down the cocaine trade in Colombia

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Inside the deadly hunt for “blood jade” filled with heroin and violence

Inside the deadly hunt for "blood jade" marred by heroin and violence

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How underwater welders risk death to keep bridges and piers standing

How underwater welders risk death to keep bridges and piers standing

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A sand miner in Cameroon dumps a bucket of sand into a canoe.

Why sand divers risk their lives 300 times a day for the world's most mined resource

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A child holds a weapon from a junkyard in Idlib, Syria.

Why kids risk getting buried alive by trash in Syria's 'Valley of Death'

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Why Hunting For 20-Million-Year-Old Petrified Wood Is So Dangerous In Indonesia

Why hunting for 20-million-year-old petrified wood is so dangerous

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Two men work inside a scissor workshop in Meerut, India.

The deadly risks of making scissors inside workshops in India

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How Bangladesh's $1.2 billion leather industry became so deadly

How Bangladesh's $1.2 billion leather industry became so deadly

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Graphite mining in Sri Lanka

Plunging 2,000 feet underground for a critical mineral — graphite

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Shilajit, a mineral-rich resin found in the Himalayas, is scooped into a jar.

How 'natural Viagra' Is harvested in the deadly cliffs of the Himalayas

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Worker makes clay bricks at kiln in Pakistan

How people escape modern-day slavery in Pakistan

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Why India is building a tunnel in the world's highest mountain range

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Why 'The Mountain That Eats Men' Is On The Verge Of Collapse In Bolivia

Why 'the mountain that eats men' is on the verge of collapse in Bolivia

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India is the Biggest Dumping Ground for E-Waste. Here's How Teens Recycle It

India is the Biggest Dumping Ground for E-Waste. Here's How Teens Recycle It

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Why Backyard Oil Refineries in Syria Are A Ticking Time Bomb

Why makeshift oil refineries in Syria are a ticking time bomb

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At a limestone kiln in Pakistan, a worker feeds leaves into the furnace

How limestone kilns are slowly killing entire families in Pakistan

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A widow hunts for rusted scrap metal in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Why widows risk their lives to scavenge rusted metal in Indonesia

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Miners climbs into mica mine in Madagascar

Inside the deadly mica mines that feed our addiction to electronics

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How Miners Use War Weapons To Hunt Rare Jewels In Afghanistan

How miners use war weapons to hunt for rare jewels in Afghanistan

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How Illegal Oil Refineries In Colombia Are Fueling The Country’s Cocaine Problem

How illegal oil labs in Colombia are fueling the country's cocaine problem

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How millions are trapped in modern-day slavery at brick kilns in Pakistan.

How millions are trapped in modern-day slavery at brick kilns in Pakistan

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Why Hunting For "Mad Honey" Is One Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In Nepal

Why hunting for 'mad honey' is one of the most dangerous jobs in Nepal

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Miner holding a handful of stones in an underground mine.

Inside Sri Lanka's deadly underground mines filled with rare jewels

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Thousands of improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, are still buried in Iraq after the war with ISIS.

How people risk their lives digging up homemade bombs in Iraq

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A bull charges at a red cape held by a matador

Why people risk their lives to kill bulls that don't want to fight

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Bird's nest soup

Why soup made from dried bird saliva costs up to $100 per bowl

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How hunters catch giant pythons that are decimating wildlife in Florida

How hunters are catching Burmese pythons that are decimating wildlife in the Florida Everglades

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How picking trash at the largest landfill in Indonesia became more profitable than farming.

How picking trash at the largest landfill in Indonesia became more profitable than farming

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Why people risk their lives hunting for deadly explosives in Afghanistan

Why people risk their lives hunting for deadly explosives in Afghanistan

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Inside the floating mines that host one of the most dangerous jobs.

Inside the floating tin mines that host one of the most dangerous jobs

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Rinky Kumari, 17, holds up a basket of coal inside India's largest coal field.

Dodging death in the name of coal: Why coal collectors in India work inside fiery mines

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A man holds up a set of bangles in Firozabad, India.

Why it's so dangerous to make India's most popular jewelry