A miner shows a small gold ingot lying on a 500 Venezuelan bolivar note in the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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Children collect gold dust in a street of the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela, to obtain some gold after amalgamation and to sell what they get. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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A woman holds a a small gold ingot in her hands in the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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Teenagers work in the gold mine outside the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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A worker washes clay and mud at a gold mine the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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A worker scratches off an amalgamated metal sheet at a gold mine in the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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A worker melts the gold to eliminate the mercury residue at a gold mill in the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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A worked separates gold from mercury at a gold mill in the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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Miners work at a gold mill in the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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Local residents work at a gold mill in the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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A man holds two "bateas" - wooden pans to wash the gold in a street of the town of El Callao, some 650 km south east of capital Caracas, Venezuela. The Gold Rush revived in southern Venezuela due to two factors: the economic crisis facing the country since 2015 and the government's commitment to mining as nation whose revenues on 90 percent depends on hydrocarbon sales faces the fall in oil production.

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