Lives on the Line in Quest for Gold in Ghana

October 20, 2014 6:27 PM

A miner uses a shovel to haul dirt at the Atunso Cocoase small-scale mine in Atunso, Ghana, Oct. 16, 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)

Mine shafts are pictured at the Atunso Cocoase small-scale mine in Atunsu, Ghana, Oct. 16, 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)

A miner sifts through dirt for gold flakes at the Atunso Cocoase small-scale mine, Atunsu, Ghana, Oct. 16, 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)

Three people died when this pit collapsed on them, Atunsu, Ghana, Oct. 16, 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)

The Atunso Cocoase small-scale mine is pictured in Atunsu, Ghana, Oct. 16, 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)