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Beyond the Fall - The Wealth of Russia
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Aldan, Yakutia, Russia .May-June 1997.Stripping the river bed for gold in the southern region of Yakutia. The private company "Seligdar" uses a monitor/ water blaster to separate the gold from the earth. The environment in this region has been completely destroyed.