Photos: The perilous lives of 'artisanal coal miners'
- Posted on August 23, 2025
- By NPR
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Photos: The perilous lives of 'artisanal coal miners'
'Artisanal miners' is the phrase used for South Africans who salvage coal from abandoned mines. It's a grueling and risky life. "Bit by bit it's killing something inside me," says one such miner.
