miner hammering chisel to drill blasting hole
Miner hammering a steel chisel to dig a blasting hole.
After about 5 hours of hammering, the hole will be large enough for a stick of dynamite, and blowing it will free some ore that the miner will then take out with a wheelbarrow. Maybe he will get a $10 pay at the end of the day.
Candelaria silver mine - Potosi (Bolivia)
cerro rico
chisel
drilling
hammer
man
mina candelaria
mine worker
miner
mining
potosí
safety helmet
squatting
tunnel
working
March 2, 2010
Ruta Nacional 1, Potosi, Bolivia