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10-02-2008, 07:52 AM | #1 | |
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September 2, 2008: Sapphires
When I think of sapphires, the bright blue stones come to mind, but they actually run the whole spectrum of the rainbow.
Boston.com shows us sapphire mining in Ilakaka, Madagascar. In the big open pits, a human chain moves the dirt(ore) up to the top by way of a human chain, with shovels. About as labor intensive as it gets. The independent, freelancers, wildcatters, whatever you call them, just dig a hole. A small, deep hole, just big enough to lower one of their children on a rope, to fill the bucket with dirt. Quote:
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