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200347 minPGdocumentary

Remote Mountain

200347 minPGdocumentary

Every day, around 200 miners in the Qilian mountains crawl through pits 60 to 70 meters deep to carry 30 loads of coal weighing 50 kilograms each.

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Every day, around 200 miners in the Qilian mountains crawl through pits 60 to 70 meters deep to carry 30 loads of coal weighing 50 kilograms each.

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Hu Jie

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In the Qilian mountains of Qinghai Province, coal miners work in small, deep pits at altitudes exceeding 3,600 meters. Approximately 200 miners, aged 17 to 50, crawl through shafts 60 to 70 meters deep to extract coal. Each miner carries 30 loads daily, with each load weighing 50 kilograms. They earn 500 yuan a month without insurance and often develop pneumoconiosis after four or five years. Families receive a 5,000 yuan pension if a miner dies in an accident.

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