Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In the Philippines, thousands of families depend on illegal gold mining to survive. For miners like Jeremy, the work is dangerous, exhausting and often deadly, yet it remains the only way to feed their children.

This investigation follows the people behind the mines, exposing the human cost of the gold trade through the lives of miners, widows and entire communities caught between poverty, corruption and survival.

Documentary: Dying For Gold: The Philippines' Illegal Treasure Mines
Directed by: Justin Ong
Production: MCN International


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