Matching Pairs Trial 4Online version Trial 4 by Martin Smith 1 About half a million people are though to be involved in artisanal mining in the country, 2 Five minutes down the road from Mr Kowasaio’s village, hidden in the bush, former farmers are operating a bustling, ad hoc mining enterprise. 3 Word of profitable mining sites travels quickly; 4 The work is dirty and dangerous, and before long, a few tunnels evolve into a self-sufficient mining camp. with open shafts just steps away from living quarters. Mr Kowasio makes cash as a middle man between the miners, and foreign buyers. spread out over more than 150 sites.