Matching Pairs Trial 7Online version Trial 7 by Martin Smith 1 This massive open pit is the biggest mine in Isoko. 2 Considering the giant scale of the pit, the final product seems meagre. 3 This piece of gold is worth about ten dollars. 4 Suddenly everyone was earning money. 5 The population grew like Abidjan’s; 6 Toxic mercury is used to aggregate the gold, and with this, the economy also became like Abidjan’s – says one man. and is then drained into the soil. Hundreds of people work in tandem to dig out gold ore. Look! He’s washing out a tiny grain! Of gold!