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