DR Congo's poor gold diggers

At times of economic and political turmoil, investors buy gold since it is considered a safe investment.

And during the current recession, gold has lived up to its reputation. Its price peaked at more than a thousand dollars an ounce.

But for those at the bottom of the gold industry ladder, there is little reward.

Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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