Sukhbaatar
Sukhbaatar took up gold mining to support his family when he lost his livelihood.
| Fact title | Fact data |
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| Age |
48
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| Wage |
He finds up to 拢5 of gold a day - but sometimes, none
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| Family |
Wife, son and daughter
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48 year old Sukhbaatar聽used to be聽a nomadic herder, living on the Mongolia steppe. He had horses, goats and yaks. He and his family lived in a 鈥榞er鈥�, a traditional tent, that would be taken down and put up again as they followed their animals grazing.
Recent killed millions of animals across Mongolia.
Sukhbaatar did not escape. He lost all his livestock and was driven off the land and into poverty. Faced with almost no options, he took up artisan gold mining.
Now he lives in the small mining town of Uyanga with his wife Gansuvd and son Sumya.
For all those heavy metal fans out there, Sukhbataar means 鈥楢xe Hero!鈥�
Sukhbaatar's Visitor
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Craig Notman's from an English mining family - but nothing could prepare him for the conditions he encountered in Mongolia
