“MINES” BY ERMANNO FORONI

This project is a collection of images depicting gold, coal, silver, sapphire, coltan, and diamond miners taken from 1986 to 2008 in seven different locations-Brazil, Romania, Bolivia, Madagascar, Congo Muanga, Congo Kivu, and Sierra Leone.

In his travels, often in hostile environments, Foroni through photography sought to analyze and understand the different social situations he faced. Many of the images were born in difficult operating conditions and are strongly real and with immediate framing.

Discover the works of Ermanno Foroni:

Mines – Bolivia (Silver)

Mining – Brazil (Gold)

Mines – Congo (Coltan)

Mines – Madagascar (Sapphires)

Mining – Congo (Gold)

Mining – Romania (Coal)

Mining – Sierra Leone (Diamonds)