# To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look

- Source: NYT World
- Published: 2026-10-19T10:59:55+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/africa/gold-mines-investigation-takeaways.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/to-find-criminals-and-child-exploitation-in-gold-mines-we-just-had-to--c72d37/

Layers of people certify that gold is free from rights abuses and criminality. Nobody makes them leave their desks.

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