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Inside the tin mines that host one of the most dangerous jobs

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Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of raw tin, and most of it comes from the islands of Bangka and Belitung. But today, the land supply is almost gone, so miners have moved to the sea, risking their lives to extract the ore 65 feet underwater.

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