"The gold panning business is doing well, especially during COVID-19," said Sunisa, a 37-year-old mother of two. "Panning gold is our main staple. We sell gold today; we can buy food to feed the family." The area's name - Gold Mountain - indicates that mining has gone on longer than anyone can remember in Sukhirin District, on Thailand's southern border with Malaysia. Above, Thai gold miner Sunisa Srisuwanno holds up gold worth 3,000 baht ($100) from the Sai Buri river at Sukhirin.
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