Inside the tunnel of gold in Diwalwal, Davao De Oro
Summary
TLDRThe video script details a journey to the Golden Mountain in the Philippines, once a significant gold mining site. It explores the life of miners, their struggles, and the environmental impact of mining, including water pollution from mercury and landslides. The narrator encounters locals relying on mining for livelihood, despite the risks and harsh conditions. The script also describes the arduous process of extracting gold, the use of tunnels, and the miners' resilience in the face of natural disasters like the 2009 typhoon and earthquakes.
Takeaways
- ποΈ The script describes the life of miners in the gold-rich Mount Diwata in the Philippines.
- π·ββοΈ Miners extract gold by chipping away at the mountain until they find gold deposits.
- πΊοΈ The narrator visited a once prosperous gold mining area in Davao de Oro, now a shadow of its former self.
- π Access to the mining area is difficult and often requires riding a habal-habal (motorcycle taxi) due to the rough terrain.
- π The mining community has grown, with many residents relying on mining for their livelihood.
- βοΈ The process of mining is arduous and involves using various tools and techniques to extract gold from the mountain.
- π§ Pollution from mining activities has contaminated the water with dangerous chemicals like Mercury, affecting the Nobo River.
- πͺοΈ The area has faced natural disasters like landslides and typhoons, such as Typhoon Pablo in 2009, which caused significant damage.
- π€οΈ The mining tunnels are dark and require safety equipment like helmets and flashlights for navigation.
- π° The value of gold extracted can vary greatly, with some pieces being small but still valuable, while others are larger but not as profitable.
- β³ The mining process is time-consuming, with some miners spending years in the pursuit of finding gold.
Q & A
What is the name of the mountain mentioned in the script?
-The mountain mentioned in the script is referred to as 'Bundok ng Ginto' or 'Golden Mountain', which is also called Mount Dewata.
What is the primary activity of the people living in the area around Mount Dewata?
-The primary activity of the people living around Mount Dewata is gold mining.
What challenges do the miners face in their daily work?
-Miners face challenges such as difficult access to the mining areas, pollution from dangerous chemicals like Mercury, and the risk of landslides and floods, as well as the physical toll of the work.
What is the significance of the 'diwalwal' mentioned in the script?
-Diwalwal refers to a gold-rich area that the narrator plans to visit, which is known for its gold deposits.
Why is the narrator traveling to Davao de Oro?
-The narrator is traveling to Davao de Oro to explore and understand the life of miners and the mining conditions in the area.
What mode of transportation does the narrator use to reach the mining area?
-The narrator uses a 'habal-habal', a local motorcycle taxi, to reach the remote mining area.
What is the environmental impact of the mining activities mentioned in the script?
-The mining activities have led to water pollution due to the use of dangerous chemicals like Mercury, and have resulted in the pollution of the Nobo River, which is a primary water source for the community.
What safety measures do the miners take when entering the mines?
-Miners are advised to wear helmets and use flashlights due to the dark and potentially dangerous conditions inside the mines.
What is the process like for miners to extract gold from the mined rocks?
-The process involves chipping away at the rocks until gold is found, which can be a time-consuming and labor-intensive task. Once gold is identified, it goes through further processing, including grinding and washing to extract the gold particles.
What is the significance of the 'sample' mentioned in the script?
-The 'sample' refers to a small portion of ore that is taken for testing to determine the presence and quality of gold. It is a crucial step in the mining process to assess the value of the mined material.
How long does it take for miners to find gold and what is the financial gain from it?
-It can take miners up to six months or more to find gold. The financial gain can vary, but the script mentions that a small sample can yield a profit of around 400 PHP, indicating the potential but also the uncertainty and risk involved in mining.
Outlines
ποΈ Journey to the Gold Mine
The script describes a visit to a gold mine in the Philippines, referred to as 'Mount Dewata.' The narrator shares their experience of learning about the life of miners who extract gold, highlighting the simplicity yet complexity of their work. The journey to the mine is filled with intrigue and adventure, as the narrator travels to Davao de Oro and learns about the mine's history and the local legends surrounding it. The community's reliance on mining for their livelihood is touched upon, as well as the environmental challenges they face, such as water pollution from mercury and landslides caused by mining activities. The narrator's anticipation of visiting the mine is palpable, despite the risks and the harsh reality of the miners' lives.
π οΈ The Harsh Reality of Mining
This paragraph delves into the gritty details of mining work. The narrator discusses the physical demands of the job, such as the need for protective gear like helmets and flashlights due to the dark and dangerous conditions within the mines. The process of extracting gold is described as laborious and uncertain, with miners chipping away at rock until they find gold veins. The use of blowers to prevent oxygen depletion and the tedious process of sifting through debris to find valuable minerals are highlighted. The narrator also touches on the economic aspect, mentioning the cost of mining equipment and the time it takes to see a return on investment. The harsh working conditions and the miners' resilience are emphasized, painting a vivid picture of the challenges faced by those in the industry.
π° The Gold Extraction Process
The script continues with a focus on the gold extraction process. It describes the meticulous work of miners who must identify and follow gold veins within the rock. The use of samples to determine the presence of gold is explained, along with the economic implications of finding valuable deposits. The physical exertion and time commitment required to extract gold are underscored, as well as the environmental impact of mining activities. The narrator also shares insights into the miners' daily routines and the community's reliance on this industry for survival. The paragraph provides a deeper understanding of the gold mining process and the dedication required by those involved.
ποΈ Reflections on the Mining Experience
In the final paragraph, the narrator reflects on their experience visiting the mine, expressing gratitude for the safety and well-being of the miners and the mountain spirits. The script concludes with a poignant acknowledgment of the miners' struggle against the cold and the harsh conditions of their work. The emotional and physical toll of mining is highlighted, as well as the respect and admiration the narrator has for those who dedicate their lives to this challenging profession.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Mount Diwata
π‘Mining
π‘Mercury
π‘Habal-habal
π‘Tunnel
π‘Gold
π‘Pollution
π‘Landslide
π‘Community
π‘Mining Company
π‘Miners
Highlights
The narrator visits the historic gold mining site of Mount Diwata in the Philippines.
Locals refer to Mount Diwata as the 'Golden Mountain', reflecting its rich mining history.
The narrator describes the daily life of miners, who continue to mine for gold despite the risks.
A local suggests visiting the 'diwalwal diwata', a mysterious and intriguing location.
The narrator's journey to the mining site is fraught with challenges, including rough roads and landslide risks.
The community around Mount Diwata has grown due to the mining industry, with locals moving to the area for work.
Water pollution is a significant issue, with dangerous chemicals like mercury contaminating local water sources.
The narrator encounters a mining company that initially denies access to their site but later allows filming.
Miners use rudimentary tools and techniques, including flashlights and helmets, due to the dark and dangerous conditions.
The narrator learns about the painstaking process of extracting gold from ore, which can take years.
Despite the hardships, miners remain hopeful and committed to their work for the sake of their families.
The narrator witnesses the physical toll of mining, with miners enduring long hours and harsh conditions.
The process of identifying gold-bearing rocks is described, which requires skill and experience.
The narrator is shown the gold extraction process, from the initial mining to the final product.
The economic impact of gold mining on the community is discussed, with some benefiting while others face challenges.
The narrator reflects on the environmental and social costs of mining, including landslides and health risks.
The documentary concludes with a call for better working conditions and a more sustainable approach to mining.
Transcripts
ito ang bundok ng ginto o Golden
mountain na kung tawagin nila ay Mount
dewata ganito pala ang buhay ng minero
Kukuha lang ng kuha until ma-figure out
mo na ginto na
siya Pinuntahan ko ang dating isa sa
pinakamalaking pinagkukunan ng ginto sa
Pilipinas ngunit Gaano ba ito katotoo at
marami pa rin bang nagmimina dito sa
pangalan pa lang nakakaintriga na kaya
bigla akong napunta dito Nakarating na
ako ng Davao de Oro at habang kumakain
lang sa karinderya sabi ng dito Puntahan
ko daw ang diwalwal diwata diwata Saan
malapit yun pa ano pa dito ka
anoa dito yun tapos diwalwal lang ano
palayaw Okay pupuntahan ko to bukas
suggestion ni Ate gusto ko lang sanang
daanan ang probinsya na to at ang layo
din pala ng muffs hindi ko pa siya
naririnig at hindi ko alam kung anong
meron dito dahil wala akong bisikleta
ang tanging paraan para makarating ako
rito ay pagsakay ng ha habal Sinundo ako
ng habal-habal driver na na-meet ko sa
bus station bandang 5 ng
umaga pasabi na lang po Tuloy po ako 5 a
po yan po yan yan o sakay niya po Kanina
kak ko lang d sa sinakyan ko na driver
kanina at confirm 5 a ako bukas meron pa
akong Ilang oras para matulog Good luck
my god ko lang nakik yung mga pinakita
sa akin na puntahan ko tomorrow kuta daw
to ng mga rebelde yung isang source ng
minahan sa Pilipinas tulog ko na lang to
you research about it the more
scary ginagawa pa rin ng mga kalsada na
magtatawid ng Boston Davao Oriental
matarik ang mga kalsada at hindi rin
maganda ang panahon n time na to
sinemento ba nila to para sa minahan Oo
papuntang hostel dito a ano papuntang
huston Anong meron sa huston w LOL ah
effect din to kasi binutas nila yyung
bundok para makagawa ng kalsada itg
baguong Pablo yung mga locals lumipat na
sila doon sa baba dati naninirahan sila
sa taas kaya parang nagkaroon na lang
isang malaki na community
[Musika]
doon a ang mga kaalan natin ay Oh my
god lubak-lubak
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na at matapos ang Halos isang oras sa
paglalakbay ibinaba na ako ni kuya sa
isang lugar kung saan ang sentro ng
pagmimina sa lugar kilala daw siyang
mining company dito nagpaalam ako na
Kunan ng footage ang lugar Pero hindi
pumayag dahil wala daw dito ung may-ari
kaya naman napagdesisyonan namin na
dumayo pa sa kabilang lugar gaya ang
unang daang tinahak namin makitid ang
mga daan dito malubak at mga skill
driver lang yung makakagawa nito Pero
mas maputik nakakapagtaka dahil kahit
mahirap makapunta rito Mas marami naman
akong nakikitang mga bahay na meron na
ring mga gamit na pagmimina sa loob
mismo ng kanilang mga tahanan karamihan
kung hindi man lahat ng nakat dito sa
mti watata ay umaasa sa pagmimina para
maituwid ang kanilang kabuhayan
nagkaroon din ng polusyon sa tubig na
resulta ng panganib na chemical na
Mercury at pati na rin ang patuloy na
pagkuha ng buhangin mula rito dahil dito
naging polluted na ang nobo River na isa
sa pangunahing anyo ng tubig Na
dumadaloy sa buong komunidad may mga
Ilan na rin nasawi sa landslide pati na
rin ngung bagyong Pablo taong 2009 dahil
sa pagbahan lumaban ako ng habal-habal
at magte-take lang kami pupunta doon sa
tunnel dito hopefully makapasok tayo
pero kung ano man ang nakita ko sa labas
Wala pa yan sa tunay na sulit
kinahaharap ng mga minero sa loob mismo
ng bundok meron pa ring mangilan-ngilan
na nagmimina dito at maniniwalang may
makukuha silang binto Buti na lang
pinaunlakan ako ng isang kompanya dito
kung napakita ko ano mismo ang meron
dito sa loob ng pan oo hirap yung daan
dito ma'am yung 1992 karating ko dito
hirap yung daan
dito lubak-lubak yung ano rap Road lang
ito Ma'am yung ano Ma'am 1992 k ah
haraping dito kamusta naman po yung
buhay ni diyan like Ah medyo okay naman
pero maying pagod pero tawa ng Diyos ang
karaos naman before ba maraming nakukuha
na gold tapos ngayon kumunti na
yung hindi kagaya hindi kagaya no una
ano madali yung kin ng gold pero ngayon
hindi na pero meron pa rin ng meron pero
konti na lang hindi titingnan yung sa
ano Ma'am Yung ganitong ano ung mga
ganito G ma'am
ganito Tingan nila yung marunong na mago
mag ng
gin kasi yung ano mga
teli
naman wala namang ano wala Nam masyadong
matabunan wala konti
lang susot daw tayo ng boots kuya maasa
do so
magbo-board kailangan natin
magra so P ano kayo nagmimina may talaga
kayong ganito ah hindi
na an bawal tayong mabasa kailangan
natin ng helmet para minero
tayo kailangan h natin magsuot ng
flashlight dahil madilim-dilim doon
madilim talaga talaga
Bababa lang maaba yung ano Maam maaba
nga Ang sakit naman Hindi ako
natatakot wala manoo Maam
sinking nagba ako eh anad ka pumasok ng
kweba
Ah
okay Ano po Ong mga to
ahung bu yung bato bu ni Bato so wala pa
dito Wala pa di wala pa
ditong ano lang po Parang daungan lang
parang ano langam
inline 2 years ago lang
so Papasok na kami dito at dito sa part
na'to compare sa ibang tunnel accessible
pa ng tako at nilagyan nila ng ganitong
blower para kapag lumapit na tayo doon
mauubusan ka na ng oxygen so ito yung
purpose ni first time pumasok Ma'am
first time po ah hindi naman anuhin to
Parang ano lang nag saano ko lang ng ng
Highway nika naman po ako bababa ka ng
Anong konti ma'am kasi ngarap
ito yung kinakalakal
baito Ilagay mo sa sako labas yung iba
merong laning Yung iba wala ginigiling
yan Oo ginigiling ayan so ito kahit
hindi siya ginto ngayon magiging ginto
na lange makuha ka ginto ah merong mga
part na ganito na ginto talaga pero
hindi mo malalaman na ginto siya parang
yung iba May laman pero yung iba wala Ah
so kuha lang ng kuha until mafigure out
mo n ginto na siya Ah
okay medyo basa-basa nga lang dito Ayan
so ito pala as in hinuhukay kaya may
pang ganon yung pukpok
puk na
yan yan Wala na yan Wala na yan kuya
ngayon minos yung sinabi kanina
nag-andar Oo may laman naman ' pero
hindi masyadong Ano ba hindi masyadong
may ginto mga paksyon ko ah Ikaw yung
nag-ano lahat niyan nag staking ng ano
ilang ganon katagal inabot
Ah siguro mga six months na yata y man
six months hindi pa nakapalabas ng ano
so meron ba Oo meron ito a isang taoo e
pero konti konti lang
pero hindi masyadong malaki ang yagan
sampon ito
hindi
gold ganyan ang kalaki yan ganyan lang
kalaki mga 8 cm yata
Okay yan po Ano na ba yan yun ano
gilingin ah gigilingin nila Pero gold na
yan sa ganito karami Buti nilang
makakuha ka ng ganon kalaki oh ganito
karami Buti lang kung may ganon kalaking
ginto oh pinakita rin nila sa akin ng
Ilang sako nilang ginawa na umabot din
ng isang araw para magawa ito pero hindi
ibig sabihin ng mga nakikita niyo ay isa
na itong mga ginto dahil dito pa lang
papasok ang kasunod na
proseso magano Sample yan yung testingan
yung ano Ma'am ba yung kung may laman ba
kung may ginto ba yung ano yun ang
gagamitin ng ano yung mga abantero
laman kung ah may laman
siya makukuha pa tayo yung tinatawag na
sample
sample Ah so ganon lang kaliit gamay
gamay
lang lang
siya ano ah
kung maabot ito ng isa isa k puyong sigo
ma magkapira ka na ng 400 plus 400 plus
m ahy yung ganyan kaliit Oo maliit yan
Php400 na yan Oo PH na isang isang
ganito Maam ba ay ganon Oo ah isang
ganito 400 lang yata isang sako daw nito
is
Php400 ang dugo pala napakadalang ko ano
parang gold ito ang ito naman ang pang
paghuli ng ano gold mm Paano naman yan
yan ang tinatawag na kalawit ni
kamatayan kasi kalawit ni
kamatayan do yung mga nahuhulog diyan
Yun yung yun yun na mo yun na is sample
ko talaga gets get lahat pipilin mo rin
yung mga bato hindi too pass pwede ito
Pero matigas ung siad ah Kinailangan
kadating ito yung ano po yung ito yung
portal ng kwan o so meron pa dito Oo may
mga abantero ito yung hinukay nila pa
ilalim ung bina sinusundan yan kung saan
papunta kaya nakog pal ikot-ikot lang
yan diyan Ang laki pa pala niya
oh Kuya anong oras pa kayo dito 6:00
6:00 marami na kayong
nagawa wow yan mula 600 yan na lahat
Hapon itong pish tinatawag na fish ito
Bakit Ah okay yung pinaka niya hallway
niya hallway Padiretso ito yung p So
bakit naglagay pa kayo diyan ng a ito
yung hinahabol ng ano eh May mga bina
may mga bina Nam makalako paakyat naman
yung G paakyat yung bina di hinahabol
yun paakyat Oo so yan mataas pag Paano
yung tutuktukan niya yung paakyat Oo
lang sasak aakyat doon t's gaganunin Oo
inan so dito kinakailangan nilang
sumampa dito sa kahoy Nil ng kahoy para
do sila makakuha ng wio mina ng mina Ah
pwede ba akong sumampal e delikado diyan
lang wala pala oo hindi naman y dinaanan
yan ngayon charat hindi pala k halwa it
h natin siya
gagawin Okay akyat pa taas pero wala
naman ditong mga lindol na nagaganap po
wala mm so far Wala naman kasi yung mga
napag Ito yun oh ibang destino naman yun
May mga tao naman diyan
mm Ah so meron pa ring ibang ano So
ilang po ung total na mga empleyado dito
marami sa ano yun Siguro nasa wala wala
namang isang d mga 35 plus ah 35 lang
galing naman kailangan nila Ong pukpukin
lahat yan itong part na'to
ito hinukay nila lahat yan Para
makahanap na mga pwedeng imin kasi kahit
na maraming Bato Hindi ka sure na meron
siyang possible gold meron ding mga
matitigas na bato na Hindi pala pwede no
Nabas yan pag nakikita ka ng puti gayan
yan bina bina a o Yun yung sinusunod
bina yun yung tirahan ng ginto eh yan
itung kailangan may bina lahat ng bato
dito kaya pala marami silang hinuhukay
kasi hindi lahat ng bato May laman
merong bina which is dapat makakita sila
ng puti Tapos kapag itong puti pag itong
puti sinampulan pa yan yan Pag may
makita ka yun susundin yan kung saan
papunta yung hinahabol Gan ito wala
naman ganito pala ang buhay ng minero
nakikita lang natin na Nakakuha na sila
ng ginto pero napakadto ng proseso
dalawang taon Ilan to dalawang taon dito
bago dalawang tao maka ano lang kasya
lang pag-aral ng ano yung dito sa sa amo
ko tagal ako dito yung 2006 pa ako dito
ako pagkatapos ng yung anak ko hanggang
ngayon kasi kapag ito yung
pinagkakakitaan mo minsan nakakaapekto
na rin siya sa kalikasan nagkaroon ako
ng pagkakataon na pasukin ang loob ng
tunnel at doon ko tunay nalaman ang
kahabag-habag na sitwasyon ng ating mga
kababayan lahat gagawin nila maitawid
lamang ang kanilang mga pamilya Literal
na kapit sa patalim ika
nga matapos kong lisanin ang mount
dewata isang 5.9 magnitude na lindol ang
yumanig sa lugar na
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to Parang h ganito kalakas yung LoL lang
na experience ko ang tanging pumasok sa
isip ko nung araw na yon mabuti na
lamang at ligtas ako mga minero at ang
mga diwata sa
kabundukan
sarap kaya kay paglaban sa
lamig
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