Undercover Asia

Season 5, Episode 1

Episode Title: Dying For Gold

Air Date: 2018-02-01

Overview:

In the small town of Paracale in the Philippines, we uncover the dangerous and illegal world of small-scale gold mining. We witness how poor villagers risk their lives to plunge 30 feet underwater into narrow death trap pits as they search for gold – their only means of earning a living.