At the bottom end of a soaring market, an ethnic Chinese worker squats in a sluice to gather tin ore at a mine on Bangka Island off the Sumatran coast. Zheng's crewmen found a Chinese community already settled on this Indonesian island when their ships called at Bangka to trade for tin and other goods. Prices for the metal rose substantially in 2004, and abandoned mines are being reworked as demand grows, particularly within China's vigorous economy.
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Camera: Canon EOS 1V Film Type: Fujichrome Velvia Lens: 16-35mm Speed and F-Stop: 1/250 @f/5.6
Weather Conditions: Sunny Time of Day: Sunset LightingTechniques: Fill flash
