Feature: Cuba revives long idle lead, zinc mining project

Photo taken on July 20, 2017 shows employees working in the extraction plant of lead and zinc deposits, in the province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. The sleepy former mining town of Minas de Matahambre, in Cuba's westernmost province of Pinar del Rio, is undergoing a revival of sorts, thanks to an ambitious project to revive the area's dormant industry. (Xinhua/Joaquin Hernandez)