'Garimpeiros'

I agree with Mr. Wahyu's suggestion ('Diggers' not miners, April 23, 1997) to refer to Kalimantan miners as gold diggers or garimpeiros.

They may not feel very comfortable being referred to as miners in the light of the recent well-publicized misunderstanding of the mining profession and industry at large.

OSVALDO COELHO

Bandung, West Java