Ghana is not new to the damaging effects of the exploitation of a natural resource to the environment; it has some experience with environmental pollution caused by the metal mining industry.
Communities in the mining areas visibly suffer a lot of environmental damage and hazards.
In many instances, the sources of their drinking water are polluted with toxic chemicals and the people are infected with strange skin diseases, as a result of chemicals emitted into the atmosphere.
The cyanide spillage caused by Goldfields Ghana Limited (GGL) in 2001 is a classic example of poor environmental management in Ghana.
On October 16, 2001, the Goldfields Ghana Limited at Tarkwa, experienced cyanide spills from its pipeline.
The spillage drained into two rivers causing the death of several fishes and plants.
The rivers, which served as sources of drinking water for the local villages, were polluted giving the people serious health problems.
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