"A very big change has happened in Dunkwa," said one source. "They were the ones who provided the mining equipment - most of the Ghanaians left behind cannot continue their operations. It has really affected the mining. People are complaining because they say the Chinese were good for business. Now everything has slowed down."
But many Ghanaians have lauded government efforts to curb illegal mining. The Chinese have attracted heavy criticism from Ghanaians for taking local jobs, wielding weapons such as AK-47 rifles, and polluting lakes and rivers.
"This illegal gold mining was compromising the environment. It was compromising the security of this country. It had a lot of social consequences and the government was losing a lot of resource revenue," said Fuseini.
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