He admitted that foreigners used to be allowed into the mining sector as contract service providers. "When we saw that the effect was not to the benefit of Ghanaians, we stopped," he said.
"Schoolchildren are dropping out [to become miners]. Farmers see their crops destroyed, and rivers are destroyed. The amount of chemicals needed to treat the water quadrupled."
Now only a few previously registered Chinese companies have been given approval to continue operating. All new applications by foreigners are rejected.
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