Artisanal and small-scale gold mining are livelihood activities with
significant poverty reduction potential in developing countries like
Ghana. Admittedly though, this potential is undermined by many factors;
the most relevant being the human-health and environmental consequences
of the uncontrolled use of mercury for gold extraction in these forms of
mining. What is more, mercury-intensive artisanal and small-scale gold
mining operations also impact negatively by extension, on other economic
sectors.
But these are the very reasons why we must as a
country; see the need to regularize the activities of ASM. For me, the
legalization and formalization of small-scale gold miners would be a
good first step to address the many health, social, and environmental
problems the sector faces.
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