Galamseys rely on daily revenue from small-scale mining to provide food and shelter for their families.
While it can help provide an income, unregulated mining is highly controversial for its environmental impact, danger and negative health consequences.
Because there are no enforced guidelines or safety protocols, they lack the equipment to protect themselves from exposure to high levels of mercury and other elements used to process gold. These chemicals also pollute the rivers from which miners eat fish. River pollution also leads to a lack of safe drinking water.
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