Uncontrolled, unregulated and improperly managed small-scale gold mining has damaged hundreds of acres of land and polluted water bodies – not only in Ghana but also in Cote d’Ivoire.
It is surprising that the authorities then were, as far back as 2012, aware of the presence of foreigners mining gold indiscriminately and illegally, but did not do much to stop it.
An inter-ministerial task force mounted an operation in 2013 and some arrests were made and many Chinese nationals were deported. Why has that intervention not brought “galamsey” or illegal and unregulated mining, to an end?
http://www.graphic.com.gh/features/opinion/menace-of-foreigners-in-ghana-s-illegal-gold-mining.html
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