Menace of foreigners in Ghana’s illegal gold mining

Without foreign nationals’ intervention in illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana, the damage to the environment would not have been so devastating.

Before and immediately after the miracle gold discovery in Ghana, small-scale mining known as “galamsey”, was limited to small holdings and use of pickaxe, head pans and shovels.
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