Ghana Small Scale Mining Contributes 12% Of Total Gold Production

The 2010 annual report of the Chamber says, illegal miners have resorted to the use of hazardous chemicals such as cyanide and mercury with their adverse effects on health of operatives and communities as well as pollution of water bodies.
The report states that, the involvement of foreign nationals, particularly the Chinese who illegally supplied dredging equipment and crushers to the illegal miners under the guise of providing services to the small scale miners is contributing to the escalation of the menace.
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