Local officials said the lack of opportunity and the lure of money due to the high gold prices are “perpetual magnets” for small-time miners to ignore the risks.
“You can imagine how hard it is to convince these people to abandon mining. For them, the lure of high gold prices is simply irresistible. Even if you give these miners land to farm, they would still go to the mountains to dig for gold,”
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