“Widespread illegal mining has serious environmental implications which include uncontrolled and widespread deforestation, damage to river banks, which is the breeding ground for most fish species, dumping of mining waste (tailings) into waterways, burning mercury amalgam without retorts, lack of toilet facilities, widespread dumping of domestic waste, poor sanitary conditions and mining in protected areas.”
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