Ghana Galamsey: ‘Gather Them And Sell’

As if matters couldn’t get any worse, some of these “sponsors” are mostly the Chinese. They are virtually taking over the galamsey business in Ghana now, with their huge containers containing heavy machinery. As mentioned earlier, due to the non-regulatory nature of this business, a lot of factors are not being taken into consideration, rules are not being applied. For instance, there have been reports that the Chinese have often been seen carelessly using mercury in or near the source of water for most towns, villages and communities situated in the mining vicinity. There have been several incidents where the inhabitants have had very nasty and perhaps, deadly confrontations with these foreigners all in the name of putting an end to this illegal activity.
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