All forms of mining, especially for gold, have destroyed our environment. Rivers and streams that provide sources of drinking water have had their course diverted and polluted through the use of mercury and other harmful chemicals. Fishes have been poisoned as a result of the use of these chemicals.
Land for food and cash crops has been degraded. Cocoa trees and food products have been cut down. Huge pits dotted all over the place also pose a grave danger to human lives.
Houses have been pulled down. Roads and one airstrip are threatened with destruction, as these miners, especially the small-scale miners (whether legal or illegal), dig close to these amenities. Murders have been committed.
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