Galamsey Activities A Major Source Of Water Pollution In Western Region

Small-scale mining activities in Ghana remained unregulated and therefore the government does not received any revenue from their operations.
The activities of the small scale miner, however, comes with implications on the national economy as it has caused financial loss to the state as well as death in some cases due to the use of chemicals especially mercury which is used in refining the gold.  The chemical has also caused several health problems in many communities around the mining areas.
Ironically environmental and mining laws in Ghana have regulated how miners must treat water before releasing it into receiving water bodies.
One significant thing is that the pollution of the water bodies comes as a result of the refusal to use the Tailing Storage Facility (TSF) by the small scale miners.
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