“Illegal SSM are being formalized to form co-operatives to be
supported with requisite equipment and working capital, guidelines on
health and safety have been developed to train SSM in environmentally
friendly processing methods and District Mining Committees have also
been established and adequately resourced to provide logistics and
assist in the management of SSM activities through the provision of
appropriate training programmes” said the Hon Minister.
Touching on the dire repercussions of illegal mining, the Sector
Minister emphasized that unsafe mining practices leading to rampart
accidents and loss of lives, destruction of forest reserves as well as
farmlands cum crops which in turn impact negatively on food
security. He said pollution of water bodies with dangerous substances
like mercury and cyanide resulting in myriad of health problems for
local communities.
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