She further added that the small-scale mining sector, especially illegal operations, contribute in no small measure to negative impacts from the physical environment, river bodies, arable farmlands and the health of operators and the communities at large.
She said, “to address these challenges section 92 of the Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703) provides for the establishment of Small Scale Mining Committee and for that matter the Presidential Committee on Environment and Natural Resources after a deliberation decided to establish an ad hoc committees to further the activities of putting an end to illegal mining activities under their guidance.”
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