Galamseyers operate at a small scale and shallow depths, using excavators and bulldozers – often supplied by Chinese investors – to churn up gold-bearing soil from farms and riverbeds. The soil is then ‘washed’ in rivers, with mercury and other harmful chemicals used to retrieve gold dust and nuggets.
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