In Ghana, it is estimated that two to three million people are engaged in this activity; about 170,000 are directly or indirectly into illegal mining (galamsey) as they solely depend on it for their livelihoods.
Ghana man no mu no, deɛ yɛahu ne sɛ, nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem mmiɛnsa na wɔde wɔn ho agye saa adwuma yi mu a emu bɛyɛ 170,000 deɛ wɔyɛ bi wɔnnam mmara kwan so na ɛno nso na wɔyɛ de didie