Regional employment assessments have estimated that over 6,000 illegal and 117 registered artisanal gold mines are found in Tarkwa alone.
Mantam adwumafa nseesee akyerɛ sɛ nnipa bɛboro 6,000 na wɔyɛ amenamudwuma a ɛnnam mmara kwan so ɛnna 117 nso yɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ tumi krataa a wɔ reyɛ adwuma no wɔ Tarkwa.