Illegal mining seeks to be the only alternative of alleviating poverty to the people involved but in two folds perpetuates poverty through high sensitivity to physical hazards, illness, accidents, and lack of knowledge about more efficient, safer, and environmentally friendly techniques.
Saa galamsey yi yɛ ɔkwan baako a ɔmanfoɔ nam so de tu hia firi wɔn ho wɔn ho mu na mmom no ɛyɛ nneɛma mmienu, ɛde ohia ba yɛn apomuden mu, nyarewa, akwanhyia ne nimdeɛ a yɛnni mfa ɔkwan papa a yɛbɛtumi afa so atu saa agudie yi