ALBERT ANTO, PRESTEA/HUNI-VALEY
Those of us living in areas where the practice of galamsey is rife, consider it as a necessary evil. Though many of those engaged in it would have wished not to be where they are, there is nothing much that they could do since they have to keep body and soul together.
My honest opinion is that there is no way galamsey would cease insofar as poverty levels in the country are high. Under the current circumstances, its practice would exist forever. What is required now is for experts in mining, the supervising authority, that is, the Minerals Commission and the Government, to fashion ways of making galamsey operations acceptable and in a manner that would protect the operators, the communities and the environment.
Gold has been mined in Ghana for a very long time, but there is nothing to show for it. A cursory look at communities in Ghana, particularly in the Western Region, where gold and other minerals are mined, shows a picture of abject poverty.
We have the School of Mines and the polytechnics, and it was about time these institutions were tasked to design basic courses for galamsey operators.
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