GhanaWeb Feature by Joycelyn Kyei-Baffuor Illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey, is a persistent challenge in Ghana.
The practice continues to endanger forests, cocoa farms, water bodies, and the environment and polluting water bodies and threatening livelihoods and public health.
Over the past decade, successive governments have spearheaded a number of interventions, including Operation Vanguard, to curb the menace.
However, despite these efforts, illegal mining is still rife in some communities in the country.
