In Africa Ghana is the second largest gold producer contributing to about 5 7% of the country's GDP The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining each of which has varying environmental impacts This paper provides an exposition on the environmental impacts of mining activities in Ghana
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