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‘Galamsey’ refers to illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana, also known as illegal artisanal small-scale mining (ASM). The miners are called galamseyers. Working conditions are hard. Miners do not use sophisticated equipment, much of the work in open pits and tunnels is done by hand. It is being estimated that there are 20,000 – 50,000 galamseyers (much is unknown about them). Galamsey is widespread in Ghana with a concentration in the Western Region. Reportedly, there are 11 galamsey hotspot districts.

The following is an astonishing story about galamseyers using babies for ritual purposes in search for gold. In an interview one galamseyer claimed that illegal miners buy babies from hospital employees for ritualistic purposes at Galamsey sites. The readers are warned that the following contains graphic details of horrific acts.
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Ghana: illegal miners sacrifice newly-born babies for rituals to get gold

Published: September 29, 2024
By: Ghana Web

A retired galamseyer has revealed how illegal miners sacrifice newly born human babies in mining pits as ritual to enable them locate gold and other mineral resources in the soil.

Read the article originally published by Ghanaweb on Agst 12, 2023 below:

Source: Inside details of how illegal miners sacrifice newly-born babies for rituals to get gold