Small-scale mining is an essentially artisanal or small industrial form of raw material extraction. In Ghana, small-scale mining constitutes a major source of employment especially for gold and diamonds, and contribute some foreign exchange for Ghana.

Apart from gold and diamonds, other small-scale activities serving for employment for a lot of people are salt, kaolin, silica, sand, brown clay, aggregates and crushed rocks, etc.

Small-Scale Miner in the Western Region

Small-Scale Miner in the Western Region