ガーナでは違法な金の採掘を抑えたい（そりゃそうだろうが）

　ガーナ。金鉱の違法採掘抗を閉鎖。…下手に事故なんか起こされたら困りますしね。

BBC Illegal miners face arrest in Ghana after shaft shut 31 May 2023　By Favour Nunoo

「AngloGold Ashanti has closed off unauthorised entry points to a gold mine shaft in Ghana, meaning illegal miners working there will face arrest when they exit through the main mining area.

Ghana’s disaster management organisation has given an assurance that there is a safe authorised exit point from the shaft in Anwiam in the Ashanti region.」

　違法採掘を抑えたい気持ちはこんなところにもあり―

BBC Ghana back as Africa's top gold producer 12 Jun 2023　by Thomas Naadi

　アフリカ最大の金産出国というのは、まあ誇らしいこととして。

「Ghana has regained its status as the leading producer of gold in Africa after a 32% surge in gold production last year.

The Ghana Chamber of Mines attributed the development to an increase in production in both small-scale and large-scale mining.」

　生産は32％も伸びて、しかしながら違法採掘のもののついでで、汚染も野放図に広がってしまった様子。

「But the country is now facing an environmental crisis due to illegal gold mining.

Much of the country's forests, rivers and other bodies of water, have been damaged by illegal gold mining prompting serious health concerns in mining communities.」

　…下手すると水銀汚染がそれこそ野放図というざまに成り果てますしね。