“To be frank with you, the mining sector has been one of the problems in this country. The production for this illicit mining produced a minimum of 8,000 grams of gold per day, equivalent to US$584,000 per day. Photo 3: One of the mining rights that Barry reportedly acquired through dubious meansMonakorlleh Town, Zalakai Mining District, Gbarpolu County. The production for this illicit mining produced a minimum of 5,000.00 grams of gold per day, equivalent to US$365,000.00 per day. Here, Gao is allegedly conducting illicit mining with four (4) excavators and two (2) washing plants since November 2023, without any proper mining licenses, the production for this illicit mining is unknown and needs further investigation.

Source: Daily Observer May 01, 2024 14:02 UTC