Liberia: Bahn Diamond Miners Want Govt Lift Ban On Alluvial Mining

A group of diamond miners in Bahn, Zoe Geh District in Nimba County, have called on the government to lift the ban on mining activities in the county so as to ease hardship and provide employment opportunity for the young people.

The miners told the Daily Observer recently that the imposition of the ban on alluvial mining in the county, since the Zolowee saga in July 2014 that led to the destruction of properties, had made life extremely difficult for those who earn their living through mining.

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