"We make sure every pit is filled"
Channel: IIED
Date: 2017-09-15

An interview with Jonathan Tettay, 'chief of staff' at Goldbank Resources, a small-scale mine in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Goldbank is working with the NGO Solidaridad to obtain Fairtrade certification. If they succeed, their gold will have access to fairer international markets. To get certified, they need to have in place measures for reclaiming and rehabilitating the land after use. These measures are also needed to secure a mining concession from the government, and are negotiated with the chiefs and local community.

"Reclamation is very important in our agenda. We make sure that every pit is filled," says Jonathan.

Tettay was interviewed as part of a project by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) so show that while small-scale mining in Ghana is mostly known for its faults, there is also plenty to be proud of.

More details: https://www.iied.org/golden-practices-defy-gloom