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With Ghana facing huge environmental catastrophe from irresponsible gold mining, galamsey or the artisanal miners face huge pressure from all sectors of Ghanaian society to end their activities, whose detrimental effects, many believe, far outweigh any possible justification. In this dramatic film, you are taken to the heart of galamsey mining in three regions of the country and investigate who really is behind this environmental devastation that is fast swallowing this West African country. It further explores the lives of the men, women and children involved in galamsey mining operations, especially, things that drive them to risk their lives in an enterprise bedeviled with frequent deadly pit collapses.