Govt evicts small-scale gold miners as dispute escalates
Small-scale miners pan for gold in Geita. The working environment for such people has been difficult. PHOTO|FILE
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As a result, the government says it looks for an alternative solution to illegal mining because if they continue mining at the site they will deplete the gold resource. A few days later, the government reportedly evicted the illegal miners from the site amid protests from some quarters within the society.
