...[S]ome Ghanaian stakeholders assert that mining has not had a significantly positive impact on the nation's economy. It is perceived by some to be an “enclave” economy with few “spillover” effects, meaning that few within Ghana benefit from this activity while most of the profits go offshore. There is further contestation about the environmental and social impacts of mining, given the physical and human displacement caused by large-scale projects. It is within this context of scepticism about mining's benefits on the one hand, coupled with its significant economic impacts on the other, that this Report about NGGL's operations in Brong-Ahafo was written.