Sensing an opportunity for huge profits [Newmont] has plans to open a 1,915-hectare goldmine in eastern Ghana. In its rush for riches the company is turning a blind eye to the social and environmental consequences of the project. If the project goes ahead some 10,000 small farmers will lose their land. Thousands more will be forced to resettle. Fair compensation, according to the company, is out of the question...Furthermore, Newmont is betting on cyanide to extract the gold. This type of mining produces toxic waste and causes massive pollution of soil and rivers.