President John Dramani Mahama has admitted that illegal mining, widely known as galamsey, involves actors across political, traditional, and even his own networks, warning that the fight against the practice will be challenging but must continue. “And so I don’t kid myself that we don’t have our own people involved,” he said during a meeting with Organised Labour at Jubilee House in Accra on Tuesday, March 17, explaining that illegal mining operators often shift allegiance when governments change.