It has
emerged that persons who indulge in small scale
illegal mining also known as galamsey, do not only operate during the day, but also at night.
These revelations, made public only late last month, have rekindled a broader debate about how to manage contact as isolated indigenous peoples increasingly
emerge from the forest, displaced by
mining, logging, and
illegal activities (Science, 5 June, pp. 1061, 1072, 1080).