Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Benito Owusu - Bio who is leading the delegation, told Joy News Monday that the team will be assessing if small -
scale diamond miners, operating legally, are being compliant with international laws.
For instance, the total gold production by small
scale miners rose from an estimated 2.2 % in 1989 to 31 % of the national production in 2016 whilst production of all
diamonds is now coming from small
scale mining.