CHRISTIAN AKORLIE GHANA’S military has launched a nationwide operation to clear illegal miners out of its water bodies, the West African country's lands minister said yesterday. Two hundred soldiers were deployed yesterday morning to lakes, rivers and waterways in the country's central and western regions to "remove all persons and logistics involved in mining", a statement said. Pollution from mining has contaminated water sources across the country with mercury and heavy metals, raising the costs of water treatment and limiting access to drinking water, according to Ghana's water utility agency. Ghana is one of Africa's largest gold producers, with gold…