illegal mining sites
Lands Ministry Names Mining Firms With ‘military Protection’
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has named some mining firms that will from henceforth have military...
Environmental Experts Declare
Scores of environmental experts in Ghana have stated explicitly that the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa...
Indonesia Tackles Illegal Mining Boom
Hulking excavators claw at riverbanks on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the hunt for gold, transforming what was once a...
US Ambassador Wants Galamsey To Be Formalized
Mr Robert P. Jackson, US Ambassador has expressed the believe that formalising the small scale mining (Galamsey) would...
EPA Undertakes Tree-Planting Exercise On Reclaimed Galamsey Lands
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has planted 1000 seedlings of different species on a five-acre land at Kyebi...
Capt. Mahama’s Murder: Report Ready
The report on investigations into the murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama is ready and the Ghana Armed Forces has pledged...
‘Galamsey Soldiers’ Were Deployed Upon Request – Minister
Military personnel found protecting an illegal mining site in the Ashanti Region, were deployed there in 2014, upon the...
‘Galamsey Soldiers’ Were Deployed Upon Request
The Army personnel found protecting an illegal mining site in the Ashanti Region were deployed there in 2014 upon a...
‘Tontokrom Galamsey Soldiers’ Name Commanding Officer
The military personnel seen to be providing security for Geo Professional Services, a mining company, in Tontokrom, in...
‘Tontokrom Galamsey Soldiers’ Names Commanding Officer
The military personnel who were seen to be providing security for Geo Professional Services, a mining company, in...
Military Concludes Probe Into Personnel Involved In Galamsey
The Military High Command has concluded investigations on the involvement of some soldiers in the protection of illegal...
I Didn’t Sanction Military Protection For Miners – Kumbour
Former Defense Minister Dr. Benjamin Kumbour has rubbished claims by the MP for Manso Adubia that he approved military...
‘Lone Ranger’ Amewu Can’t Fight Galamsey – James Agalga
A former deputy Interior Minister has said the fight against illegal mining known as galamsey will be successful if all...
Military, Police Protecting Illegal Miners – Amewu Reveals
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has revealed that one of the impediments confronting the...
Asantehene Applauds Government For Fight Against Galamsey
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has commended the government for its bold step to halt illegal mining (galamsey),...
1,000 Excavators Retrieved By Government
A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has revealed that the Ministry of Lands and...
Illegal Miners In Manso Area Defy Government Ban On Galamsey
Illegal miners at Manso Tontokrom and Datano in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region are defying...
Flout Ban On Mining At Your Risk
The government has warned the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners that any attempt to breach the six-month...
Chinese Galamsey Queen Will No Longer Be Sacred Cow In Galamsey Fight
The Information Minister has given a clearest indication that the Chinese galamsey queen said to be notorious for...