Mining in Africa
17 Declared Dead In Ghana Goldmine Collapse
Rescuers on Thursday called off a search for miners who were trapped underground after an illegal goldmine collapsed in...
This Tragedy Indeed Is A Wakeup Call!
IT appears the aggressiveness with which we waged the war on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in our...
Five Bodies Spotted In Collapsed Ghana Mine
Five bodies were spotted in an illegal goldmine that collapsed in Ghana, a government official said Wednesday, as the...
Why 17 Miners Died In Nsuta; The Inside Story By A Survivor
More than 17 illegal miners, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ operators, have been confirmed dead in a mining pit at...
I Wasn’t Aware of Galamsey Activities
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Prestea-Huni Valley in the Western Region, Mozart Kwaku Owu has revealed that...
Hunt For Survivors After Ghana Goldmine Collapse
Rescuers were on Tuesday scrambling to locate survivors after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, trapping...
3 Galamseyers Remanded
Three illegal miners, popularly known as galamsey operators, have been remanded in prison custody by a Bekwai Circuit...
Everything You Need To Know
Prestea mine collapses… Up to 17 Galamsey operators are trapped underground in a mine which collapsed while they...
Police Declare Owners of Collapsed Galamsey Pit Wanted
Police in the Western Region have declared owners of a Galamsey pit believed to have killed about 14 people in Prestea...
Rescuers Search For 14 Missing In Ghana Illegal Mine Collapse
Rescuers in Ghana are racing against time to find 14 missing miners trapped after an illegal pit collapsed in the...
14 Trapped Miners Feared Dead
At least 14 persons are feared dead when a mining pit collapsed on them on Sunday in the Western Region. The Nsuta...
Gov’t Losing Momentum In Galamsey Fight – Akandor
The government is gradually losing momentum in the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. This is...
China Supports Our Galamsey Fight – Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has downplayed possible concerns the support Ghana is getting from China could...
China Isn’t Against Our Galamsey Fight
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has downplayed possible concerns the support Ghana is getting from China could...
Environmental Experts Declare
Scores of environmental experts in Ghana have stated explicitly that the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa...
Galamsey Still Ongoing At Denkyira Obuasi Despite Ban & Death of Maj. Mahama
An investigation carried out by a non-governmental organization Volunteers Against Environmental Degradation revealed...
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...
Galamsey Still In Operation At Patriensa Despite Gov’t’s Order
Illegal miners at Patriensa near Konongo in the Asante-Akim Central Municipality have largely ignored the...
Galamsey Kingpin Aisha Huang Returns To Bepotenteng Mining Site
Galamsey kingpin, En Huang also known as Aisha is said to have gone back to the mining concession site at Bepotenteng...