Mining in Ghana
Gov’t Will Ensure Full Value From Ghana’s Natural Resources
Government has begun discussions with mining companies in Ghana, especially those engaged in the mining of gold, to...
Four Chinese, Three Ghanaian Illegal Miners Arrested In Twifo-Atti-Morkwa
Four Chinese and three Ghanaian illegal miners operating in the Pra River in Twifo Abuboi in the Central Region have...
Three Chinese, A Ghanaian Arrested For Illegal Mining
Three Chinese and a Ghanaian have been arrested in the Diaso Forest, near Ayiem in the Upper Denkyira West District of...
Fight Against Galamsey Continues Unabated
Mr Mustapha Hamid, Minister of Information, Wednesday said the fight against illegal mining would continue unabated...
Ban On Small Scale Mining Likely To Be Extended Again
A Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Barbra Oteng Gyasi, says government is yet to decide on when to lift...
W/R: Hundreds of Illegal Foreigners Repatriated In 2017
The Western Regional Command of Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) repatriated hundreds of illegitimate foreign nationals...
[Photos] MG Bags Five At 22nd GJA Awards
Media General Group made a great showing at this year’s Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards as staff bagged a...
31 Illegal Miners, Including Chinese Nationals Arrested
A total number of 31 ‘illegal miners’ who were dredging the Offin River, near Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central Region...
15 ‘galamseyers’ Arrested, Over 170 Gold Machines Burnt
Fifteen illegal miners operating within the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region have been arrested by a...
Extension of Ban Pointless; Small Scale Miners Cry Foul
Small Scale Miners Association has expressed total disappointment in the government for extending ban on small scale...
Gov’t To Spend GHC60K To Reclaim A Hectare of ‘galamsey’ Land
A hectare of degraded land caused by the activities of illegal small-scale miners would cost the government GH¢ 60,000...
Gov’t To Roll Out Reforestation Program In 2018
The government of Nana Akufo-Addo has been taking giant strides towards ensuring that illegal mining commonly known in...
Govt To Spend $3m On Drones To Nab Illegal Miners
The Minister of Lands, Forestry and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has revealed that government is in the process...
‘Operation Vanguard’ Taskforce Arrests 294 Illegal Miners
Ghana’s anti-galamsey taskforce has within the last month arrested 294 illegal small scale miners operating in three...
Gov’t Mulls Over Paying Salaries To Gazetted Chiefs, Queen Mothers
Government says it is considering payment of monthly salaries to all gazetted chiefs and queen mothers across the...
IGP Deploys Homicide Detectives To Investigate Death of Four At Akukuaso
The Inspector General Police has deployed a special investigative team comprising homicide detectives and crime scene...
Operation Vanguard ‘must Not Be Vengeance of Major Mahama’s Death’
A former Deputy Minister of Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has called on the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana...
What Operation Vanguard Is Saying
Four alleged illegal miners are reported to have died under strange and mysterious circumstances at Akukuso, a village...
E/R: Four People Found Murdered At Galamsey Site
Four persons have allegedly been murdered at a galamsey site in Akukuso, near Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the...