Mining in Ghana
We Have Been Told To Prepare Ourselves – Army
According to him, his Unit has been notified by the government to prepare themselves to give critica The Commanding...
Army Commander Suspended Over Galamsey
Lieutenant Colonel GNK Hoenyedzi, the commanding officer of second Battalion of Infantry (2Bn), Takoradi, has been...
Dunkwa Chief Destroys 19 Galamsey Machines
The Stop Galamsey Operation Taskforce in Dunkwa in the Central Region has destroyed 19 machines used by galamsey...
2020 Election Threats Won’t Stop My Anti-Galamsey Fight – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says threats to vote him out in the 2020 election will not stop his...
Police, Military To Supervise Reclamation of Galamsey Lands – Amewu
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said that government intends to sustain its fight...
Threats of Losing Election Won’t Stop Galamsey Fight – Nana Addo
President Nana Addo has called the bluff of illegal miners threatening to vote against his party in the 2020 elections,...
GHc1.14 Bn Needed To Restore Galamsey Affected Lands In Western Region
It will cost Ghana at least GH¢1.4 billion to restore about fifty percent of lands affected by illegal mining...
Prestea Chief Pledges Support For MP Over Galamsey Fight
The Paramount Chief of Prestea-Himan Traditional Area, Nana Ntaboah Prah IV, has told the Member of Parliament for the...
Galamsey Operators Vow Not Stop Mining If…
Illegal small-scale miners also known as (galamsey) in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region have threatened...
Galamseyers In Kumasi To Petition Otumfuo Over Gov’t Crack Down
The Small Scale Miners Association in Kumasi says it will petition the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over...
Aggrieved Illegal Miners Want Otumfuo To Get Gov’t To Soften Stands On Galamsey
Some aggrieved artisanal miners in the Ashanti region are to petition the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over...
Lands Minister Sacks 9 District Mine Inspectors
Nine district mine officers of the Minerals Commission have been asked to proceed on indefinite leave with immediate...
Illegal Miners Will Be Engaged In Tree Planting Program – Amewu
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said that all illegal miners will be engaged in...
Chiefs Lead Operation To Destroy Galamsey Equipment
IN the wake of the anti-galamsey campaign by government and the media, residents of Prestea, Heman and surrounding...
Chiefs Lead Operation To Destroy Galamsey Equipment
IN the wake of the anti-galamsey campaign by government and the media, residents of Prestea, Heman and surrounding...
Galamsey Vs Environmental Conflicts
Everywhere you look headlines scream #Stop Galamsey Now! But, if you have lived in a place in Ghana where...
Prestea Residents Kick Against Galamsey Ban
Some residents of Prestea in the Prestea Huni Valley District of the Western Region, are kicking against the ban on all...
Government Begins Clampdown On Recalcitrant Illegal Mining Firms
Government has heightened the fight against illegal mining by summoning mining companies that are still engaged in the...
The 21-Day #stopGalamseynow Ultimatum Story
Following the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources’ declaration of a 21-day ultimatum to all illegal miners to...