Mining in Ghana

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Environmental Experts Declare

Scores of environmental experts in Ghana have stated explicitly that the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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We’ll Fight Galamsey Fiercely Despite Resistance

The Ministry of the Interior has reiterated its commitment to vigorously support government’s fight against illegal...

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UN Commends Ghana’s Efforts To Curb Illegal Mining

Madam Christine Evans-Klock, the United Nations Coordinator in Ghana, has commended the Government’s efforts to...

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Anti-Galamsey Campaign Gets UN Commendation

United Nations Coordinator in Ghana, Christine Evans-Klock, has commended the Government’s efforts to improve the...

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The Chinese Factor, Environment and Global Natural Resources

Monday June 5, 2017 marked World Environment Day. The day cannot pass by without talking about Chinese attitude and...

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Our Environment Needs To Be Conserved For Posterity

As part of World Environment Day, which fell on June 5 annually, the Ghana Chamber of Mines is calling for effective...

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One Dead, 5 Injured After Thugs Open Fire On Illegal Miners In Western Region

One person has been reportedly shot dead and five others injured after some supposed thugs opened fire on a group of...

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Baako Fingers ‘big Fish’ At Forestry Commission

Editor in chief of the New Crusading Guide is accusing “a big fish” at the Forestry Commission of selling Ghana’s...

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Task Force Arrests 13 Illegal Miners In Offin River

Thirteen illegal miners have been arrested for allegedly mining in the Offin River and the Ntobroso Forest in the...

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Could Ghanaians Please Let Common Sense Prevail In Critical Times?

I cannot really understand what at all is wrong with some Ghanaians. Is our lack of common sense in critical times...

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Who Killed Captain Adam Mahama, The State Or Galamseyers?

Captain Adam Maxwell Mahama will be buried tomorrow but not the question of who killed him. According to official...

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Government Commends Ghana Chamber of Mines

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has commended the Ghana Chamber of Mines for making...

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Kofi Wayo Asks Military To Withdraw From All Galamsey Areas

Maverick politician and founder of the defunct United Renaissance Party (URP), Mr Charles Kofi Wayo, who says he has...

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Ankobra Fishermen Rejoice Over Ban On Galamsey

Since the ban was imposed to curb the activities of illegal miners in the country, many people have started reaping the...

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Effective Policy Needed To Conserve the Environment

The Ghana Chamber of Mines used the commemoration of World Environmental Day to reiterate the need for effective...