mining
Invest To Strengthen Our Institutions In the Fight Against Galamsey
The three weeks ultimatum given illegal miners popularly known as galamsey operators to quite the activities since it...
Why Would I Do ‘dirty Galamsey’?
Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has said even if he craved riches, illegal small-scale mining (galamsey)...
Create Employment Opportunities For Affected Illegal Miners – WACAM Tells Gov’t
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), a mining sector pressure group has advised government...
Lands and Natural Resources Minister Tours Galamsey Sites
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, yesterday led a delegation to illegal mining sites in the...
We Don’t Engage In Galamsey; We Provide Technical Support- Chinese
Chinese nationals in the Wassa Akropong district of the Western Region say the only role they play in the illegal small...
Government Bans Mining Around Water Bodies
Government has totally banned mining around water bodies in the country. The move, according to government, is to...
Minister To Transfer Mines Inspector Found Drunk During ‘galamsey’ Site Tour
A mines inspector was found ‘heavily drunk’ during a ministerial tour of the Eastern region booming with illegal...
#StopGalamseyNow In Tindonmolgo
Residents of Tindonmolgo, a suburb of Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, are appealing to the Regional Minister,...
Israeli Ambassador Declares Support For Galamsey Fight
The Israeli ambassador to Ghana, H. E Ami Mehl, has declared his support for Ghana’s fight against illegal mining,...
Okyenhene Debunks Claims His Palace Is Being Dug By Galamsey Operators
Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, the Okyenhene has debunked claims that sections of the Kyebi palace are being used in...
Rio Tinto’s Copper Output Slumps On Chile Strike
Mining giant Rio Tinto reported a plunge in its copper output on Thursday as a strike in Chile and Indonesian...
Vanished Illegal Miners Will Not Be Allowed To Return
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister says the illegal small scale miners who have vanished from the mining sites in...
Excavators Removed From Mining Sites As Ultimatum Expires
The nationwide campaign against illegal mining activities has yielded dividends as heavy equipment used in the...
Small Scale Miners Help Clear Galamsey Sites
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has stated that through efforts of members, the works of...
544 Excavators Abandon Galamsey Sites – Minerals Commission
About 544 excavators have voluntarily moved out of their hideouts at separate illegal mining sites, following the...
We’ll Allow You To Mine But Properly – Minister
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources John Peter Amewu has disclosed that government will help illegal miners...
Security Agencies Will Flush Out Galamsey Operators – Lands Minister
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister says the government will deploy law enforcement officers across the country to...
Anti-Galamsey Group Declares Red Friday
Media practitioners across the country will be required to wear red attire on Friday, 21 April as a sign of their...
544 Excavators Moved From Galamsey Sites
About 544 excavators have been moved out of their hideouts at separate illegal mining sites, following the expiration...