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Trespassing Charge Against 29 Illegal Miners Dismissed In Eastern Region

The Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’ has dismissed the charge of trespassing leveled against the 29 foreign illegal...

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Small Scale Miners Unhappy With Okyenhene’s Call To Ban Mining

The national association of Small scale miners has described as unfortunate an appeal by the Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia...

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Five Dead In Mining Pit In Talensi

At least five small scale miners have been confirmed dead at Gbane mining site in the Talensi district of the Upper...

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End Galamsey In 3 Months Or Meet Us At ICC; PPP Warns Akufo-Addo

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is demanding urgent government action to stop illegal mining in three-months. It...

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Court Refuses Bail For 5 Chinese, 5 Ghanaian Galamseyers

Investigations revealed other chinese were involved in renting out equipment for the nefarious act The Sekondi High...

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BHP Billiton Gains On Hedge Fund Move

By lunchtime, the FTSE 100 was 7.67 points or 0.1% lower at 7,341.70. (Noon): BHP Billiton was the top gainer on the...

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ACEP Supports Citi FM’s #StopGalamseyNow Campaign

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has joined the growing number of groups and individuals supporting Citi...

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Today Newspaper

A popular artisanal and small scale miner, known as King Ca-Busa, has called for a total ban on mining activities in...

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Minerals Commission, Solidaridad Sign MoU

Minerals Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Solidaridad West Africa to promote...

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Disown Compatriots Involved In Galamsey

Ken Ashigbey, Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group and a member of the Media Coalition against...

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Police Intimidating Us – Aowin Galamsey Taskforce

An anti-galamsey taskforce in the Aowin District of the Western Region are accusing the Police of intimidating them in...

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ACEP Joins Fight Against Galamsey

Energy think tank Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said it supports the emerging national consensus to deal...

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7 Feared Dead In Upper East During Mining Explosion

A fatal mining explosion has struck at Gbani, a community in the Talensi District of the Upper East region, with as...

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7 Feared Dead In Mining Explosion

A fatal mining explosion has struck at Gbani, a community in the Talensi District of the Upper East region, with as...

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Akufo-Addo Unveils Anti-Galamsey Strategy This Week

President Nana Akufo-Addo will this week unveil government’s strategy to deal with the menace of illegal mining in...

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Freeze Small-Scale Mining

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has appealed to the government to freeze small-scale mining because it is...

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Don’t Come To Me To Plead For Galamseyers

Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour has sent a warning to persons in authority not to attempt coming to his...

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Some Pastors Are Corrupt

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused some church leaders in the country of not only encouraging corruption...

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Anglogold Ashanti To Recruit Over 2,000 Workers

Mining giant Anglogold Ashanti is planning to recruit about 2,000 workers following a decision by the company to resume...