Galamsey Has Stopped – Tony Aubynn
The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubynn, has said that illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ has stopped in the country following the intense media...
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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, if he continues with his anti galamsey fight. Speaking at Soabe in the Eastern...
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 Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency in the Western Region, who is also the Deputy...
Are We Tackling the Deadly Galamsey Pestilence With Kid Gloves?
One thing that has become clear since the Government began to take the galamsey problem seriously is that the actual scale of the woeful pestilence has been under-estimated by most people in Ghana....
Are We Tackling Deadly Galamsey Pestilence With Kid Gloves?
One thing that has become clear since the Government began to take the galamsey problem seriously is that the actual scale of the woeful pestilence has been under-estimated by most people in Ghana....
Fight Against Galamsey Requires Well-Thought Plan, Strong Leadership – Mishio
A former chairman of Ghana’s national security committee for Lands and Natural Resources, Brigadier General Daniel K. Mishio, says the fight against illegal small scale mining can only be won with...
Amewu ‘grills’ Minerals Commission Boss Over Mining License
Lands and Natural Resource Minister, John Peter Amewu could not come to terms with the explanation provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubyn over a...
Amewu ‘grills’ Minerals Commission Boss Over Mining Licenses
Lands and Natural Resource Minister, John Peter Amewu could not come to terms with the explanation provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubyn over a...
Methodist Church Joins Fight Against Galamsey To Save the Environment
The Diocesan Bishop of the Methodist Church at Sekondi, Right Reverend, Daniel De-graft Brace, has declared the support of the Church in the fight against illegal small scale mining, popularly known...
Miners To Hold Meeting In Kumasi
INTERIM leadership of Ashanti Regional Chapter of National Executive of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners is set to hold a crunch meeting with all small scale miners in Kumasi on...
Miners To Hold Meeting In Kumasi
INTERIM leadership of Ashanti Regional Chapter of National Executive of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners is set to hold a crunch meeting with all small scale miners in Kumasi on...
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 to create employment avenues to absorb the affected illegal miners for a more...
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 scale mining in the area is to provide technical support to local miners. They...
Ultimatum To Illegal Miners Will Not Be Extended
Land and natural resources minister, John Peter Amewu, has stated that the three weeks ultimatum given to illegal miners, popularly known as galamsey to vacate as their concessions will not be...
We’ve Suspended Issuance of Mining License – Bawumia
Government has suspended the issuance of mining licenses until illegal mining, also known as Galamsey, is effectively tackled, the Vice President, Mahamadu Bawumia has said. It is unclear whether...
We’ve Suspended Issuance of Mining License
Government has suspended the issuance of mining licenses until illegal mining, also known as Galamsey, is effectively tackled, the Vice President, Mahamadu Bawumia has said. It is unclear whether...
Government Seizes Chinese Galamsey Ship
A Sekondi High Court has ordered the seizure of the ‘water home’ and other equipment on the River Ankobra purportedly built by some Chinese illegal miners for their operations in the river. The...
Okyenhene’s Call For Ban On Mining ‘disaster’ – Miners
The national association of Small-scale miners has described as unfortunate an appeal by the Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin for government to put a freeze on small scale mining in the...
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 Ofori Panin for government to put a freeze on small scale mining in the...
All Small-Scale Mining Companies Have No License To Mine
The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Dr Toni Aubynn, has admitted that more than a 1,000 small-scale mining companies currently operating have not been ratified by Parliament. He said all...