Stamp Out Galamsey Due To Its Negative Effects

Stamp out galamsey due to its negative effects Galamsey operators at work removing the top soil of the arable land Though mining is a very profitable business that creates employment opportunities for several individuals and benefits everyone in the country including the government that is why the legal mining industries are widely supported by everyone. … Read more

King of Assin Owirenkyi Appointed TB Ambassador

The National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) has appointed Nana Ehunabobrim Prah Agyensaim VI, King and President of Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Council as the new Ambassador of Tuberculosis (TB). Known in private life as Wellington Nathaniel Eshun Jonah, Nana Prah Agyensaim VI is also and a member of the National and Central Regional House of Chiefs … Read more

AngloGold Ashanti Bounces Back- Acquires New Concession At Sansu

Mining activities are expected to bounce back in Obuasi following AngloGold Ashanti’s (AGA) acquisition of a new concession at Sansu. A feasibility study conducted by the company showed that the new site was endowed with an estimated five million ounces of gold reserves and about 33 million resources. According to the company, the site had … Read more

Police Investigate Murder of Chinese Miner In Ashanti Region

The police are investigating the murder of a 45-year-old Chinese who was killed at a mine site at Manso Abore in the Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region at dawn last Thursday. The remains of the deceased, Huang Zeng Min, has since been cremated at the Old Tafo Cemetery in Kumasi. Briefing the media, … Read more

Two Die In Gun Battle Between Police, Illegal Miners

Two illegal miners are feared dead in a fatal gun battle between members of the anti galamsey security task force and some illegal miners at Asamama in the Eastern Region, Thursday. At least four others were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries with another three in the custody of Police Joy News’ Latif … Read more