The Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister has with immediate effect, suspended search and rescue efforts for the victims of a collapsed mine pit at Prestea-Nsuta in the Western region. The 80-feet pit collapsed last Sunday and a rescue team comprising residents of the area has been retrieving bodies. At least 16 people remain buried … Read more
Rescuers on Thursday called off a search for miners who were trapped underground after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, declaring 17 dead, a local lawmaker told AFP. Nsuta representative Williams Adomako said teams that were trying to rescue the miners after the pit caved in on Sunday managed to locate the body of … Read more
IT appears the aggressiveness with which we waged the war on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in our local parlance, is gradually waning. THE situation now is more of a relaxed campaign against the Galamsey fight. AND this has given some galamseyers the urge to continue their dangerous, destructive and illegal trade. IT is sad to hear that seventeen … Read more
Five bodies were spotted in an illegal goldmine that collapsed in Ghana, a government official said Wednesday, as the search for at least 17 miners entered its fourth day. The abandoned mine in Prestea-Nsuta, in the country’s Western Region, caved in on Sunday afternoon when the miners were resurfacing and just one body has been … Read more
More than 17 illegal miners, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ operators, have been confirmed dead in a mining pit at Nsuta, a gold mining community near Bondaye in the Prestea Huni Valley District of the Western Region. The unfortunate incident, which occurred at about 3:00 a.m., on Sunday, July 2, 2017, has since left many residents … Read more
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Prestea-Huni Valley in the Western Region, Mozart Kwaku Owu has revealed that the presence of illegal miners in the area came as a surprise to him. Speaking in the aftermath of the deaths of about 14 persons who died in an illegal mining pit on Monday, Mr. Owu stated that … Read more
Rescuers were on Tuesday scrambling to locate survivors after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, trapping at least 17 miners underground. The abandoned mine in Prestea-Nsuta, which was more than 80 metres (260 feet) deep, caved in on Sunday afternoon as the miners were coming back to the surface. “As of now, we are … Read more
Three illegal miners, popularly known as galamsey operators, have been remanded in prison custody by a Bekwai Circuit Court. The three were arrested by members of the Amansie Central District Security Council led by the Chief Executive (DCE), Hon. Kwame Asamoah Boateng. The suspects, who were arrested at various sites, were using the machine known by … Read more
Prestea mine collapses… Up to 17 Galamsey operators are trapped underground in a mine which collapsed while they sought to mine there, contrary to government’s directive. The incident which took place in Prestea Nsuta Western region saw up to 14 people killed in the pit collapse. Five others, who managed to escape unhurt, are assisting the … Read more
Police in the Western Region have declared owners of a Galamsey pit believed to have killed about 14 people in Prestea Nsuta wanted. 17 people are believed to be trapped in the pit which collapsed on them when they sought to mine there contrary to government’s directive. Currently, rescue efforts are underway to retrieve the bodies. … Read more
Rescuers in Ghana are racing against time to find 14 missing miners trapped after an illegal pit collapsed in the country’s south officials said Monday. Police said they are still searching for survivors in Prestea-Nsuta, a town in Ghana’s Western Region, after an abandoned mine caved in on Sunday. “We can’t confirm if they are … Read more
At least 14 persons are feared dead when a mining pit collapsed on them on Sunday in the Western Region. The Nsuta District Police Command confirmed that the trapped were among 19 miners when the incident happened following a downpour. Five persons however managed to escape the fatal disaster in a mine located at Prestea-Nsuta. … Read more
The government is gradually losing momentum in the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. This is according to a former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kwabena Mintah Akandor, who has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is not using the right approach to fighting the illegality. He said the … Read more
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has downplayed possible concerns the support Ghana is getting from China could compromise efforts against illegal mining, of which Chinese nationals are known to be heavily engaged in. According to him, China is happy with Ghana’s clamp down on illegal mining, which has seen a significant number of Chinese nationals … Read more
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has downplayed possible concerns the support Ghana is getting from China could compromise efforts against illegal mining, of which Chinese nationals are known to be heavily engaged in. According to him, China is happy with Ghana’s clamp down on illegal mining, which has seen a significant number of Chinese nationals … Read more
Scores of environmental experts in Ghana have stated explicitly that the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot succeed in the fight against illegal gold mining activities. According to the environmental experts, the reason was because of government six-month ban imposition galamsey was not well coordinated and planned. They expressed shock in the way … Read more
An investigation carried out by a non-governmental organization Volunteers Against Environmental Degradation revealed that galamsey activities still ongoing in the Upper Denkyira West District and areas around the Denkyira Obuasi township where Major Maxwell Mahama was murdered. The illegal mining is still prevalent in the Ofin, Akwaboso and Subin rivers in the district despite a … Read more
Mr Robert P. Jackson, US Ambassador has expressed the believe that formalising the small scale mining (Galamsey) would bring sanity and protect the land. He said adopting scientific regulatory, environmentally friendly and sustainable measures through concession acquisition, operations, licensing, sales and land reclamation procedures held the key to formalising proceeds into the economy. Mr Jackson … Read more
Illegal miners at Patriensa near Konongo in the Asante-Akim Central Municipality have largely ignored the government’s order to stop the destructive activity. To them, “it is business as usual” and there has been no let-up in the illicit operation, popularly referred to as “galamsey”. Residents of the town, who confirmed this to the Ghana News … Read more
Galamsey kingpin, En Huang also known as Aisha is said to have gone back to the mining concession site at Bepotenteng in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region, a few days after she was granted bail by the Accra High Court. She is said to have taken away some equipment including batteries that … Read more