544 Excavators Abandon Galamsey Sites
About 544 excavators have so far left their hideouts in illegal mining sites following the expiration of an ultimatum given ...
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Ghanaians Gasping For Air Under Nana Addo’s First 100 Days In Office
I have to state with great pain and sorrow that there is no better critical indicator that the future of ...
Okyenhene Insists His Palace Is Not Being Dug For Galamsey
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has dismissed claims that galamsey operators are digging under the palace at Kyebi in ...
My Palace Is Not Being Dug For Galamsey – Okyehene
The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has dismissed claims that galamsey operators are digging under the palace at Kyebi in ...
Justifying Galamsey To Protect the Environment
In recent times, the media, social commentators and all stakeholders have contributed their quota towards the fight against indiscriminate mining ...
Minerals Commission Boss Exposes Small-Scale Gold Mining Companies
Chief Executive of Minerals Commission, Dr. Toni Aubynn, has admitted that more than a 1,000 small-scale gold mining companies currently ...
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 ...
Minerals Commission Boss Exposes Small-Scale Gold Mining Companies
CHIEF Executive of Minerals Commission, Dr. Toni Aubynn, has admitted that more than a 1,000 small-scale gold mining companies currently ...
Galamsey Will Not Stop Because of Poverty, Greed – Group
The illicit mining menace in Ghana, popularly called galamsey, will not end soon because of widespread poverty among Ghanaians in ...
We WiII Deal With Delta Force & Other Vigilante Groups
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated that government will deal the existence of vigilante groups in the country. He ...
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 ...
We Will Deal With Delta Force and Other Vigilante Groups
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated that government will deal the existence of vigilante groups in the country. He ...
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 ...
Illegal Miners Will Be Absorbed Under Special Project
Government has said it will put in place an alternative livelihood programme for illegal miners who are expected to be ...
Australian Govt Backs Ghana’s Anti-Galamsey Fight, Pledges Support
The Australian government has lauded Ghana’s campaign against the activities of small-scale illegal miners and has promised to support the ...
Political Direction Needed To Halt Galamsey
A civil Society group in the mining sector, WACAM, is calling for a decisive action from government against all forms ...
Deport Foreign Nationals Involved In Galamsey
Some concerned Ghanaian citizens living in the United Kingdom have petitioned President Nana Addo to arrest persons involved in illegal ...
Small-Scale Miners Pledge Support For Galamsey Fight
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM), has condemned activities of illegal miners in the country. According to the ...
Mining Giant BHP Rejects Radical Restructure Proposal
Mining giant BHP Billiton Tuesday rejected an activist hedge fund proposal that it restructure the business and spin off its ...
Gbane Mine Blast Kills 7, Police Investigations Ongoing
Police have started investigations into a mine blast which occurred at Gbane in the Talensi district in the Upper East ...