The anti-illegal mining taskforce has seized and destroyed several mining equipment from some communities in the Ashanti region. The taskforce set up by the Ghana Association of Small Scale Miners stormed some mining communities in Achiase in the Atwima Mponua District in the Ashanti region to clamp down on the activities of illegal miners. Speaking … Read more
Illegal galamsey miners are set to return to site not to deplete and pollute the environment but to work towards reclaiming areas devastated by the illegal mining activity. According to the Lands and Natural Resources Minister John Peter Amewu, his outfit will vigorously engage the illegal miners in a desperate bid to repair the lands … Read more
Prophet Badu Kobi, General Overseer of Glorious Waves Church says ‘galamsey’ in itself is not wrong but a source of employment, however, what makes it bad is the destruction to water bodies. The man of God, commenting on what could be done in the fight against illegal mining, admonished government to regulate activities of small … Read more
GOVERNMENT’s five-year Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP), an alternative livelihood programme for illegal gold miners, is expected to cost US$10 million. The programme is also underway, according to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. John Peter Amewu, who said the programme is looking at a “margin of not less than $10 million when … Read more
Government’s five-year Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP), an alternative livelihood programme for illegal miners, is expected to cost $10 millin. The programme is underway according to Mr. John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, who said the programme is looking at “margin of not less than $10 million when it gets to … Read more