GAF Takes on Illegal Mining with Operations in Three Commands
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have intensified the fight against illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, with a series of coordinated anti-galamsey operations conducted across the...
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Set Concrete Timelines to Combat Galamsey, Energy Sector Advises Govt
Stakeholders in the energy sector are urging the government to establish a clear and enforceable timeframe to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. They...
Bono Regional Minister Sheds Light on Dormaahene’s Galamsey Ties
Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II faced surprising revelations when the Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, exposed him regarding illegal mining activities (Galamsey) in...
Gov’t won’t ban small-scale mining – Sammy Gyamfi
The Acting Managing Director of Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that the government will not ban small-scale mining in the country...
Erastus Asare Donkor exposes illegal mining in allegedly reclaimed forests
Journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has exposed the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, over claims that the government has successfully reclaimed...
Dr Ashigbey: Political Influence Undermining Fight Against Illegal Mining
Representatives from the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, including Dr Kenneth Ashigbey and Senyo Hosi, have expressed urgent concerns to the Minister of Lands and...
Ouattara Questions Mahama on Galamsey Matters
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara confronted President John Dramani Mahama with how illegal mining in Ghana commonly known as galamsey, is having negative effects on Côte...
Illegal Miners Ousted from Offin Shelter Belt, Ashanti Regional Minister Confirms to Otumfuo
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has announced the retrieval of the Offin Shelter Belt in the Atwima Mponua District from illegal miners. This...
Ashanti Galamsey Battle: Otumfuo Deposes Ohwim Chief in Latest Strike
Asantehene Otumfuo has destooled Nana Kusi Baaye II, the chief of Ohwim, for committing several offences, including illegal mining. The chief, who had been on...