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‘Powerful hands’ culpable in ‘galamsey’ menace – Taskforce
Government’s Environmental Sustainability Taskforce Against Illegal Mining has accused what they describe as faceless elements at the corridors of power...
Government failed in fight against galamsey – Analyst
Kwame Okyere Darko, a Business Development Consultant and an advocate against illegal mining, has said the fight against galamsey was...
Global mining deals value falls by over US$18bn in H1, 2020
Global mining deal value, suffering from an unanticipated shock from the COVID-19 pandemic, fell by more than US$18 billion year-on-year...
Asante Akyem Central: One dead as illegal miners clash with soldiers
One person has been confirmed dead after a confrontation between military officers and illegal miners at Petransa in the Asante...
Minister leads team to retrieve eight excavators from illegal mining sites
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh, has retrieved eight excavators and mining-related equipment at some illegal mining...
Chinese galamseyers polluting Bia River, residents drinking mercury – Minister
Suspected Chinese illegal miners (galamseyers) are causing great pollution to the Bia River in the Western North Region. According to...
Chamber of Mines seeks incentive scheme to boost exploration
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called for the establishment of an incentive scheme to help reduce the high cost...
Mining offers hope amid virus pain – Dr. Toni Aubynn
The mining sector remains resilient despite the economic threat of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, Dr. Toni Aubynn, president of...
Mining employed 1,790 people in 2019 – Chamber of Mines
The mining sector employed 1,790 more people in 2019, increasing the total workforce engaged directly by mining companies to 11,899...
Galamseyers now poor – Mineral’s Commission Board Chair
The board Chair of the Minerals Commission, Sampson Kwaku Boafo, has said all the people who were engaged in illegal...
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