Asonaba Kwadwo Nomafo wrote an opinion piece for GhanaWeb on September 29, 2022, in which he claimed that the government will lose a significant amount of money from the mining industry due to the actions of some Chinese companies.
He notably brought up the situation with Golden Star Resources, GSR, a company that is part of the Chifeng Jilong Group of Companies.
The fight against illicit mining, also known as galamsey, has turned into an albatross around our neck as most of those involved in this conduct are Chinese nationals, and their activities constitute a significant threat to the deterioration of our ecosystem.
“But information gathered by www.asonabamediaonline.com indicates some Chinese Nationals in Golden Star Resources have taken over local positions which are meant to be occupied by Ghanaians thereby causing financial loss to the state and since most of their operations in the financial department are known to them the likely falsifying of revenue document against the state comes to bare,” the article said among other allegations.
In a rejoinder sent to GhanaWeb on October 1, GSR debunked the allegations stating that it was, “a law-abiding external company into lawful mining operations through its 90% owned subsidiary company, Golden Star Wassa Limited (GSWL) incorporated under the laws of Ghana.”