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Several farmlands in Aboabo community destroyed by illegal miners
Illegal miners have cleared vegetation spanning over forty acres of land in the Anwhiaso-Bibiani Municipality of the Western-North Region.This extensive area, equivalent to...
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Be bold in kicking out illegal miners from your jurisdiction – Mampong paramount chief urges colleagues
Daasebere Osei Bonsu II, the Paramount Chief of Mampong, has encouraged his fellow paramount chiefs in the Ashanti region to unite in combatting illegal...
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Largest ‘gold’ nugget discovered by galamseyers in Ghana (Video)
A viral video circulating on social media depicts a group of seven unlicensed miners in Southern Ghana who claim to have unearthed what is...
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Forestry Commission staff reportedly shot in the head, back by illegal miners
Unidentified illegal miners have shot a member of the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Forestry Commission (FC), John Baba Konlan in the head...
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Forestry commission staff shot in the head, back by illegal miners
Unidentified illegal miners have shot a member of the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Forestry Commission (FC), John Baba Konlan in the head...
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Man reveals gruesome sacrifices made at galamsey sites for gold in Kumasi
An illegal miner has exposed gruesome human sacrifices carried out in the pit on galamsey sites that helps the miners to extract more gold...
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Govt takes steps to protect Black Volta
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has statedthat the government has implemented drastic and preemptive measures to safeguard the Black Volta...
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Security of ‘illegal’ Chinese miners allegedly shoots man to death
Alleged shooting by Chinese illegal miners has resulted in the death of a 22-year-old man in Hiawa, Western Region.The incident has led to...
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31 deaths recorded in old mine in South Africa
South African authorities have announced the demise of at least 31 suspected illegal miners, believed to be from Lesotho, at an abandoned mine in...
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79 illegal miners exit AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine shaft, arrested
AngloGold Ashanti has officially announced that all 79 illegal miners, who were previously trapped in the company's mine shaft, have willfully left the underground...
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