Tag: Mining
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Assistant headmaster of Mpatasie JHS dies in galamsey pit
A 47-year-old Assistant Headmaster of Mpatasie D/A Junior High School in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region has died after he fell...
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President’s speech did not offer any new direction in fighting galamsey – Daryl Bosu
Deputy National Director of Arocha Ghana, an environmental non-governmental organization, Daryl Bosu says President Akufo-Addo’s statement during a meeting with the National House of...
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Illegal miners don’t pay tax strengthen mining regulations – Joe Wise to gov’t
The first Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu has said the government should strengthen regulations in the mining sector to prevent those engaging in it wrongly.Speaking...
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I’m the complainant behind most galamsey cases in Ellembelle – DCE
Kwasi Bonzoh, the District Chief Executive of Ellembelle has said that his dedication to the fight against illegal mining has seen him gone up...
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We are joking about galamsey fight – Dr. Lawrence Tetteh
A well-known evangelist, Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, has called Ghana's battle against unlawful small-scale mining, better known as galamsey, a joke given how pretentiously...
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Armed robbers steal gold worth US$350,000 from mining company
On June 10, 2022, armed robbers raided the premises of a gold ore mining company making away with an unspecified amount of gold.The affected...
World
Four missing miners found dead in Burkina Faso
Rescue workers in Burkina Faso have recovered the bodies of four miners who had gone missing after floodwaters submerged a Canadian-owned zinc mine in...
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Partner government to clean up Small-Scale mining sector – Lands Minister urges miners
The Hon. Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A.Jinapor, says the government's resolve to clean up the Small-Scale mining and root out illegalities...
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Security task force arrests 24 miners, burns mining equipment at Adansi Akrofuom
A Joint Security Taskforce headed by the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Adansi Akrofuom, Mr Maurice Jonas Woode, has arrested 24 illegal miners operating...
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41-year-old man dies in mining pit
A 41-year-old man, Emmanuel Okyere, popularly called Mensah has died inside a mining pit at Akyem Dokyi in the Kwabibirem Municipal District of the...