Tag: Small-scale mining
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Bawumia’s small-scale mining policy is a game-changer – Deputy Lands Minister
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mines, Hon. George Mireku Duker, has provided extensive insights into the policy strategy of...
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I’ll develop small-scale companies into large-scale companies to grow mining sector – Bawumia
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, also the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, has articulated a comprehensive vision for the mining sector aimed at enhancing...
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Mireku Duker announces government’s plan to set up 50 Community Mining Schemes by 2023
Government has restated its dedication to putting an end to illegal mining activities through the creation of 50 small-scale community mining projects by the...
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Govt threatens arrest, prosecution against persons who invade or attack AngloGold Ashanti
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has reiterated the government’s commitment to protecting Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine from any illegal...
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No ban on small-scale mining – Deputy Lands Minister
The government has been urged to outlaw small-scale mining as a means of combating unlawful small-scale mining, often known as "galamsey," however George Mireku...
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I’m against ban on small-scale mining – Mireku Duker
George Mireku Duker, the deputy minister for lands and natural resources, has stated he opposes a ban on small-scale mining in the nation.He claims...
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Banning small-scale mining won’t end galamsey – Former Minerals Commission boss
A former Director of the Minerals Commission, Richard Kofi Afenu, says he disagrees with calls for the government to ban small-scale mining in the...
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Gov’t has shown negligence in galamsey fight – Inusah Fuseini
Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini says the government has failed to demonstrate commitment to the fight against illegal small-scale mining...
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Aisha Huang faces six charges after AG filed new charges in High Court
Aisha Huang, the galamsey queen of illicit small-scale mining, is currently accused of six different immigration offenses and related mining-related offenses.Aisha and her co-conspirators...
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From a cook to ‘galamsey queen’: How Aisha Huang ‘metamorphosed’
A former small scale miner, Robert Owusu, has disclosed that Aisha Huang came to Ghana as a cook for small scale mining engineers when...
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