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Six illegal miners have perished at Mpohor Banso in the Western Region of Ghana, after a Galamsey pit where they were mining caved in on them. Narrating the story, Mr. Ignatius Asaah Mensah who is the District Chief Executive for Mpohor, told newsmen that the six young men were trapped …
Read More »Galamsey pit kills 2 in Ahafo Region
A galamsey pit at Ntotroso in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region has collapsed, killing two persons in the process. The victims, Kwabena Saaben and Joshua Baidoo were each believed to be 32 years old. In an interview, the District Police Commander of Asutifi North and South, DSP …
Read More »Security man found dead in galamsey pit
A private Security man has been found dead at a galamsey site in Akanteng, a community in West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern region. The deceased identified as Tetteh Kodah, 50, was found dead in an abandoned mining pit filled with water while his locally manufactured single barrel gun was …
Read More »Two ‘illegal miners’ die in abandoned pit
Two men, described by the police as “illegal miners,” have been confirmed dead, while others sustained injuries after an abandoned mining pit collapsed on them at dawn last Tuesday. The incident happened at Panyinikrom, a farming community near Kyeremasu in the Dormaa East District in the Bono Region. The police …
Read More »Six die in galamsey pit
Six people have died at two separate illegal mining sites at Obengkrom a farming community at Ellembelle and Akango community also in the Nzema East districts all in the Western Region. Western Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Olivia Ewurabena Adiku revealed to Empire News in …
Read More »Four trapped to death in galamsey pit
Four persons believed to be from the same family have been trapped to death in a galamsey pit at Salema near Ainyinase in the Ellembele District of the Western Region. An eye witness tells Connect FM’s OMANBAPA morning show host Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson that the incident happened late Monday, …
Read More »Six dead as galamsey pit caves in
Six bodies have been retrieved after an abandoned galamsey pit caved in at Mansa Wasa in the Western Region. All six suspected illegal miners have been confirmed dead upon a rescue operation conducted by NADMO. The incident occurred Thursday after the suspected illegal miners attempted to derive gold deposits from …
Read More »Newmont Guard found dead in mining pit
A security guard of Protea Coin Group Limited, Stephen Amankwa who was providing security duties for Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, Ahafo Mines and went missing last Thursday after being attacked by illegal miners has been found dead in one of the company’s mining pits. The deceased together with four others …
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