Tag Archives: ILLEGAL MINER

Illegal miner burnt by Adamus security personnel dies at Korle Bu

The illegal gold miner who was last Wednesday allegedly assaulted and set ablaze by security personnel of Adamus Resources, a mining company at Nkroful, has died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. READ ALSO: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote …

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A/R: Suspected illegal miner drowns while trying to flee from police

One person is feared dead after he drowned at Akrokeri in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region in an attempt to flee from the police for allegedly engaging in illegal mining. The police in the area on Monday evening, November 8, 2021, stormed a mining site to arrest …

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Illegal miner trapped to death in galamsey pit

An illegal miner has died after a mining pit collapsed on him at Akyem Ekorso, a community in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region. The incident happened Monday afternoon around 12:45 pm. Starr News has gathered that the victim identified only as Dogbeda went to the abandoned mining …

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Three illegal miners arrested in Atewa Forest Reserve

Three illegal miners have been arrested in the Atewa Forest Reserve. The suspects – Foster Boakye, 24, Alhassan Larbara, 30 and Isaac Ampofo, 35, all residents of Akyem Pameng have been transferred to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. They were arrested in the act by Resource Guards from Anyinam …

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