Tag Archives: MINERS

A total of 13 persons including four soldiers and an immigration officer have been arrested at Konongo in the Ashanti Region for allegedly engaging in unauthorised opera­tions at Mantin in the Bosome-Fre­ho District of the Ashanti Region. They were arrested by National Security Operatives with the assis­tance of the Konongo …

At least one person is reported to have sustained a gunshot wound in a clash between miners of the Asanko Gold Mine and the youth of Amansie South District in the Ashanti Region. According to a news report by UTV, the person shot was one of the youth of Amansie …

Illegal miners have restricted the free flow of the Birim River on the outskirts of Akyem Aboabo to enable them to carry out their outlawed activities. During a tour of the spot between Akyem Wenchi in the Denkyembour District and Oda, where the river course has been diverted and narrowed, …

Reduction or possible elimination of mercury (Hg) from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is one of the main goals of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, which Ghana is a signatory. Mercury pollution in Ghana is said to be reaching alarming level in water and food chain increasing risk of …

A Luv News investigation has found that some illegal gold miners are totally dependent on oxygen as a result of their exposure to mining dust that has caused irreversible damage to their lungs. Autopsy reports revealed that over 70% of lung tissues sampled from mine workers contain dust and heavy metals. As …

A Senior Lecturer at the Kumasi Technical University (KuTU) Dr Collins Kankam Kwarteng has suggested for the establishment of a special court to deal with offenders of illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ in the country.   According to the lecturer who is also Marketing Expert, government must be aggressive …

Three(3) Chinese illegal miners including a female and two(2) Ghanaians have been arrested in Atiwa West Municipality in the Eastern region. The illegal miners were arrested during the weekend whilst mining with excavators destroying the vegetation and polluting the Birim river. Their mining equipment were confiscated. The accused have been …

The Chief of Kyebi-Apapam Osabarima Apagya Ofori IV and others have been injured in a violent clash during anti-galamsey operation at Asamang Tamfoe in the Atiwa East District in the Eastern region Thursday, September 30, 2022. Osabarima Okogyeaman Apagya Ofori IV head of Okyeman Environmental taskforce in a joint operation …

A police officer stationed at the Sehwi Wiawso Divisional command has drowned in River Sui at Awukukrom in the Suaman District of the Western North Region . The victim, only identified as Lance Corporal Nuhu Abubakar with his colleague security personnel went to the area to stop galamseyers from operating. …

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Amansie South District Assembly, Clement Opoku Gyamfi, has confirmed that 9 suspected small-scale illegal miners have been arrested on River Offin. This is after a video sighted by GhanaWeb showed a group of uniformed men arresting the nine suspects and also burning down their equipment. …