Tag Archives: PIT

A 30-year-old suspected illegal miner has drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit at Akyem Akanteng in West Akyem Municipality in the Eastern Region The deceased, Fulam Tasira, a mechanic reportedly drown while escaping arrest after a false alarm that the military task force clamping down on illegal miners was trooping …

A 14-year-old boy has died at Komkom near Manso-Tontokrom, a farming community in the Amansie West District after an abandoned gold pit collapsed on him last night. The deceased, Amadu Hamba, was mining in the restricted area when the dugout sand came crashing down, a police report sighted by dailymailgh.com …

A 22-two-year-old man has met his untimely death after he slipped and fell into an abandoned galamsey pit at Akyem Apampatia in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region. The remains of Nicholas Bokom have since been deposited at the CHAD morgue at Ankaase for preservation and autopsy. man slips and …

Two people who work at a Galamsey site at Sefwi Datano have been drown to death. This incident happened at Sefwi Datano in the Western Region of Ghana. Mustapha and Mumuni are the names of the deceased and they were very closed friends. It was reported that Mustapha went into …

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 Eastern Region. He died on Thursday, 11 March 2021 when he fell into the mining pit, belonging to BSD Company. According to an eye witness who …

Three Junior High School (JHS) pupils at Banaso in the Aowin Municipality have drowned in abandoned illegal mining pit locally known as galamsey pit. The deceased are Mary Affum, 16, Pricilla Benewaa, 15, and Linda Manu, 15. Enchi District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police Benard Akotoge, confirmed the tragedy to …

Three teenage girls have been found dead at Banaso, a farming community near Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region after drowning in a ‘galamsey’ pit. Ophelia Tawiah, 12, Maaku, 13 and 14-year-old Linda Manu met their untimely death while mining on the ‘galamsey’ site Thursday evening, …

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 …

Five miners met their untimely death last Sunday after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Adumbanso Lower Electoral Area, a farming community in the Wassa East District of the Western Region. The five consist of four females and one male whose name has been given as Samuel Abekah …

Derek Sekyere and Kofi Junior, aged six and nine respectively, have lost their lives after falling into an abandoned pit at Obuasi Ahansoyewudea in the Obuasi East District in the Ashanti region. The sad incident is reported to have happened on Friday, August 7, around 6:pm. According to checks by Adom …