The government and the Ministry of Health are being urged by public health professionals to establish a public health agenda on illegal mining, or galamsey, and to thoroughly investigate all aspects of its impact on public health.
The experts say that the only way to...
George Mireku Duker, the deputy minister for lands and natural resources, has dismissed recent calls for an outright ban on all small-scale mining operations, calling them misguided.
While acknowledging the harm illegal mining causes to the environment, Mr. Duker argued against a complete ban on...
