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...
In the Subri Forest Reserve near Benso in the Western Region, the Forestry Commission's Rapid Response team raided an illegal mining camp known as a galamsey camp and apprehended four armed miners.
All of the suspects, who are from Ghana, were discovered mining in a...
In response to the growing illegal mining issue that has negatively impacted waterways and farmlands across the nation, the Media Coalition Against illegal Mining has urged the government to move quickly.
At a press conference held in Accra on Wednesday, the Catholic Bishops' Conference President,...
The youth of Akyem Asuom in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region have forcefully shut down a number of illegal mining sites within their community.
They argue that the illegal and irresponsible mining activities have severely polluted their water bodies, destroyed crops, and rendered...
Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong Manso, a former president of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, has urged religious leaders to mobilize their followers in opposition to the illegal mining issue.
The former General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church emphasised in an interview with...
Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has been asked to step down by Bishop Dr. Samuel Noi Mensah, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Full Gospel Church International.
He claims that the Minister lacks the political will to stop the...
