Tag Archives: ILLEGAL MINERS

Six illegal miners arrested in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region have each been granted GH¢150,000.00 bail with one surety to be justified for engaging in small-scale mining without licence. They are Ato Benjamin Kofi Boakye, 52, a farmer, Francis Akanyanga, 21, a farmer, and Inu­sah Abdulai, 20, …

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 …

Some illegal miners reportedly opened fire on Abuakwa North Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) during anti-galamsey operation Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The MUSEC team led by the Municipal Chief Executive, Alhaji Umar Bodinga, comprised the Tafo District Police Command Superintendent Isaac Ampofo and personnel from National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) who stormed …

The Concerned Small Scale Miners Association says government must immediately intervene in the alleged brutalization of some miners on a concession of AngloGold Ashanti at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. According to the group, reports that the area is a concession currently being mined by AngloGold Ashanti are inaccurate and …

The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded two people who allegedly engaged in illegal mining activities, popularly known as “galemsey” in the Oda Forest Reserve, into Police custody. Victor Olitey, 19 and Sonta Thanga, 23, have denied conspiring to undertake small scale mining without authority from the Minerals Commission. They will …

The Operation Vanguard contingent in the Eastern Region has arrested 31 foreign illegal miners in the Kwahu West Municipality. This follows reports that about 1,000 foreign nationals had connived with cocoa farmers and landowners in the area to mine illegally. The officer in charge of the Operation Vanguard team in …

The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced two illegal miners caught prospecting for gold in the Desiri Forest Reserve to three years imprisonment each. The court also confiscated four motorbikes used by 42-year-old Kwabena Yeboah and his 41-year-old accomplice, Akwasi Yeboah in the illegal activity. The duo were arrested by a …

Despite the war that has been declared on illegal mining by the Akufo-Addo government, operators of the trade are still not bothered and continue to wreck havoc on the environment with impunity. This time, not only have they moved from the pollution of the water bodies, but also to the …

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 …