Tag: Illegal mining

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has sounded a firm call to action on the escalating threat of illegal gold smuggling, describing it as a ...

In a decisive move to reclaim Ghana’s gold wealth from the grips of illegal trade and boost the country’s foreign reserves, President John Dramani Mahama has formally inaugurated the Ghana ...

The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has ordered an immediate suspension of all mining activities by Heath Goldfields at the Bogoso-Prestea Mine, citing serious ...

The Minerals Development Fund (MDF) has firmly rejected media reports claiming that 33 excavators went missing from police custody following an anti-illegal mining operation in Akomfre, calling the narrative “fundamentally ...

Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called for the immediate declaration of a state of emergency in all areas affected by illegal mining, ...

Efforts to combat galamsey, the illegal mining activity plaguing parts of Ghana, are finally bearing fruit, according to Dr. Hanna Louisa Bissiw-Kotei, Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF).  Her ...

Former Chief Executive Officer of CalBank, Frank Adu Jr., has issued a passionate and uncompromising call to President John Dramani Mahama to take bold and ruthless action against corruption and ...

In a renewed and determined effort to clamp down on illegal mining operations, the Ghana Police Service has arrested sixteen Chinese nationals and one Ghanaian in connection with unauthorized mining ...

A renewed crackdown on galamsey in Ghana has led to the arrest of twelve individuals across two districts in the Ashanti Region, as part of intensified efforts to clamp down ...

In a major breakthrough in the fight against illegal mining in Ghana, the Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested fifteen individuals engaged in illegal mining activities in a special intelligence-led ...