Nearly 9,000 hectares of forest destroyed through illegal mining – Lands Minister
Nearly 9,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed through illegal mining activities in Ghana, raising concerns about the growing threat ...
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Illegal mining threatens Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire relationship over water pollution – Zanetor Rawlings
The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has warned that illegal mining poses a growing threat to ...
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Government to decentralise mining licence process under new law – Armah-Kofi
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced plans by government to decentralise the mining licensing ...
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NAIMOS conducts over 700 operations since July, seized 74 firearms, 551 rounds of ammunition — Colonel Appiah
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has conducted more than 700 operations since July 2026, as part of intensified ...
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Zenator Agyeman-Rawlings calls for environmental Courts as illegal mining threatens public health
The Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Dr. Zenator Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for tougher measures against illegal mining, including the ...
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7 Illegal miners die after hillside cut on reclaimed land collapses in Asamang Tamfoe
Seven illegal miners have been confirmed dead after a reclaimed mining site collapsed on them at Asaman Tamfoe in the ...
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Illegal miners take over Adansi Asokwa Agenda 111 Hospital project site
Illegal mining activities have taken over the construction site of the Agenda 111 hospital project at Adansi Asokwa in the ...
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National Security team seizes five excavators in Galamsey crackdown at Bosomtwe
The fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has intensified in the Ashanti Region following a dawn operation by ...
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Charles Bissue rejects nolle prosequi, demands continuation of illegal mining trial
Former presidential staffer Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue has urged the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to continue with ...
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Residents attack illegal miners over flooding, power outage concerns in Atwima Mponua
Residents of Akomfreh in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region have attacked illegal miners operating between Akomfreh and ...
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