9 h. ago NAIMOS task force arrests 7 illegal miners in raid at Kwaebibirem

A National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) task force has carried out a decisive midnight operation at Asuom in the Kwaebibirem District of the Eastern Region, leading to the arrest of seven individuals involved in illegal mining activities.

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28 h. ago NAIMOS task force arrests 9 Chinese illegal miners, destroys equipment at Dadieso

The NAIMOS task force, currently operating in the Western and Western North Regions, has disrupted an illegal mining site at Dadieso in the Suaman District of the Western North Region.

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2 w. ago Akwamuhene of Mpasaaso No. 2 appeals to Mahama over escalating illegal mining crisis

The Akwamuhene of Mpasaaso No. 2 in the Ashanti Region, Nana Agyei Mensah, is appealing to President John Mahama to intervene urgently as illegal miners continue to overrun vital streams, forest reserves and family lands within the community.

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2 w. ago Armed miners hold five forest reserves hostage, Ghana Institute of Foresters reveals

Five forest reserves in Ghana remain under the control of armed miners, as illegal mining continues to threaten the country’s protected forests, the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) has disclosed.

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2 w. ago Heath Goldfields confirms death of three illegal miners at Prestea concession

Heath Goldfields Ltd. has confirmed the deaths of three illegal miners who entered its Prestea concession in the Western Region. The miners were trapped in an inactive underground section of the mine after using unauthorised routes to access restricted areas. Their deaths come amid widespread reports in the Bogoso-Prestea enclave suggesting that as many as […]

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2 w. ago Preliminary report reveals breach by illegal miners, says Heath Goldfields

Heath Goldfields Ltd has released a preliminary account of the tragic incident that claimed three lives on its Prestea concession, confirming that the victims forcibly entered the underground mine through unapproved access points.

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3 w. ago NAIMOS seizes guns, destroys shrine during Aowin galamsey raid

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has carried out a deliberate night raid on a notorious galamsey site at Armouri in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region, arresting seven illegal miners and destroying several makeshift structures, including a shrine allegedly controlled by one of the miners.

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3 w. ago Dr. Gideon Boako calls for national geological survey to curb illegal mining

Member of Parliament for Tano North and alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Dr. Gideon Boako, has called for a comprehensive national geological survey to identify mineral-rich zones and reduce the widespread illegal mining activities known locally as galamsey. Speaking at the closing session of the maiden College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CoHSS) International Sustainability Conference on the theme “Sustainability through Social Inclusion, Business Innovations and Global Trends”, Dr. Boako said the absence of clear geological mapping contributes to the indiscriminate digging of land across the country.

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4 w. ago Galamsey: Attacks on officials should trigger a state of emergency

When a convoy of reporters shadowing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) team near Obuasi was rammed during an anti-galamsey sweep, several were left hospitalised—one transferred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)—after a day that reportedly began with an assault by illegal miners.

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4 w. ago Mahama directs Chief of Staff to foot bills of journalists injured in attack by illegal miners

President John Dramani Mahama said he has directed the Chief of Staff to cover the medical expenses of journalists who were injured in a recent attack by illegal miners.

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