Tag: Galamsey
Two shot in violent clash at illegal mining site in Eastern Region
Two people are receiving treatment at the Holy Family Hospital in Nkawkaw after sustaining gunshot wounds in a clash between…
GSAA urges apolitical, decisive action to end illegal mining
The Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association (GSAA) has described the destruction caused by illegal mining as “intolerable” and called on…
NAIMOS launches “Operation Water Shield” to protect river bodies from illegal mining
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has launched the “Operation Water Shield,” a sustained national enforcement campaign to protect…
Over 4,000 excavators seized at ports as government crackdown on illegal mining
The government has impounded more than 4,000 excavators at the ports as part of a stringent initiative to curb the…
Three arrested as police raid illegal mining site on Ghana Water pipeline
Police have arrested three individuals for illegally mining directly along the main water transmission pipeline of the Ghana Water Limited…
Nine illegal miners rescued after being trapped in abandoned Konongo mine shaft
Nine suspected illegal miners narrowly escaped death after becoming trapped in an abandoned underground shaft within the concession of Northern…