Tag: Galamsey
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…
NAIMOS arrests 8 in illegal mining raid, seizes pump-action guns
Eight people, including four Chinese nationals, have been arrested in a targeted operation against illegal mining along the Boin River,…
Ellembelle District water guards block machine entry into galamsey sites
The Ellembelle District Command of Blue Water Guards has mounted barricades at galamsey-prone zones to stop all galamsey-related equipment and machinery from entering the…
The Copper Nano-Remediation Strategy: Evaluating the risks for Ghana’s galamsey-impacted rivers
The Environmental Protection Authority of Ghana (EPA) has proposed deploying copper-based nano liquid technology on the Birim River in the…