Mining
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Chamber of Oil Marketers questions impact of Gold-For-Oil policy
The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) has expressed concerns regarding Ghana’s Gold-for-Oil (G4O) policy, questioning its effectiveness in addressing…
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EPA boss directs regional officers to intensify galamsey fight
Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Acting CEO of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), has directed regional and area offices to…
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CHIEFS, TRADITIONAL LEADERS MUST LEAD FIGHT AGAINST GALAMSEY- LANDS MINISTER
Barely a week after he officially took office, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, MP,…
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Illegal miners given two weeks to vacate forest reserves, water bodies in Ashanti
Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has issued a two-week ultimatum to individuals engaged in illegal mining within forest…
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Fanteakwa: Two dead in mining pit collapse
Two young men have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a mining pit at Osino in the Fanteakwa South…
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Bonsa Headworks shut down over galamsey activities
The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has announced the shutdown of the Bonsa Headworks, which supplies 75% of potable water to…
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Ghana well-positioned to end ‘Galamsey’ – Prof. Gavin Hilson
A Professor of Sustainability at the Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, UK, Gavin Hilson, is of the view that…
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Govt remains committed to galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government’s commitment to tackling illegal mining, known as galamsey, citing its devastating…
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Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti joint venture to create Africa’s largest gold mine in Ghana hits snag
The proposed joint venture between mining giants Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti to combine their Tarkwa and Iduapriem gold mines…
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UTAG suspends strike, reaffirms stance against galamsey
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has officially suspended its strike, initially launched to protest the damaging effects of…
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