Tag: Galamsey
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How state actors can contribute to riding the extractive sector off corruption: lessons from the fight against illegal mining [ARTICLE]
“Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.” Winston Churchill Examining the past helps shapes future. Learning from past successes and failures is key if we are to grow. The fight against irresponsible mining can be traced as far as the late 1980s immediately after the passage of the Small-Scale Mining…
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Government urged to use licensing to disincentivize galamsey
Stakeholders in the small-scale mining industry have proposed reforms in the existing licensing regime to help reduce the incentive for people to mine illegally. The Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue agreed the permitting process is cumbersome and time-consuming, and discourages artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) from acquiring licenses required for them to operate. “The delay in the issuance…
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Alternative Livelihood project: Former ‘galamseyers’ receive one million oil palm seedlings
Government says it has provided nearly one million oil palm seedlings to illegal miners who have been out of work since the nationwide clampdown on their activities. This forms part of the alternative livelihood project to empower illegal miners economically. Addressing the media after a courtesy call on the La Traditional Council in Accra, Board…
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62 illegal miners arrested in Ahafo region
The Ahafo Regional Police Command has arrested 62 suspected illegal miners at Kenyasi in the Asutifi North District. The miners include 2 women and 60 men. The Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kwaku Buodu Peprah, who led the operation in a Citi News interview said the arrest follows a series of complaints from Newmont Ahafo Mines.…