Tag: Illegal Mining
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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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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.…
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Mining expert calls for sustainable replacement for Operation Vanguard in galamsey fight
A mining expert has said the government must begin steps to phase out the joint military-police taskforce, Operation Vanguard, in the fight against the activities of illegal miners. Dr. Isaac Karikari, Coordinator of the Multi-sectoral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP) under the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, speaking at a stakeholder forum said while the…
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500 small-scale miners engage in alternative livelihoods
The Government has introduced an alternative livelihood programme for 18 districts severely affected by illegal mining ‘galamsey’ as part of plans to discourage the practice in the country. The programme, currently underway in five regions of the country and involves 500 small-scale miners (galamsey operators), was being championed by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining…