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Five million Ghanaians are directly and indirectly employed in the illegal mining sector, which is popularly called galamsey, a new report by the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana has revealed. The report, dubbed: “Ghana...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for greater collaboration between traditional rulers and the government in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) because one faction cannot stop the menace completely. He said much as the Constitution mandated the government...

A 25-year-old Nigerian, identified only as Christian has been confirmed dead, with others believed to have sustained injuries after a mining pit collapsed on them. The incident happened at Ntotroso, a farming community in the Asutifi North District of the Brong-Ahafo Region. The...

GNA – Mr Kenneth Ashigbey, the Convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, says the Coalition would not tolerate individuals or mining firms involved in illicit mining in the country. He said all those involved in illicit mining would be dealt with adding; “We have to...