illegal miners

Illegal Miners Destroying Roads In Nabdam
27 Mar

Illegal Miners Destroying Roads In Nabdam

Wontumi1News,
Parts of a 7.5-kilometre Gane Asonge-Pelungu Feeder Road in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, are being destroyed by activities of illegal gold miners. The illegal miners, in their hunt for gold, are collecting the surface gravel of the road, leaving it bare and slippery, exposing the road to erosion during the rainy season. It is also exposing road users such as drivers and riders to accidents, particularly at night. The road is one the major roads linking Bolgatanga, the capital of the region and other major places such as the Pelungu Market, the biggest market in the…
Read More
COCOBOD Anti-illegal Mining Taskforce Apprehends Illegal Miners In Ashanti Region Operation
05 Mar

COCOBOD Anti-illegal Mining Taskforce Apprehends Illegal Miners In Ashanti Region Operation

Wontumi1Business,
Over the weekend, the COCOBOD Anti-illegal Mining Taskforce successfully carried out an operation leading to the arrest of two leaders of an illegal mining gang in Atobrakrom, Antoa district, Ashanti Region. The crackdown also resulted in the confiscation of excavators and other mining equipment. According to Starrfm.com.gh, the operation was prompted by a tip-off highlighting illegal mining activities causing harm to cocoa farms in the area. Responding promptly, the taskforce took swift action to apprehend the offenders, who have subsequently been granted police enquiry bail. Prof. Michael Kwateng, Head of the Anti-illegal Mining Desk at COCOBOD, stressed the significance of…
Read More
Bekwai Circuit Court Remands 3 Chinese And 7 Ghanaian Illegal Miners
11 Dec

Bekwai Circuit Court Remands 3 Chinese And 7 Ghanaian Illegal Miners

Wontumi1News,
The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded three Chinese and seven Ghanaian illegal miners. This was after the Bekwai Forest District of the Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission arrested the illegal miners, made up of seven Ghanaians and three Chinese. The illegal miners were operating in seven compartments in the Oda River Forest Reserve. The three-day exercise was undertaken by the district as part of the ongoing efforts by the Forestry Commission to clamp down on illegal mining in Forest Reserves across the country. The operation was carried out by staff of the Bekwai Forest District and the Rapid…
Read More
COCOBOD: Illegal Miners Intimidating Farmers To Acquire Cocoa Lands
30 Nov

COCOBOD: Illegal Miners Intimidating Farmers To Acquire Cocoa Lands

Wontumi1Business,
Illegal miners are using intimidating tactics to acquire lands from farmers for illegal mining, the director in charge of anti-galamsey activities at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Michael Kwarteng has said. Reports are rife that some farmers in mining areas are rather selling their arable lands to illegal miners interested in exploring it for gold to earn more. However speaking on Accra-based Asaase Radio Kwarteng said COCOBOD has stepped in to address the menace, adding that a culprit has since been imprisoned. “There are other factors behind these, most of the illegal miners go and intimidate these farmers using various means to get the land…
Read More
Update: 48 Illegal Miners Arrested After Exiting AngloGold Obuasi Mine Shaft
31 May

Update: 48 Illegal Miners Arrested After Exiting AngloGold Obuasi Mine Shaft

Wontumi1Business, ,
The number of illegal miners who were among the several others trapped in the AngloGold Ashanti Ghana’s Obuasi Mine shaft but have been arrested after exiting has moved from seven to forty-eight. Earlier the mining company announced in a statement that seven were in the custody of the Ghana Police Service. The company explained that unauthorized persons underground are able to exit on foot, via the existing ramp, through the main access of this mining area. No person underground has been confined in any way and the main exit ramp from the mine remains open. Obuasi Gold Mine’s management team has…
Read More
No Illegal Miner Underground Has Been Confined; The Main Exit Ramp Remains Open – AngloGold
31 May

No Illegal Miner Underground Has Been Confined; The Main Exit Ramp Remains Open – AngloGold

Wontumi1Business,
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana’s Obuasi Mine has said it has become aware of media reports alleging that illegal miners may have been trapped underground in the northern areas of the mine, remote from current active mining areas. The mining company explained that unauthorized persons underground are able to exit on foot, via the existing ramp, through the main access of this mining area. No person underground has been confined in any way and the main exit ramp from the mine remains open. Obuasi Gold Mine’s management team has notified the relevant authorities and public security services and is working closely with…
Read More
Caretaker Minister Who Made GHC75M From Issuing 35 Mining License Named (Video)
27 May

Caretaker Minister Who Made GHC75M From Issuing 35 Mining License Named (Video)

Kakra NunuFeatured, News, ,
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe alias Abronye, has shamed and given a detail hint to a caretaker minister who made GHC75million from going against the state by issuing mining license to some illegal miners. Abronye revealed that the caretaker minister even managed to seize legal mining license from his own party members just to hand it over to galamsey operators for money. Video attached https://youtu.be/A9YRAAOWqJg   According to the NPP Chairman, the caretaker minister who was given an opportunity by President Akufo-Addo to look after our mineral resources ignored warnings from Chief of…
Read More