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It is now illegal to manufacture, distribute or sell chanfangs, the machines used on river bodies for illegal mining, President Akufo-Addo has said. “Distribution, manufacturing and sale of chanfang are now illegal, as part of measures, we have increased significantly the level of sanctions against people who engage in galamsey.” The president,who announced the ban […]Continue Reading
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The upcoming internal elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), anticipated to be a peaceful family contest,are turning out to be a dog-bite-dogaffair in the media, for a party in opposition and doing serious restructuring to win back power. With few months to the party’s National Delegates’ Congress, slated for this December, to elect new […]Continue Reading
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Members of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) have rubbished calls for a total ban on small-scale mining in the country, describing it as “preposterous, insensitive and a lazy man’s approach.” They stated that, discussions surrounding small-scale mining activities in the sector should be properly addressed without emotions in order to save the Continue Reading
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The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has charged the Ghana Chamber of Mines to take up lead roles in the fight against illegal mining, even as government takes necessary measures to nip the menace in the bud. Mr. Samuel AbuJinapor, said that, apart from its negative impacts on the environment, illegal miningalso affects operators […]Continue Reading