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Lands and Natural Resources Minister-Designate, Samuel Abu Jinapor has offered a lasting solution to illegal mininng in Ghana.
Lawyer Jinapor says community mining is the surest way to nip illegal mining in the bud.
Government introduced the Community Mining Scheme, a mining model, last year and it s aimed at creating jobs for beneficiary communities.
As part of the scheme, the government gave the green light for the commencement of regulated and sustainable mining at Adomanu in the Ashanti Region under the Community Mining Scheme.
The scheme is to create about 16,000 jobs nationwide; so far, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has issued 55 mining licenses to some communities in the Western, Ashanti, Savannah, Eastern and the Ahafo Regions.