Government has marked river bodies and forest reserves as "no go areas" for mining as it enhances its resolve towards ending galamsey. Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources reaffirmed government's determination to end illegal mining, during a meeting with Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Takoradi. "We're at crossroads in our fight against galamsey and so government has put in place interventions to sanitize the small-scale mining sector. The MMDCEs are the heartbeat and fulcrum around which law enforcement can thrive in our fight against galamsey," Mr Jinapor told MMDCEs from mining districts in the Western Region.