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Speaking at a Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining, Wednesday, the Asantehene noted that critical steps must be taken to rid the country of the phenomenon irrespective of the personalities involved. “On my part, I have already warned my Chiefs and elders against participation in such illegalities and I will not hesitate to strongly sanction any such infraction. Already I have had reports on some things happening at Amanse, the Fomena area and I will be investigating that to see what is happening,” he said. Otumfuo said the government requires a care...

Any Chief involved in Galamsey must be arrested to face the law---NPP Scribe LISTEN Paul-Kwabena- Amaning, has called for the arrest and prosecution of any chief found culpable of masterminding any illegal mining activity in the country. He said this following the allegation that some chiefs were selling out parcels of land to illegal miners to mine and this is leading to environmental degradation. 'Any chief who is aware that it is illegal to do galamsey and still gives out the land for such purpose must be arrested,'’ Paul-Kwabena- ‘Anopa Nkomo’ on Accra-based Paul-Kwabena- Amani...

I'll sanction chiefs who engage in ‘galamsey’ – Asantehene threatens LISTEN 4 HOURS AGO Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has threatened to sanction chiefs within his jurisdiction who engage or assist in illegal mining activities in the country. Speaking at a Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining, Wednesday, the Asantehene noted that critical steps must be taken to rid the country of the phenomenon irrespective of the personalities involved. “On my part, I have already warned my chiefs and elders against participation in such illegalities and I will not hesitate to str...

A communication team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP ), Paul-Kwabena-Amaning, has called for the arrest and prosecution of any chief found culpable of masterminding any illegal mining activity in the country.

Small scale miners allege illegal burning of their equipment The Association of small-scale miners has accused the taskforce put in place to clamp down on activities of illegal mining of allegedly burning their equipment. According to the Association, though their members have dully been registered and given concessions by the Minerals Commission to legally operate as small scale miners, the taskforce is still harassing them. They have, therefore, issued a one week ultimatum to government to immediately order the military who are in charge of the burning of excavators or face their wrath in t...