Tag: galamsey
Illegal mining: Three Chinese nationals arrested in Ghana
Three Chinese nationals have been arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal mining at Fahiakobo, a town in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti...
Ghana arrests 62 illegal miners in a swoop
The Ghana Police Service said Saturday that 62 people were arrested on suspicion of illegal mining in the Ahafo Region town of Kenyase.
The...
A/R: 3 Chinese, 2 Ghanaians arrested for illegal mining near Jacobu
Three Chinese nationals involved in illegal mining in Ghana have been arrested, officials say.
They were arrested by a team of Operation Vanguard task force...
Ghanaian sues Anglogold, Ghana Bauxite, Newmont, others over illegal mining
A citizen of Ghana, David Addo, has filed a case in the High Court against the Attorney General and eight others including Minerals Commission,...
A/R: 27 suspected illegal miners arrested with explosives, tramadol
Operation Vanguard personnel in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, December 5, 2019 arrested 27 illegal miners during a search in the Bosome Freho...
E/R: Fake Operation Vanguard soldiers arrested with rifles, ammunition
Three persons including a soldier have been arrested for posing as personnel of Operation Vanguard — a task force enforcing the ban on illegal...
Blame galamsey for mine-related accidents – Minister
The Ministry of Lands and Natural resources believes the rise in mining-site accidents is due to the activities of illegal miners.
Benito Owusu Bio, Deputy...
42 suspected illegal miners arrested in Eastern region
At least 42 suspected illegal miners have been arrested over their alleged involvement in illegal mining in Ghana.
According to the task force fighting the...
Lifting the lid on Ghana’s illegal small-scale mining problem
Small-scale gold mining in what is modern day Ghana can be traced as far back as the 15th century. It continues to be an...
Four more suspected Chinese illegal miners arrested in Ashanti region
The anti-illegal mining taskforce in Ghana - Operation Vanguard - has arrested four more Chinese nationals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities.
The arrest...
