Tag: illegal mining
NEW LAW: Ghana to jail illegal miners for 25 years
Ghanaian president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has given his assent to the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019, which bans acts of vigilantism in...
Newmont security guard dies after brawl with illegal miners
Newmont Goldcorp Ghana is mourning the tragic loss of a security contractor who was reported missing after a confrontation with illegal artisanal miners on...
50 illegal miners arrested in Ghana
Fifty suspected illegal miners in the Western and Eastern regions have been arrested in various operations conducted over the past week, according to Operation Vanguard.
On...
15 Chinese illegal miners arrested in Western North
Fifteen Chinese illegal miners have been arrested in the Western North region, the Operation Vanguard task force announced.
The Chinese nationals were arrested deep inside...
A/R: Operation Vanguard arrests seven illegal miners in Amansie Central District
Operation Vanguard has arrested
seven suspected illegal miners in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti
region.
The arrest which was effected at
about 3:30 am on Monday...
How satellite data can fight illegal mining in Ghana
Ghana was called the “Gold Coast” for a very specific reason. The West African country’s hills and rivers are flush with the precious metal....
Amansie West: 2 Chinese busted for illegal mining; NADMO, YEA officials...
Two government appointees in the Amansie West District Assembly of the Ashanti region have been named as part of a syndicate allegedly engaging in...
Ghana police arrest 56 foreign illegal miners
At least fifty-six illegal miners mainly foreigners have been arrested in the Eastern region of Ghana, police confirmed on Tuesday.
The police commander of Atiwa...
