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Sep 25, 2019#0183;#32;Then President John Mama established an interministerial task force to combat illegal small scale mining. The President was careful to include both by Ghanaians and nonGhanaians.
The mining practice is generally referred to as artisanal and smallscale (ASM), which, despite varying definitions globally, broadly describes mining by individuals, groups, families or cooperatives with minimal or no mechanisation, often in the markets informal sectors. In Ghana, ASM encompasses any plot measuring up to 25 acres.
Ghana is Africa''s largest gold producer, producing t in 2008. Ghana is also a major producer of bauxite, manganese and diamonds. Ghana has 23 largescale mining companies producing gold, diamonds, bauxite and manganese, and, there are also over 300 registered small scale mining groups and 90 mine support service companies.
Jun 18, 2018#0183;#32;General News of Monday, 18 June 2018. Source: Roadmap on lifting smallscale mining ban out soon President AkufoAddo
Support Schemes for Smallscale Mining in Ghana 12 Environmental Impact of SmallScale Mining in Ghana 15 Land Use Disputes Between Large and Smallscale Miners 18 Regulatory Framework for Smallscale Mining in Ghana 21 Contact Information 24 Background Reading 25 Grey Literature, Reports and Unpublished Studies 25
Oct 16, 2020#0183;#32;October 16, 2020. Exclusive information reaching has it that the President of Smallscale Miners Association, Philip Kwasi Akufo, has been arrested. Mr Akuffo, according to our police sources at Enchi in the Western Region, was arrested in connection with alleged forgery of signatures. 65yearold Mr Akufo is a director of Crisphil Goldfields Limited, a company incorporated in
Smallscale mining in Ghana is defined to include both the exploitation of mineral deposits (1) using fairly rudimentary implements and/or (2) at low levels of production with minimal capital
Jul 13, 2020#0183;#32;During the 2016 campaign period, President AkufoAddo promised to support smallscale mining activities in Ghana but upon assumption of office, his government is practicing the direct opposite. The current NPP government has rather stopped the legitimate miners with valid mining licenses from the minerals commission to render millions of the youth in the mining areas unemployed.
Aug 29, 2020#0183;#32;Former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. John Dramani Mama, has hinted of plans by the party to introduce smallscale cooperative mining if it wins the December 7 polls. An NDCled government, he said, would encourage prospective smallscale miners to form identifiable groups in order to streamline and boost their operations.
Small scale mining in Ghana has been listed as illegal due to lack of effective policies made by the Government. The government had recently lifted a ban on all illegal mining activities in Ghana. The government urged the miners to give them ample time to monitor the developments in the sector before implementing the fiveyear Multilateral
Aug 31, 2020#0183;#32;Michael Kwadwo Pepr, the president of the Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, who was arrested by the Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service, has been granted bail.
President of the Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Pepr, who was arrested by the Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service, has been granted bail. Mr. Pepr was arrested on Saturday, August 29, 2020, in Kumasi for allegedly causing fear and panic with a Facebook post. He was subsequently transported to Accra.
President AkufoAddo has assured that government will soon put out a statement setting out a comprehensive roadmap, including the lifting of the ban on smallscale mining.
Former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. John Dramani Mama, has hinted of plans by the party to introduce smallscale cooperative mining if it wins the
Feb 11, 2020#0183;#32;The Chairman of the Ashanti Regional Smallscale miners, Kwadwo Pepr, has said the approach adopted by President Nana Addo Dankwa AkufoAddo towards ending the illegal small scale mining
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President Nana AkufoAddo has stressed that the laws of Ghana indicate that citizens and not foreigners are the only ones allowed to engage in small scale mining. President AkufoAddo has
Dec 15, 2018#0183;#32;It became necessary for President AkufoAddo to place a ban on all smallscale mining across the country in 2017 due to largescale destruction
Ghanas artisanal and smallscale mining (ASM) sector continues to grow in size and significance. Its contribution to wealth creation, employment and the economy make it one of the nations most important livelihood activities, directly employing an estimated one million people and supporting
A ban on smallscale mining operations in Ghana, which has been in place since January 2017 to crack down on illegal mining, has been lifted by the national government. The ban had been in place from January 2017, after illegal mining contributed to the destruction of water resources and forested areas.
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa AkufoAddo, has revealed that his government is putting in place measures to ensure that smallscale mining is conducted in a sustainable manner.
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