President John Dramani Mahama has directed that no government appointee should engage in any form of legal or illegal mining.

He noted that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, was not just an environmental concern, but a criminal act that undermined national efforts towards sustainable development and ...

The armed illegal miners threaten farmers, prompting them to reluctantly lease their cashew farms for galamsey operations. The crisis mirrors trends in cocoa-producing regions such as Ashanti, Eastern ...

Illegal mining operations have encroached upon the premises of Pankese M/A Junior High School (JHS) in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region. These unauthorised miners have seized nearly ...

In a Facebook post sighted by GhanaWeb, the minister urged individuals to blend patriotism with religion and stop illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey, which poses a threat to Ghana’s ...

The Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Darly Bosu, and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, have urged the Mahama government, to adopt more decisive measures ...

An operation to stop illegal mining (galamsey) in Ashanti, as announced by Regional Minister Dr Frank Amoakohene, has kickstarted Already, the operation has taken over two forest reserves and seized ...

"We have a duty to protect our lands and water bodies for future generations. Galamsey is a threat to our very existence." Otumfuo Osei Tutu II In Ghana, illegal mining is often called 'galamsey,' and ...

National Security operatives have, in recent weeks, apprehended several Chinese nationals who are now being deported at the Kotoka International Airport to their country of origin following a ...