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Category Archives: Mining

Galamsey Fight: Prestea Blue Water Guards destroy 8 chanfang machines, seize 8 pumping machines near the Ankobra River

Blue Water Guards at Prestea have launched a successful anti-galamsey operation near the Ankobra River in the Western Region. Acting on an intelligence tip-off, the guards swooped into action near…

Ghana Moves to Reclaim Its Gold: New Task Force Targets Smuggling

The Government of Ghana has taken a bold and historic step to revolutionize its gold industry with the official inauguration of the Ghana Gold Board Task Force—a critical move aimed…

Minerals Development Fund Board Inaugurated to Champion Community-Centred Growth in Mining Areas

Ghana’s mining communities are set to benefit from strengthened governance as the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP) inaugurated the new Governing Board of the…

Lands Minister Calls for Media Support in Galamsey Fight

Lands Minister Buah urges media to expose and support the fight against galamsey, highlighting pollution, forest loss, and a five-part gov’t strategy.

GOV’T REVOKES SMALL SCALE MINING LICENSES GRANTED AFTER DEC. 7- LANDS MINISTER.

Ghana Govt revoked all small-scale mining licenses issued after Dec 7, 2024, on March 19, 2025, aims to overhaul licensing, cooperatives & clamp down on illegal mining.