With about 30 percent of the 3.6 million ounces of gold produced in 2011 coming from the camp of small scale miners, the ministry is not about to ban mining altogether. (citifmonline.com)
According to him, small scale miners in the country are bound to incur more losses if government does not take steps to reverse ban. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
The minister highlighted the environmental damage caused by the use of crude and inappropriate technologies by small scale miners. (citifmonline.com)