Sentences with phrase «on small scale mining»

He said the moratorium placed on small scale mining by the government was good, saying since then, turbidity levels of water bodies had been declining drastically, and urged all to come on board to help stop «galamsey» in the country.

About two hundred and sixty eight million dollars ($ 268m) of investments have been lost within months following government's ban on small scale mining, Small Scale Miners Association claims.

The Asante Youth Association has accused government of showing bias in the enforcement of the ban on Small Scale Mining activities in the country.

Following the revelation, government waged a massive war against such activities and placed a six - month ban on small scale mining.

This panic approach of the President in our estimation is a deliberate attempt to collapse small scale mining and inflict hardship on several millions of Ghanaians who depend on small scale mining.

Having said this, AYD is of the view that the recent public outcry that has greeted the activities of small - scale mining in the country, and the subsequent knee - jerk and fire - fighting war on small scale mining has only reinforced the age - old problem of successive governments.

However, the Ghana National Association of Small - Scale Miners (GNASSM) want the ban on small scale mining reversed after complaining about recording huge losses.

Government has adopted a strong stance against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, and has taken a decision to place a ban all of forms on small scale mining in the country.

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The zinc target tested in these short drill holes is one of two or more zinc zones in the area near some historic small scale mining on the Mountain View mine property that occurred nearly 50 years ago.

He, however, called on the various stakeholders to draw a distinction between small - scale mining and illegal mining.

Aside these, small scale miners have provided social amenities such as toilets, boreholes, CHPS compounds among others for several mining communities, which eases the pressure on the government.

Whilst on the campaign trail in 2016, the President promised to regularize the small scale mining sector.

Ghana's mining laws strictly frown on any involvement of foreigners in small scale mining.

The cry for help has been thunderous especially as some water bodies residents depended on have all been polluted by galamsey operators — small scale mining works who have muddied the waterbodies.

The simple point I made is that we have tried it before, we have gone after these young people with soldiers and it did not work and so the best way to go is while you stop them from doing illegal small - scale mining, be working on providing them with alternatives,» he added.

Meanwhile, the minerals commission is preparing a memo to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, to place a moratorium on admission of new small scale mining business to operate in the country.

It is therefore urging the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to lift the ban on small - scale mining and rather ensure strict enforcement of the country's mining laws.

The task force since its composition last year has arrested some 983 illegal miners, violating the government's ban on small - scale mining.

But the group has since the government's renewed fight against illegal mining in the country, expressed its dissatisfaction, particularly on the basis that even those operating with requisite licence have been boxed together with the illegal ones It has been demanding that government draws the line between illegal small scale miners and legitimate small scale miners with licence.

This in spite of the fact that Ghana's laws are clear on illegal mining, and also restricts foreigners from engaging in the licensed small scale mining activity.

Mr. Amewu disclosed this to journalists while on a two - day tour of the Western Region to observe compliance of otherwise of his earlier directive for all small - scale mining activities across the country to be halted.

He revealed that the former Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, tried different methods to get him to ease up on the fight against illegal miners within the small - scale mining sector.

The government has since taken a number of actions including suspending the issuance of new licences for the small - scale mining in the country, and it has announced the retrieval of some illegal mining equipment, surrendered by the operators following the massive drive to clamp down on their activities.

The ban on small - scale mining, and the expected extension, has inconvenienced a number of legal small - scale operators, who have even taken to the streets in protest.

Government in April 2017 placed a six month moratorium on illegal and small - scale mining in the country to halt the massive destruction of the environment and pollution of river bodies.

The efforts have yielded some positive results including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses for small - scale mining.

The government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources as part of activities to stop the menace, has temporarily placed a ban on the issuance of licenses for small - scale mining, and directed all illegal miners to cease the practice and evacuate from the various sites.

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Meanwhile, Mr Amewu said he will propose to cabinet to extend the ban on illegal and small scale mining since an initial assessment indicates set targets have not been achieved.

There is currently a ban on small - scale mining in the country following the widespread devastation of the water resources and forest reserves due to the activities of illegal miners.

In its #StopGalamseyNow campaign, Citi FM among others demanded an immediate seizure of the issuance of licenses for small scale mining, while Parliament has referred a petition on the campaign to a joint committee.

Police had to fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of small - scale miners in Kumasi who were protesting against the government's temporary ban on all forms of small - scale mining in the country.

We humbly suggest that an investigation is conducted into how heavy machinery ended up on illegal and small scale mining sites.

Government has announced an extension of the ban on all forms of small scale mining in the country by three...

There have been complaints about the adverse effects of small - scale illegal mining on water bodies and the environment in general.

Government placed a six - month moratorium on all activities of small - scale mining in March this year, and also deployed 400 joint military and police taskforce in July, to the Western, Eastern and Ashanti regions to enforce the ban.

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The president of Women in Mining Ghana, Georgette Sakyi - Addo has called on government to reserve 15 per cent of mining concession for female small scale mine oMining Ghana, Georgette Sakyi - Addo has called on government to reserve 15 per cent of mining concession for female small scale mine omining concession for female small scale mine owners.

Godwin Amarh was speaking on the sidelines of a media round - table discussion on the place and role of Artisanal and Small - Scale Mining in Ghana's economy, organised by the Third World Network Africa.

The question bordered on his resolve in fighting illegal small - scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, at the expense of his presidency.

The rewards I experienced with training the horses were wonderful, but on a smaller scale to help people with their dogs became a passion of mine.

A small retrospective of Ms. Jaffe's large - scale signature paintings — of her ebullient, flat geometric shapes, lines, blobs and squiggles on generous white grounds — confirms that she has been successfully mining hard - edged abstraction for more than 40 years.

Since then, I have been focusing my work on artisanal and small - scale gold mining (ASGM) and mercury related issues.

The convention, which entered into force in August 2017, is now accelerating action on controlling mercury emissions from industry, banning new mercury mining, and reducing mercury use in artisanal and small - scale gold mining.