Sentences with phrase «small scale mining»

Without doubt, the local economy of small scale mining is therefore huge.
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John - Peter Amewu has warned foreign nationals still engaging in small scale mining in Ghana to desist from it with immediate effect or face his wrath.
The Asante Youth Association has accused government of showing bias in the enforcement of the ban on Small Scale Mining activities in the country.
This is ample testimony to the fact that a well - functioning small scale mining sector would substantially boost Ghana's Gross Domestic Product and prevent the needless capital flight from the country.
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.
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.
The two Russians and their two Ukrainian counterparts who were arrested in the Ashanti Region for engaging in illegal small scale mining, also known as Galamsey, have been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court.
Meanwhile, the MP is calling for a total ban on small scale mining as he urges small scale miners to pull resources together and go into large scale mining.
The President's promise to regularize small scale mining has not materialized, and he has not shown any commitment to doing so.
We humbly suggest that an investigation is conducted into how heavy machinery ended up on illegal and small scale mining sites,» the petition added.
Local hunting camps were common and a network of motorcycle trails is used for commercial bushmeat transport as well as accessing small scale mining areas.
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.
However, the Ghana National Association of Small - Scale Miners (GNASSM) want the ban on small scale mining reversed after complaining about recording huge losses.
We are reliably informed of plans by the government to amend the laws on small scale mining which allows only Ghanaians to acquire such license, to medium scale mining which will create an avenue for foreigners to also obtain such licenses.
We all do know that across the forest belt of Ghana, small scale mining exists in the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Eastern, Central and Western regions.
It is now obvious that the campaign rhetoric of His Excellency the President has been clearly contradicted by his handling of small scale mining thus far.
It is our reckoning that the militarized approach adopted by His Excellency President Akufo Addo towards small scale mining leaves much to be desired of, considering the fact that small scale miners are hardworking citizens of Ghana whose contribution to the national economy can not be underestimated.
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.
According to Sydney Casely - Hayford, galamsey should be legalized and their activities should be spelt out in the law so that Ghanaians who have assumed small scale mining as a profession will not be unemployed.
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.
In an interview, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini outlined concrete measures he intends to take to arrest this galamsey phenomenon and increase the number of legalized small scale mining operations.
«We are ready to die than to live and not work» Frank Osei, said Thursday, and condemned and described as harsh, the destruction of some excavators belonging to some of their members who are operating with licence, The miners have blamed the media for fuelling the fight against small scale mining in the country.
The five - year project is an initiative of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), aimed at combating «galamsey» and also sanitizing the artisanal small scale mining in the country.
He said small scale mining companies or individuals holding licences issued in December ahead of the 2016 general elections would have to ready re-apply for the licences to be re-issued.
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.
He also said the accused «conspired to undertake small scale mining operation without license contrary to section 23 (1) of the criminal offences Act 1960, Act 29».
For instance, the total gold production by small scale miners rose from an estimated 2.2 % in 1989 to 31 % of the national production in 2016 whilst production of all diamonds is now coming from 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.
Former head of the anti-galamsey taskforce, Brigadier General Daniel K. Mishio, wants the government to name and shame all politicians who are directly or indirectly sponsoring illegal small scale mining.
He was however quick to add that, government had identified prospective areas for small scale mining, where «we will then direct the small scale miners to those particular areas so that they are not just mining haphazardly.»
We humbly suggest that an investigation is conducted into how heavy machinery ended up on illegal and small scale mining sites.
Today, whilst the government is busy chasing Ghanaian youth out of small scale mining for Chinese and other nationals to take over, we wish to remind the Ghanaian people that China as a country has over 102 types of mineral deposits in over 3000 mine beds with an estimated value of about $ 100 billion.
Government has announced an extension of the ban on all forms of small scale mining in the country by three...
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.
The small scale mines at San Antonio and Valentina will be targeted first, having defined potential for extended shallow, high grade copper sulphide mineralisation
Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, small scale mining, like any other economic activity, is bound to generate some adverse environmental impact.
Young people who have contracted bank loans to invest in small scale mining have run into huge indebtedness.
It is estimated that 8 rural banks will collapse, whilst over 7000 fuel attendants have lost their jobs due to the collapse of small scale mining.
In the same vein, using brutal force to stop small scale mining, whilst paying complete lip service to providing alternative livelihoods to the numerous youth, their families and other dependents whose livelihood is hinged on small scale mining is a complete exhibition of bad faith and callousness on the part of this government.
Small scale mining must always remain the preserve of only Ghanaians and as such the Ashanti Youth for Development shall employ all lawful means to bring pressure to bear on the government to abandon its plans to unduly favor foreigners at the expense of hardworking Ghanaians.
Per this logic, it is therefore proper to allow foreigners to plunder our natural resources and give paltry sums in return, whilst the government wants the Ghanaian people to believe that it is ungodly to engage in 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.
Notwithstanding the perceived negative effects of small scale mining, it offers substantial incomes, ancillary jobs and livelihoods to many across these five regions.
Whilst on the campaign trail in 2016, the President promised to regularize the small scale mining sector.
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.
The unbridled penchant for giving huge mining concessions to foreign multinational companies such as Anglogold, Newmont among others, has over the years proven to be more detrimental to the interest of Ghanaians and the environment than the so - called effects of small scale mining.
Ghana's mining laws strictly frown on any involvement of foreigners in small scale mining.
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