Mr Anthony Emmanuel Aggrey, the District Chief Executive urged the youth to
stop the illegal mining which was fast degrading the District and venture into farming.
We respectfully appeal to you to mobilise law enforcement resources to all threatened areas to secure the affected areas as a matter of urgency, and
stop all illegal mining activities.
A middle - aged man claiming to be an illegal miner, has warned President Akufo - Addo not to initiate moves to
stop illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in the country.
Our current Land and Natural Resource Minister, John Peter Amewu is back to the same issue practically begging the Chinese to
stop illegal mining.
Not exact matches
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.
But as we put a
stop to
illegal mining, we must apply common sense and ensure that a livelihood package is in place for the miners.
He added that his government's fight against
illegal mining is not going to
stop.
The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubynn, has said that
illegal small - scale
mining, popularly known as «galamsey» has
stopped in the country following the intense media campaign and government action against the practice.
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.
The Birim River and some of its tributaries in the Eastern Region are regenerating their natural ecology months after the destructive
illegal mining on them was
stopped.
The teams have been tasked to stay at their assigned regions until all forms of
illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, have been
stopped and unauthorised
mining pits permanently destroyed.
She appealed the District Assemblies to act decisively to
stop the destruction of cocoa farms through
illegal gold
mining.