Illegal Mining
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Adamus Resources denies security officer shooting, calls for Police investigation into illegal mining death
Adamus Resources Limited has strongly denied allegations that one of its security officers shot and killed an individual suspected of being engaged in illegal mining at its concession in Salman in the Nzema East District. In a press statement issued on June 16, 2026, the mining company categorically rejected media repo...
Wontumi should not be made a sacrificial lamb to deter illegal mining – Atta Akyea
Lead counsel for Chairman Wontumi, Samuel Atta Akyea, has indicated that his client's 20-year prison sentence will be challenged on appeal, describing the punishment as excessively harsh and arguing that deterrence alone cannot justify such a lengthy custodial term.
Bono Regional Minister calls on community to support fight against illegal mining
The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, has urged the chiefs and people of Amomaso and Benkasa communities in the Berekum West District to support the fight against illegal mining activities in those communities. He asked them to report any suspected galamsey activity to the security agencies or the Assembly...
Ghana’s next water crisis won’t begin in our rivers, it will begin underground
For years, Ghana's fight against illegal mining has been fought where everyone can see it. Brown rivers. Destroyed forests. Collapsed farmlands. Excavators tearing through riverbanks.
Landlord cries for help as ‘galamseyers’ divert river into his home at Osino
A resident of Osino, Fredrick Adamtey, is calling on authorities for urgent intervention after illegal mining activities allegedly diverted a river into his home. Speaking on Adom Fm’s Dwaso Nsem, he described the severe conditions he and his family are facing, saying the situation has made their home uninhabitable. Ac...
Ghana loses 8,900 hectares of forest reserves to illegal mining
Ghana has lost approximately 8,900 hectares of its forest reserves to illegal mining, with government intensifying efforts to tackle the growing destruction of the country’s forest and water resources. The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources disclosed that 258 people had been arrested in operations against illegal...
CSIR Scientist urges community-driven approach to fight illegal mining
A research scientist at the Soil Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SRI) has urged the government to adopt a community-driven approach to tackling illegal mining in Ghana, arguing that top-down enforcement strategies have consistently failed to address the root causes of the...
Lack of political will fuels illegal mining crisis – Awula Serwah
The Co-ordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, has said Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, widely known as galamsey, is being undermined by a lack of political will.
COKA confident of victory in NPP Ashanti regional chair race
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, an aspirant for the Ashanti Regional chairmanship of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), says he is confident of victory in the party’s upcoming internal elections, describing his campaign as rooted in humility, unity and strong grassroots support. Speaking after a Mother’s Day service at th...
7 dead from illegal mining at Ntobroso
Residents of Ntobroso in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region have raised alarm over what they describe as a growing death toll linked to illegal mining activities in the community.
NAIMOS destroys illegal mining installations along Butre River in Western Region
Operatives of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) have dismantled and destroyed illegal mining installations during a targeted operation along the Butre River at Ewusiejo in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region. The exercise, carried out on Thursday, May 14, 2026, forms part of on...
10 illegal miners remanded into prison custody for mining under ECG high-tension poles
The Obuasi Circuit Court has remanded into prison custody 10 illegal miners who operated under an ECG high-tension pole on the Asikasu-Obuasi Highway in the Ashanti region.