Crime
30 galamseyers grabbed in Bonsa River Forest
Of the number, 19 of them were arrested on Friday, while the others, made up of 10 males and a female, were grabbed on June 12, 2024.
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Crime
Galamsey operator jailed 18 years for robbing two students
Owusu Ansah, aka, CH, 19 years, and his accomplices, one Supaar and Junior, now at large, compelled Owusu Asomani, one of the students to transfer GHC150.00 from Momo wallet on another phone belonging to one of Ansah’s accomplice.
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Courts
Land owners file for stay of deportation order against four Chinese Galamsey operators
The four had been involved in illegal mining operations on a 40-acre land of the Seidu Fanzia School, based in Obuasi, before their arrest
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Crime
Two women convicted of illegal mining between 2020 and 2025
Data available to Dennislaw Research Desk indicates that both female inmates were between the ages of 46 and 65. One was in the 46-to-55 age group, while the other was between 56 and 65.
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Business
Chamber of Mines pushes for passage of Minerals Revenue Management Act
The Act, when passed, will provide a clear legal framework for governing how income from mineral resources is saved, spent, and accounted for.
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General
20 changfans,12 excavators seized in anti-galamsey operation-Ministry
According to the ministry, coordinated actions led by the Blue Water Guards and the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) resulted in the seizures.
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Crime
Osino landlord arrested for selling home to galamsey operators
The arrest, which has caused widespread outrage among residents, was made on Tuesday, October 7, during a joint operation led by District Chief Executive (DCE) Mercy Korang in collaboration with National Security operatives.
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Crime
NAIMOS arrests Chinese nationals, intercepts Burkinabè workers in anti-galamsey raids
The crackdown, which took place on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, targeted illegal mining sites within the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in Jomoro, following credible intelligence reports of extensive mining activities along the Tano River.
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Crime
Three killed, four trapped in galamsey pit collapse at Twifo Mampong
According to eyewitness accounts, seven people were working at the site when disaster struck — four underground digging for gold while three others manned a pumping machine above ground.
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General
FDA report uncovers dangerous levels of heavy metals in foods, cosmetics
The nationwide surveillance spanned all 16 regions and tested items such as turmeric, cereal blends popularly known as tom brown, bentonite clay (“Ayilor”), kohl (“Kaji Kaji”), and a number of skin-lightening lotions and creams.
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Crime
Ashanti Regional anti-galamsey task force seizes third excavator in a week
According to a police statement, the operation on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, targeted an illegal mining site at Adobewura, a suburb of Nyinahin in the Atwima Mponua District.
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Crime
Four soldiers arrested for unauthorised galamsey raids
The operation, carried out on Monday, August 18, saw the task force disarm the soldiers and seize their equipment.
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Crime
Four arrested, two police officers injured in violent anti-galamsey clash at Bonteso
The confrontation erupted after the team intercepted the machine and began loading it onto a truck. Police say local Assembly Member Patrick Asare allegedly incited a group of miners to resist, leading to a barrage of stones and threats aga...
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Business
Pass Project Mg't Act to end stalled projects phenomenon-PMI conference stakeholders to parliament
In a ten-point communiqué issued at the close of the event, held on July 25 at Aqua Safari Resort and organised by the Project Management Institute (PMI), participants warned that the culture of abandoning strategic national projects during...
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General
Law enforcement alone won’t work – DCOP Abdul-Razak on chieftaincy, galamsey crisis
According to DCOP Abdul-Razak, current efforts by security agencies alone are not enough to tackle the growing complexities of these issues, which often originate from traditional or community-level disputes.
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Gov’t launches NAIMOS to lead coordinated war on Galamsey
Announcing the initiative on Wednesday, July 23, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, said the new secretariat will serve as the operational nerve centre for Ghana’s multi-agency crackdown on illegal small-sca...
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Crime
Gov’t seizes over 400 excavators in galamsey crackdown-Minister
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series press briefing at the Jubilee House, Mr Buah revealed that the Forestry Commission had confiscated a wide array of equipment used in illegal mining operations.
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Crime
Police arrest 7 illegal miners at Abora
Acting on intelligence, the police raided a suspected galamsey site and caught the suspects—Latif Abdul Gyimah (55), Mohammed Bello (44), George Azu (52), Kingsley Owusu (23), Sampson Afadzi (45), Simon Atakpo (21), and Andrews Otto (26)—in...
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General
Small-scale miners' chairman arrested for confronting Anti-Galamsey task force
The arrest occurred when Peprah reportedly challenged the officers deployed to remove illegal miners from the forest.
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Crime
Police seize excavators in anti-galamsey raid in Samreboï
The operation, spearheaded by the Police Service’s Special Operations Unit, was initiated after actionable intelligence pointed to the movement of illicit mining machinery outside Samreboï, in Ghana’s Western Region.
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