Courts
Three bailed for illegal mining on Asanko Gold Concession
The accused — Fatawu Seidu, a 35-year-old mechanic; Solomon Osei, a 40-year-old barber; and 19-year-old unemployed Simon Awindawu — all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Aisha Huang, three others denied bail
The four who appeared before the court on September 14, 2022, pleaded not guilty to charges of mining without a license and engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals without a valid license.
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Crime
Ten excavators, bulldozer seized by Military, Forest Commission in Tano Anwia forest reserve crackdown
The raid, executed on Sunday, March 9, 2025, focused on Compartments 17 and 20 of the reserve, areas that have been plagued by repeated incursions from illegal miners despite multiple eviction attempts.
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4 Chinese Illegal miners to be deported
The four are to be deported for illegally residing in Ghana
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Atiwa East DCE fined for contempt in Koforidua galamsey land dispute
The ruling, delivered on Monday, 15 December 2025, follows a contempt application filed by a miner who is in a legal tussle with the DCE over a parcel of land on which mining activities were taking place.
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Register all mining machinery with DVLA by August 1-Gov't to operators
The directive, which was made public in a statement signed by Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, warned that any mining equipment left unregistered after the deadline will be seized by the State without exception.
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EPA seizes three excavators to enforce ban on mining in river bodies
The EPA recently issued a directive ordering a complete halt to mining activities within and around river bodies.
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Lands Ministry declares war on illegal loggers
The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Lands and Forestry, Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, said those who would be arrested would be made to face the law squarely.
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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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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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120 illegal mining machines disabled, 13 arrested in Wassa Gyapa
The operation, carried out on May 19, 2025, forms part of ongoing efforts to combat illegal small-scale mining—commonly referred to as galamsey—which continues to pose serious environmental threats in the region.
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Eleven arrested for illegal mining in Western Region
The arrests followed a targeted operation on March 31, 2025, around midday, acting on credible intelligence aimed at clamping down on illegal mining in the area.
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IGP declares war on illegal mining, describes it as national security threat
Speaking at the Regional Police Commanders' Conference, COP Yohuno highlighted the alarming rise in criminal activities linked to illegal mining, particularly in the Western North region.
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Crime
49-year-old Chinese arrested for illegal mining
The suspect, Lin Chil, is currently in the custody of the Bibiani Police assisting with investigations.
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Courts
Complicity in illegal mining: Court awards Frimpong Boateng 1 million cedis damages
Prof.Frimpong Boateng had filed a suit at the High court against Solomon K.A Owusu for making defamatory statements against him
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Business
NLA loses GH¢1bn yearly to illegal lotto operations-DG
Sammi Awuku, the Director-General of the NLA, revealed this in Accra last weekend, stating that the authority has developed several strategies to curb illegal operations and maximize state revenue from lottery proceeds.
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Government’s proposed sliding-scale mining royalty regime colonial-IEA
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the policy think tank rejected the draft Minerals and Mining (Royalty) Regulations 2025, which would set royalties at 5% to 12% for minerals including gold and lithium.
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Courts
Witness tells court Samreboi concession was handed to him by Wontumi
Under cross-examination on 15 January 2026, Mr Okum was questioned by lawyers for Mr Boasiako, led by Andy Appiah Kubi, about whether he mined at Samreboi without a licence.
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Occupy Ghana, other want parliament to pass law prohibiting mining in forest reserves
According to them, doing this would mean revoking the Environmental Protection(Mining in Forest Reserves Regulations(LI 2462) and the power it gives the president in this regard.
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No company issued licence to undertake reconnaisance, prospecting, exploration of minerals in Ghana’s Forest Reserve since March 2021 – Minerals C’ssion
According to them, Messrs. Koantwi Company Limited and others who are mining in a portion of the Forest Reserve were granted mining leases as far back as December 2020.
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