As part of efforts to end illegal mining in Ghana, the National Peace Council (NPC) has advocated a policy requiring companies to allocate a quota of employment to members of host communities. It also ...

A BECE candidate in the Ashanti Region has reportedly abandoned his exams to work in a galamsey pit, citing the pursuit of ...

The Ankobeahene of Diaso, Nana Kobina Ayem II, along with residents of the Upper Denkyira West District, have strongly refuted allegations that their ...

In a major offensive against illegal mining, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has launched a series ...

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) this week ordered a series of coordinated raids on illegal mining towns known for ...

Through my observation these are some of the things I have seen, the galamsey menace is still ongoing maybe this time stronger, there are new sites conjuring out of places that were once green and ...

The family of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has held a wreath-laying ceremony at the Osu Cemetery to mark the 8th ...

Captured by an anti-mining (called anti-galamsey in Ghana) task force, the suspect was intercepted driving an unregistered pickup truck and "was unable to justify his presence in the forested area," ...

The police have arrested 17 suspects in connection with illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, activities at Samreboi in the Western Region. The suspects were arrested in an operation conducted ...

Within the ASM sector, there exists the informal galamsey industry, predominantly involving individuals from the lower socioeconomic strata. Illegal small-scale mining, commonly known as "galamsey ...