“Anglo Gold has caused major destruction in Obuasi than over one hundred galamsey operators could cause this country and this is a multi national company,” he said. “It’s better to have ...

The Chief of Kwapia, Nana Kwabena Oyiakwan II, has sounded the alarm over the escalating threat posed by illegal mining activities popularly known as galamsey in the Obuasi area. He warned that ...

About 30 people, believed to be illegal miners or ‘galamseyers’ have been trapped in a pit belonging to the AngloGold Ashanti Company in Obuasi. The incident, according to the Ghanaian Times ...

Three galamsey operators in Obuasi-Anwiam in the Ashanti Region have died in one of the pits in the area. The three who are all males, together with twenty eight others, fell into the pit while ...

To many in the country, the term galamsey has thus now become synonymous with criminality. The single-lane highway from Obuasi to Dunkwa is lined on both sides with a string of excavating machines ...

Galamsey – or small-scale miners – have become an easy ... Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta says resolving the impasse with AngloGold over Obuasi is a top priority. Many say the arbitration case could ...

commonly referred to as galamsey. His comments follow a recent clash between military personnel and civilians in Obuasi, Ashanti Region, over illegal gold mining activities.

Obuasi — SIX PERSONS including three Lebanese suspected to be illegal miners were on Friday December 8, this year, busted at Suhyenso, a farming community near Obuasi during a Police cum ...

Workers in the Anglo Ashanti gold mine at a depth of about 330m in Obuasi, Ghana ... Years ago, illegal or artisanal mining, known as “galamsey”—gathering the alluvial deposits dispersed ...

has revealed that out of the 160 streams and rivers in the Obuasi mining area, 145 are perceived by residents to be polluted by the operations of mining companies and ‘galamsey’ operators. It says in ...

In early 2013, the spread of illegal mining prompted the Ghanaian government to implement a programme to remove the so-called galamsey tenements across the country, including at Obuasi.