In a move geared towards environmental conservation, the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has announced a major collaboration with the government to intensify efforts in combating illegal mining and safeguarding the nation’s vital natural resources. This partnership aims to protect river bodies and forest reserves, marking a new chapter in the fight against […]
Government says it is committed to ending illegal mining with the establishment of small-scale community mining schemes. According to Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, illegal mining generally occurs in abandoned shafts or within improperly closed mines. He said government will implement intermediate and permanent measures to manage these sites and […]
The first consignment of fuel in the government’s gold for oil deal will arrive next week, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has disclosed. “We have put all the lines together and we believe that we are ready to kick start it. “It is good and will help to cushion […]
The government and CalBank are close to sealing a $25 million deal to finance small-scale mining operations in the country. The deal is part of arrangements being made by the government with financial institutions to bolster small-scale mining activities, including community mining. The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mines, George Mireku […]
Seven persons, comprising two Ghanaians and five foreigners, still neck-deep in illegal mining activities in the New Abirem District in the Eastern Region have been arrested. They were arrested yesterday when a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr George Mireku Duker, led a special operation, made up of military and policemen, to clamp […]
As part of efforts to provide alternative livelihoods for residents of communities where illegal small-scale mining has been banned, the government is rolling out a reclamation project to provide jobs for the youth and also reclaim the destroyed lands. The alternative livelihood empowerment programme would start from Konongo in the Ashanti Region to reclaim the […]
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, has pledged the government’s support to the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) towards scaling up a technology developed by the institution to purify water bodies polluted through illegal mining activities. He said the discovery of that technology was a major boost to the […]
New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency in the Western Region, George Mireku Duker has said government has done the best it can to make the Double-Track system implementation as smooth as possible. Contributing to a discussion on Accra based Adom Television and monitored by BestNewsGH.com, Mr. Mireku Duker said the initial […]
