Ghana at Loggerheads with China over Rampant Illegal Gold Mining

Ghana at loggerheads with China over rampant illegal gold mining

Ambassador to Ghana denies Chinese nationals are solely to blame for ‘galamsey’, branding the accusations a ‘significant injustice’.

Gold Board Begins Full Enforcement of New Trading Licence Regime

The Ghana Gold Board has commenced full-scale enforcement of the country’s revised gold trading licencing regime, in line with the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140). This marks a landmark shift in Ghana’s gold trading landscape, as the government moves to eliminate illegal trade, boost formalisation, and maximise economic returns from its mineral wealth.  At a press conference held in Accra, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, M…

Multiple task forces fueling intimidation, extortion – Adu-Gyamfi

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, Michael Adu-Gyamfi, has raised concerns over what he describes as uncoordinated and unregulated anti-illegal mining operations across the country. The remarks come amid heightened national efforts to clamp down on illegal mining, also known as galamsey, which has devastated forests, rivers, and […] The post Multiple task forces fueling intimidation, extortion…

Eight Arrested For Illegal Mining in Amansie South

Eight Suspected illegal miners have been been arrested by the the Special Anti-Galamsey Operations Team following an intelligence-led special operation in Apremadi, a community at Amansie South in the Ashanti Region. The eight suspects have been identified as: Karim Issaka (38), Samuel Dugah (35), Seidu Karim (35), Issaka Azitarigah (24), Boadu Desmond, (29), James Kabutey (21), Bashiru Idrissu (19) and Collins Amoako (24). According to Police i…