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In a dramatic turn of events, workers at the Tepa-Mfante community mines in the Ahafo-ano North Municipality of the Ashanti Region are expressing their frustration and anger towards the government. The community miners claim that their legally-operating members are being unjustly targeted, with their equipment being burned and destroyed by …

In the serene town of Dannso, nestled within the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region, a storm of discontent is brewing among the residents. The source of their frustration, the community mining activities that have taken root in their midst, leaving a trail of environmental degradation and economic distress. …

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resource, Hon. George Mireku Duker tasked with dealing with issues relative to Ghana’s mining sector has implored mining companies to make deliberate and concerted effort towards deepening their relationship with the various mining communities by upscaling their local content participation and undertaking developmental …

An employee the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Gabriel Gyamera Sarpong, has been sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment in hard labour for impersonating the Deputy Minister of the Ministry, George Mireku-Duker, to aid illegal miners.   The convict, according to court documents, had pretended to be acting on behalf …