General News of Thursday, 13 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has challenged government officials and appointees to as a matter of principle lead the government's renewed fight against illegal mining in the country. My colleague government appointees, we have to lead the fight and I think that any government appointee who is found engaging in illegal mining must be dealt with the highest level of sanctions. “The Minerals Commission and in conjunction with the Geological Survey Authority should identify landmarks within the mining districts of the country exclusively for small-scale mining purposes. “With the exception of properly designed alluvial mining operations, mining near rivers and water bodies should be banned. This should then be replaced with training and capacity building for small scale miners on less dangerous means of gold recovery.

Source: GhanaWeb May 13, 2021 06:33 UTC