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The Effect of Illegal Mining Activities on Vegetation A Case Study of Bontefufuo Area in the Amansie West District of Ghana Richard A. Kuffour, Benjamin M. Tiimub, Isaac Manu and Wellington Owusu Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana Article History Received 07.10.2020
Sep 02, 2017 Amansie West Economic Activities Grind To A Halt Due To Galamsey Fight. Businesses operating in Amansie West District, a predominantly small-scale mining area, are struggling to survive following the ban on illegal mining or galamsey. Entities which were booming at the peak of the mining operations have had to fold up or currently face iminent ...
Two Chiefs under the Asante Kingdom are under investigation by King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities popularly known as galamsey in their respective communities. Already I have had reports on some things happening at Amanse, the Fomena area, and I will be investigating that to see what is happening,, Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at a Regional ...
Jan 20, 2021 Narrating why the military appeared at the mining site, Gen Aphour said the Amansie South District, richly endowed with mineral resources has seen a lot of mining activities by registered and illegal miners. Crime was therefore high in the District with foreign nationals, mainly from Niger, Guinea and Burkina Faso, involved, he said. ...
The Amansie Central district is home to the activities of some high powered and known galamseyers. The Task Force from the Office of the President, Jubilee House which is working under the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining IMCIM was in the Amansie Central District, Gyaman to be precise in which they were alerted by a Good ...
Two Chiefs under the Asante Kingdom are under investigation by King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities popularly known as galamsey in their respective communities. Already I have had reports on some things happening at Amanse, the Fomena area, and I will be investigating that to see what is happening,, Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at a Regional ...
Mines GCM report, illegal mining activities galamsey have been increasing with an estimated number between 300,000 and 500,000 artisan miners comprising one of the largest groups of illegal miners on the continent. The Small-Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDC L 218 enacted in 1989 with its continuation in the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 Act 703 ...
Aug 06, 2020 William Asante Bediako. The District Chief Executive DCE for the Amansie South District in the Ashanti Region, William Asante Bediako has been axed, this portal can report.. Sources available to GhanaXtra.Com indicate that the decision to sack William Asante Bediako follows a comment he made disagreeing with the President in the fight against illegal mining.
Apr 29, 2021 Amansie Central DISEC deepens move to flush out illegal miners. April 29, 2021. Kwame Asamoah Boateng. The District Security Council DISEC of Amansie Central in the Ashanti Region says the assembly is deepening its task force presence at all galamsey-prone areas to flush out miscreants devastating the environment.
Aug 24, 2021 A SUSPECTED illegal miner has been shot dead by a private security man, who is alleged to be a former military man, after he miner allegedly tried to enter a mining concession belonging to some ...
Jun 10, 2021 The District Chief Executive for Amansie South district, Hon. Clement Opoku Gyemfi, popularly known as CID led the members of the district security council DISEC to visit the Offin River and environment currently plagued by illegal miners also known as galamsey.
Jan 12, 2020 Three Chinese nationals have been arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal mining at Fahiakobo, a town in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region. The three were arrested on Monday, January 6, 2020, by the Operation Vanguard Ashanti Forward Operating Base FOB, led by Officer Commanding OC, Captain AD Kabenla.
Jul 19, 2017 Manso-Nkwanta Ash, July 19, GNA - Chiefs in the Amansie West District have pledged to lead the fight against illegal gold mining, popularly referred to as galamsey in the area. The area has been the epicenter of the illegal activity in the Ashanti Region - cocoa farms cut down, food crop and farmlands lost through mining.
Jul 19, 2017 Manso-Nkwanta Ash, July 19, GNA - Chiefs in the Amansie West District have pledged to lead the fight against illegal gold mining, popularly referred to as galamsey in the area. The area has been the epicenter of the illegal activity in the Ashanti Region - cocoa farms cut down, food crop and farmlands lost through mining.
Jan 20, 2021 Narrating why the military appeared at the mining site, Gen Aphour said the Amansie South District, richly endowed with mineral resources has seen a lot of mining activities by registered and illegal miners. Crime was therefore high in the District with foreign nationals, mainly from Niger, Guinea and Burkina Faso, involved, he said. ...
The Effect of Illegal Mining Activities on Vegetation A Case Study of Bontefufuo Area in the Amansie West District of Ghana Richard A. Kuffour, Benjamin M. Tiimub, Isaac Manu and Wellington Owusu Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana Article History Received 07.10.2020
Aug 21, 2021 Security has been beefed up in the Amansie South District town of Manso Keniago after a clash between workers of a mining firm and some irate youth resulted in the death of one person.. The deceased, Elijah Timenkeh, 34, joined the teeming youth who invaded the mining concession of Adubiaho Mining Company to prospect for gold.. He was however hit by a bullet when security guards at the mining ...
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the shooting and killing of a 34-year-old miner at the Adubiaho concession within Manso Dome Keniago in the Amansie South District of the region. Elijah Tinbinkey was shot and killed around 830 p.m. last Thursday when a group of illegal miners allegedly stormed the site to
The Effect of Illegal Mining Activities on Vegetation A Case Study of Bontefufuo Area in the Amansie West District of Ghana Richard A. Kuffour, Benjamin M. Tiimub, Isaac Manu and Wellington Owusu Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana Article History Received 07.10.2020
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the shooting and killing of a 34-year-old miner at the Adubiaho concession within Manso Dome Keniago in the Amansie South District of the region. Elijah Tinbinkey was shot and killed around 830 p.m. last Thursday when a group of illegal miners allegedly stormed the site to
Dec 24, 2020 It is acknowledged that while illegal mining supports the livelihoods of many, it has equally caused severe damages to the environment in many parts of the district. The menace is blamed for the destruction of farmlands, pollution of water bodies and denied the state an estimated 2.3 billion according to the 2016 budget.
Mines GCM report, illegal mining activities galamsey have been increasing with an estimated number between 300,000 and 500,000 artisan miners comprising one of the largest groups of illegal miners on the continent. The Small-Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDC L 218 enacted in 1989 with its continuation in the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 Act 703 ...
The Amansie Central District Assembly of the National Association of Service Personnel Administrators NASPA has discovered a seed which can revive lands degraded by mining within three 3 months. Amansie Central District has been classified as one of the mining districts in the country. Over the years, farmers in the district have complained about food
Aug 21, 2021 Security was reinforced in the Amansie South District town of Manso Keniago since Friday, after a man was killed when irate youth and workers of a private mining firm engaged in a bloody clash. The deceased, named as Elijah Timenkeh, 34, joined the teeming youth who invaded the mining concession of Adubiaho Mining Company on Thursday, to ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of illegal mining on cocoa output and quality in the Amansie West District. Using structured questionnaires and field observations, data on the impact of illegal mining in relation to the presence of heavy metals was acquired.
