Tag: Illegal miners
36-year-old illegal miner allegedly dies by suicide
Residents of Seikwa in the Tain District of the Bono Region are reeling from shock after 36-year-old Charles Gyan, an illegal miner and former...
Illegal miners are ‘mass murderers’—WaterAid Ghana calls for urgent action
Ibrahim Musah, Head of Strategy, Policy, and Campaigns at WaterAid Ghana, has urged the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Lands...
73 arrested in Tilli Forest Reserve anti-galamsey raid
Upper East Regional Minister Donatus Akamugri Atanga led a joint security operation on March 4, 2025, targeting illegal mining in the Tilli Forest Reserve. The...
Four excavators burnt in raid on illegal miners in range forest...
A raid on illegal mining activities in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in Ghana’s Eastern Region has resulted in the burning of four excavators. The...