Two persons at separate times, have lost their lives in galamsey pits at Karlo in the Suaman district of the Western North Region.Mr Eric Armah, assembly member for Karlo electoral area told the GNA ...

Three children have drowned in abandoned illegal mining pit in the Denkyembuor and Fanteakwa South Districts of the Eastern ...

Mrs Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, the Eastern Regional Minister, has expressed her condolences to the family of Samson Seku, a 14 ...

The exposed galamsey pits, which are often left uncovered after mining operations, have long posed a significant safety risk to nearby communities, with many children living near these sites ...

The Bono Region, one of the food baskets of the country, is gradually losing its natural resources, mainly fertile land, ...

“The land is unusable now,” said Frimpong, who recalled nearly coming to blows with the men who took his land for “galamsey”, the local term for the practice of illegal gold minin ...

He noted that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, was not just an environmental concern, but a criminal act that undermined national efforts towards sustainable development and ...

The devastating effects of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in the Ashanti Region, especially Konongo, paints a grim picture of negligence, broken promises, and widespread apathy, toward a ...

He said illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey activities, had become a major threat to public health due to the use of dangerous chemicals such as mercury and cyanide in mining processes, adding ...