Ghana: Minister Cautions Galamseyers

27 January 2020

Gbane — The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has warned illegal miners, popularly known as galamseyers, to desist from the practice or risk being thrown into jail for 25 years.

The minister issued the warning at Gbane in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, when management of Yeyenya and Pubortaaba Mining Group and Shaanxi Mining Firm complained about the resurgence of illegal mining in their mining concessions.

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