Minerals Commission wants action against illegal miners

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• Chief amankwa 11 years ago

  Nice talk but to engage in small scale mining you need at least some equipment.
  How and where these co operatives going to get the equipment ....
  
  Show them the way ..
  
  Our best bet is team up with the Chinese under well ...
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  Nice talk but to engage in small scale mining you need at least some equipment.
  How and where these co operatives going to get the equipment ....
  
  Show them the way ..
  
  Our best bet is team up with the Chinese under well structured framework and rules.

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• Owura Ntim 11 years ago

  You have a huge task ahead of you getting the MPs and ministers who are behind these illegal mines to cease their operation. You are going to have a fight with the government and likely lose your job pretty soon. You will ne ...
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  You have a huge task ahead of you getting the MPs and ministers who are behind these illegal mines to cease their operation. You are going to have a fight with the government and likely lose your job pretty soon. You will need the support of the general public to root out the illegal mines

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• TT 11 years ago

  WHERE HAS HE BEEN ALL THIS TIME AFTER CHINESE AND OTHER ILLEGAL GALAMSEYERS WERE DESTROYING THE WATER BODIES, COCOA FARMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS IF NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. GHANA REQUIRES LEADERS WHO MAKE BETTE INFORMED DECISIO ...
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  WHERE HAS HE BEEN ALL THIS TIME AFTER CHINESE AND OTHER ILLEGAL GALAMSEYERS WERE DESTROYING THE WATER BODIES, COCOA FARMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS IF NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. GHANA REQUIRES LEADERS WHO MAKE BETTE INFORMED DECISIONS NOT THOSE WHO WAIT AFTER EVERYTHING IS BEEN DESTROYED ESPECIALLY WATER AND THE EVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SHORT TEM CORRUPT GAINS

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• ASMAN 11 years ago

  Very disappointing remarks, for militarisation will not and cannot stop galamsey. Tackle the reforms from within MINCOM on Small Scale Mining Licensing-Audit for the solution.

  Very disappointing remarks, for militarisation will not and cannot stop galamsey. Tackle the reforms from within MINCOM on Small Scale Mining Licensing-Audit for the solution.

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• The Mask 11 years ago

  Below is the mineral production in 1967:
  
  Gold (from Ashanti and Western Regions) --- 724,134 oz
  Diamond (from the Akyem in the Eastern Region) --- 2,633,527 ct
  Bauxite (from the Western Region) --- 333,458 mt
  Manganese ...
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  Below is the mineral production in 1967:
  
  Gold (from Ashanti and Western Regions) --- 724,134 oz
  Diamond (from the Akyem in the Eastern Region) --- 2,633,527 ct
  Bauxite (from the Western Region) --- 333,458 mt
  Manganese (from the Western Region) --- 596,572 mt
  
  (Source mining policy of Ghana)
  
  
  Value today:
  Gold --- $1400 per oz
  Diamond --- from $1500 to $150,000 per carat (Market price)
  Bauxite --- $150 per mt
  Manganese --- $450 per tonne
  
  Akyem districts make up more than half of the population of the Eastern Region.
  
  Even though today diamond production from Akyem has stopped temporarily Akyem districts must be given their fair share of projects. Discrimination against Akyems districts has been going on for at least the last forty years. A visit to the Akyem districts would indicate the poor state of districts: bad roads, poor infrastructure. The state of the districts is not reflective of the revenue they have contributed over the last 100 years.

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