Apr 05, 2017· The sector minister, John Peter Amewu, told Joy News the suspension of licences is to ensure the sustainability of the environment and also sanitise the small-scale mining sector. Pressure has been mounting on state actors to aggressively deal with illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) following a sustained media crusade against the problems ...
Despite the fact that Zimbabwe Mining Federation (ZMF) which is a baby of Mines and Mining Development formed under the new Mines and Mineral's Act, have mandate to monitor and supervise all artisanal miners and small scale miners, its hand in promoting small scale miners is limited and the government need to do a lot in giving ZMF relevance.
Sep 25, 2019· Artisanal and small scale mining accounts for 35% of Ghana's total gold production. For many years, small-scale mining suffered benign neglect from the state which focused on large-scale mining.
Jul 09, 2018· General News of Monday, 9 July 2018. Source: Kasapa FM 2018-07-09 Small Scale Mining ban: 'How soon is your soon' – Miners ask Akufo-Addo
Feb 07, 2018· Min. of Natural Resources intensifies efforts to streamline operations.
Apr 03, 2017· Small Scale mining for the past few years has seen tremendous increase especially in the remote areas of this country. The operators of this business are mainly the Chinese who come down to the nation and employ indigenous Ghanaians to engage in this sort of business. Is small scale mining legal? The answer is a big YES.
Apr 06, 2020· Government is set to roll out a GH¢600 million soft loan scheme for Small and Medium Scale businesses in the country, President Akufo-Addo has said. The loan scheme is …
Apr 05, 2017· Government Suspends Licence For Small-Scale Mining April 5, 2017 News 0 The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has placed a moratorium on licences for small-scale mining in an attempt to properly map out strategies to clamp down on illegal mining activities across the country.
Dec 17, 2018· According to Professor Boateng, only small-scale miners wey get mining concessions go fit mine for specific areas, "e no dey mean say dem lift ban on galamsey. Galamsey still be illegal."
Jan 21, 2019· The workshop started with a presentation by Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners and CityFm, a radio station which ran a social media campaign against illegal small-scale mining in 2016-17. The needs of these key external stakeholders were taken into account when work package leaders and other delegates refined the research questions.
The moratorium placed on small-scale mining in Ghana will drive down the country's gold output for 2017, Sulemanu Koney, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines hinted here on ...
Dec 14, 2018· Date: Dec 14, 2018 11:54am Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Government has lifted the ban on all forms of small scale mining effective Monday 17th December 2018 after nearly 20 months. The ban has however...
Sep 17, 2018· Cimatu added he is revoking temporary permits granted to small-scale mining companies effective Monday. He said he will also deploy policemen and soldiers to implement the cease and desist order. The world's biggest storm this year left large expanses in northern Luzon underwater as fierce winds tore trees from the ground and rain unleashed ...
General Secretary of National Association of Small Scale Miners has urged government to consider other methods of fighting illegal mining in order to eradicate it from the country.
Oct 23, 2019· The Small scale Mining Industry says it has the potential to increase foreign exchange earnings and boost local economy through direct gold exports. Small Scale Miners Association of Zambia Executive Director Kunda Chani said they are able to offer guidance to interested public, interested landowners and small scale miners on how to go about ...
Feb 02, 2018· 02.02.2018 General News. Pressure Mounts On Gov't To Lift Ban On Small-scale Mining. By MyJoyOnline LISTEN FEB 2, 2018 Government is under intense pressure from the Association of Small Scale Miners which insists it must live up to its promise of lifting the ban on small-scale and illegal mining.
May 15, 2019· 2019-05-15 - Business News of Wednesday, 15 May 2019. Source: ghananewsagency.org 2019-05-15 National conference on artisanal and small-scale gold, salt mining …
Dec 15, 2018· The Ghanaian government has lifted the ban on small-scale mining, effective Dec. 17, Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and …
2018-02-02 - The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale miners, GNASSM is mounting pressure on government to lift the ban on small-scale miners without delay as the time scheduled for the ...
Jan 30, 2018· Ban On Small – Scale Mining - News Desk on JoyNews (30-1-18) ... Joy News Live MyJoyOnline TV 18 watching. Live now; I-Witness: The real effects of small-scale mining - Duration: 4:13. GMA News ...
Small-scale mining has many negative impacts as miners as exposed to chemical contaminants, unsanitary condition, alcoholism, drug-taking. Women and children are generally the most affected. It is also associated with deforestation, land degradation, open pits, mercury, dust, and noise pollution.
Article list related to small-scale-mining. Small-scale miners selling gold to BSP exempted from tax. Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News Posted at May 21 03:57 PM. The new law, which was signed on March 29, amends the National Internal Revenue Code to exempt from taxation income derived from the sale of gold by registered small-scale miners to the monetary authority.
GEITA, November 19, 2014 – A landmark pilot project will help small-scale miners in Geita's gold-mining region work together with large-scale mining companies in a healthy, safe environment, increasing their income and improving economic growth in the country. The pilot project is part of the Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Initiative (MSPI) launched earlier this year by the Government of ...
Jun 28, 2019· On 20-21 June, IGDC members Henrice Altink, Josh Kirshner, Rob Marchant and Paul Kerswill organised a workshop to discuss the preliminary findings of a project on small-scale gold mining in Ghana. The project, which is funded by a GCRF pump-priming grant from the University of York, involves the collaboration of environmental scientists, political scientists and linguists at the …
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Small-scale mining is still legal in Ghana and it reserved only for Ghanaians, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said on Thursday. He said all illegal mining activities were being weeded out of the system, with many of the foreigners caught engaging in them arrested and being ...
May 13, 2020· Small-Scale Mining - AM Business on JoyNews (13-5-20) A look at reforms two years after lifting ban #AMBusiness #MyJoyOnline https://
Aug 22, 2019· 2019-08-22 - The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has welcomed the amended mining law, but with some reservations that it …