We will protect the water bodies and fight illegal miners - Small Scale Miners vow

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Capricorn 1 year ago

Nkwaseasem nkoaaaa. What is the Mineral Commission doing about it? How about the Environmental Protection Agency? Just because some miscreants have assess to bulldozers doesn't mean they're qualified to mining lease. This non ...
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Nkwaseasem nkoaaaa. What is the Mineral Commission doing about it? How about the Environmental Protection Agency? Just because some miscreants have assess to bulldozers doesn't mean they're qualified to mining lease. This nonsense about small scale mining must stop. There's nothing small scale about mining. Mining must always begin with collection of seeds, seedlings and young plants from the site. A plant nursery is set up to preserve the native plants from the site. Photographs from the Environment are taken. All the top soil up to 5 feet down is dug out and preserved. At the end of mining, the topology of the area has to be recraimed to resemble the original site. The top soil is returned. The seedlings are planted and watered till the plants are established. The environment must look like the pre-mining photos.
In fact this involves a long process, which I doubt these kingpins and thier Chinese counterparts have any idea about. All these cost a lots of money which this illiterate fool Wontumi, Sam Pyne and the likes can never have.
P Djamgbe 1 year ago

Look at his mouth, like a smoked bat, kwasiato! You guys are all the same - in fact you are the major polluters, don't try to play innocent here.

Look at his mouth, like a smoked bat, kwasiato! You guys are all the same - in fact you are the major polluters, don't try to play innocent here.
FRANKIE 1 year ago

Another stupid faceless and nameless NPP sponsored group of galamseyers that have mushroomed from nowhere suddenly to thwart the efforts of civil society groups and CSOs and the Ghana Medical Association and others to embark ...
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Another stupid faceless and nameless NPP sponsored group of galamseyers that have mushroomed from nowhere suddenly to thwart the efforts of civil society groups and CSOs and the Ghana Medical Association and others to embark on strikes and demonstrations to force government to declare a STATE OF EMERGENCY and a total ban on galamsey. Only Peace Fm will carry such propagandist stories. Fools. Idiots. Kwashiai buuluui. Don't you see your very existence is under threat of extinction? Inglorious bastards.
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HE The Ugly Dwarf 1 year ago

The GAF failed. Who are you?

The GAF failed. Who are you?
Nana Osei 1 year ago

All the Lands use for Galamsey belongs to Akans/Twi and Asantifours.All the active players in Galamsey are from The Eastern/Ashanti /Western and Central regions.The solutions to destroying Ghana through Galamsey lies with t ...
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All the Lands use for Galamsey belongs to Akans/Twi and Asantifours.All the active players in Galamsey are from The Eastern/Ashanti /Western and Central regions.The solutions to destroying Ghana through Galamsey lies with the Akans/Twi people.They are running away from their evil deeds to Accra.
Kwesi Kwesi 1 year ago

Look at his face that he is using to protect the water bodies, nonsense gbemela

Look at his face that he is using to protect the water bodies, nonsense gbemela
Edward 1 year ago

Let us Ban all mining and restore our forest cover. Everyone must embark on strike till government declares a state of emergency

Let us Ban all mining and restore our forest cover. Everyone must embark on strike till government declares a state of emergency
Chief 1 year ago

Ban all mining activities. Small or big scale!!!

Ban all mining activities. Small or big scale!!!
William Ejisu 1 year ago

This is where greed kicks in.gold is now $2500...USD AN OUNCE.so you can see why the knobs of the country don't want it stopped....including the
President.

This is where greed kicks in.gold is now $2500...USD AN OUNCE.so you can see why the knobs of the country don't want it stopped....including the
President.
OZYMANDIAS 1 year ago

Small scale or Galamsey miners must all be stopped immediately. Both groups are responsible for the destruction and degradation of our environment. FOOLS!

Small scale or Galamsey miners must all be stopped immediately. Both groups are responsible for the destruction and degradation of our environment. FOOLS!
Idiots 1 year ago

Even if you do it far from water bodies, what about the land pollution. Every responsible mining builds a tailings dam for which has a thick rubber that does does permit waste water from penetrating into the soil

Even if you do it far from water bodies, what about the land pollution. Every responsible mining builds a tailings dam for which has a thick rubber that does does permit waste water from penetrating into the soil
Addae 1 year ago

The so called small scale miners are also just like the galamseyers just that they have been giving the permit or license to destroy water bodies and forest. These small scale miners get to their site and cause more damage th ...
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The so called small scale miners are also just like the galamseyers just that they have been giving the permit or license to destroy water bodies and forest. These small scale miners get to their site and cause more damage than the galamseyers. They don't abide by the rules and regulations issued to them by that toothless greedy and corrupt minerals commission. They encroach outside their set-out boundaries, their excavators mine right in the middle of streams and rivers.

The town folks see it including me myself but can't talk cos the whole system is involve .U see diesel and engine oil mixed up with these poor river bodies flowing downstream.These small scale miners refuse to do reclamation of these lands also.They destroy these communities and and come to build in the cities and enjoy life with their families. God curse every politician, soldier,police,chief,government official, and any other person involve in or aiding and abetting this carnage with serious diseases that they can never recover from to engage in these carnage again.
William Ejisu 1 year ago

What is the difference between small scale miners and illegal miners ?
They both pollute the river system, and that's what the fuss is all about
Isn't it???
One in,.......All in .....both should cease operating immediately ...
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What is the difference between small scale miners and illegal miners ?
They both pollute the river system, and that's what the fuss is all about
Isn't it???
One in,.......All in .....both should cease operating immediately.
Just a note about the President of Ghana......The cat got his tongue?
What can you make of it?.....Is he dozing off in the Gold chair?.....Here is a national crisis, that's been going on for decades(illegal mining)...
And the supposed leader of the Country has made NO COMMENT....
NONE!!!!!!......WHY HASN'T HE RESIGNED FROM THE ROLE AS PRESIDENT OF GHANA.??????CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHY IT HASN'T HAPPENED. WORTHLESS LEADER.
Addae 1 year ago

Thank you my brother and God bless you.
Small scale mining does more harm to the environment on even a larger scale than the galamsey and so the government must put a stop to both immediately.
Thank you my brother.

Thank you my brother and God bless you.
Small scale mining does more harm to the environment on even a larger scale than the galamsey and so the government must put a stop to both immediately.
Thank you my brother.
Pablo 1 year ago

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Semantical 1 year ago

Just look at dat man talking. It's clear dey aa even worst dan dos dey call illegal miners. If we aa indeed a serious country den everything mining must immediately ceased. Dese guys just want to cover up dir criminal deeds a ...
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Just look at dat man talking. It's clear dey aa even worst dan dos dey call illegal miners. If we aa indeed a serious country den everything mining must immediately ceased. Dese guys just want to cover up dir criminal deeds against dis nation. Criminals calling themselves small scale miners.
Semantical 1 year ago

Why aa we behaving as if we as all mentally sick in dis country??? There's nothing call small scale mining and there can never be anything like dat in dis country. Dey aa all criminals and dey even destroy more dan dos dey ca ...
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Why aa we behaving as if we as all mentally sick in dis country??? There's nothing call small scale mining and there can never be anything like dat in dis country. Dey aa all criminals and dey even destroy more dan dos dey call destroyers. Dey should stop throwing dust into our ears. EVIL SOULS
ROGUE LAWYER 1 year ago

gimmicks from the same people who are destroying the water.
they want to be trusted and disassociate themself from the evidence we are all seeing. meanwhile they are the same people who are destroying the land, forest and ...
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gimmicks from the same people who are destroying the water.
they want to be trusted and disassociate themself from the evidence we are all seeing. meanwhile they are the same people who are destroying the land, forest and water bodies.
nobody should listen to any excuses -
the road is clear- we are calling for ban on all mining activities in the country.
Yeboah k 1 year ago

We will ban you all kwasea

We will ban you all kwasea
Wasteman 1 year ago

HAHAHAH THE CAT SAYS DONT WORRY I WILL PROTECT THE FISH ?!!

HAHAHAH THE CAT SAYS DONT WORRY I WILL PROTECT THE FISH ?!!
MANU 1 year ago

Wonders in Ghana. Do you mean your small-scale minners are more powerful than the military,security agencies, and polic3 ? Let us be serious.

Wonders in Ghana. Do you mean your small-scale minners are more powerful than the military,security agencies, and polic3 ? Let us be serious.
MANU 1 year ago

Wonders in Ghana. Do you mean your small-scale minners are more powerful than the military,security agencies, and polic3 ? Let us be serious.

Wonders in Ghana. Do you mean your small-scale minners are more powerful than the military,security agencies, and polic3 ? Let us be serious.
Korsah Kofi 1 year ago

Ghanaians have been fed up with these empty promises from the Government and the Small-scale Miners. The president said he would put his job on the line. He should show us what he did to this effect. The government has disapp ...
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Ghanaians have been fed up with these empty promises from the Government and the Small-scale Miners. The president said he would put his job on the line. He should show us what he did to this effect. The government has disappointed Ghanaians. It is better to be poor and have clean waters and our forest reserves intact rather than destroy our rivers and forest reserves
Opuni 1 year ago

It is always annoying to see someone talking about small scale mining. Mining can not be a small scale and the government must be serious about it. Those corrupt institutions can not be described as rightful institutions are ...
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It is always annoying to see someone talking about small scale mining. Mining can not be a small scale and the government must be serious about it. Those corrupt institutions can not be described as rightful institutions are given them permit to do small scale mining. Nonsense
AKP 1 year ago

Those who say they're fighting the galamsey are the same people doing it. The government, the security agencies, the chiefs , the small scale miners, the politicians, etc.

Those who say they're fighting the galamsey are the same people doing it. The government, the security agencies, the chiefs , the small scale miners, the politicians, etc.
Ke 1 year ago

It seems Ghana has no academicians,with all phds and coo mini ni look at the state of our beloved country.Powers has been given to a single establishment and abusing it.Our constitution need immediate review.

It seems Ghana has no academicians,with all phds and coo mini ni look at the state of our beloved country.Powers has been given to a single establishment and abusing it.Our constitution need immediate review.

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