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Mercury pollution accumulated in trees could offer a new way to keep tabs on destructive gold mining operations in the Amazon ...
Sammy Gyamfi  The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi (Esq.), has ...
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has organised a stakeholder outreach to support the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) in Accra.The outreach programme forms ...
The Acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that the government will not ban small-scale mining in the country.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, March 20 about Ghana’s gold industry and the impact of illegal mining, he stated, “We lose over 70 to 80% of the gold that is produced by ...
The precious metal is still abundant within the land today. Galamsey, or illegal, small-scale gold mining, can prove attractive for farmers getting poor returns from cocoa despite posing significant ...
Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, March 19, the minister revealed that the government has established a Technical Small-Scale Mining Review Committee to oversee sector operations. Chaired ...
For decades, small-scale gold mining has thrived along the rivers of the Madre de Dios region, driven by gold frequently found in the surrounding soils. While the deforestation caused by mining ...
For decades, small-scale gold mining has thrived along the rivers of the Madre de Dios region, driven by gold frequently found in the surrounding soils. While the deforestation caused by mining ...
The 40 million people working in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) around the world are particularly ... and disruptions in the gold trade chains of ASM-sourced products/materials. The emergency ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Forest reserves in the East Coast state are now targets for illegal gold miners. Peninsular Malaysia Forestry ...