Illegal Mining Devastates Asante Akyem Benimase Community

🔊 Listen to this news The director of the Mining Administrative Jurisdictional Authority (AJAM), Ana Sofía Cameo, announced this Friday that they are organizing a joint operation with the Potosí Departmental Prosecutor's Office, the police, and the Alcira company to intervene in illegal mining in that region of the country. "We are talking about a large contingent of people located in the sector (...). Coordination is being carried out to ensur…

Illegal Mining Devastates Asante Akyem Benimase Community

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/illegal-mining-devastates-asante-akyem-benimase-community/Unauthorized gold mining operations have overtaken Asante Akyem Benimase in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, causing severe environmental damage and health risks. Despite the Minerals and Mining Act (2006) prohibiting such activities near settlements, miners continue extracting gold openly, excavating pits …

Illegal mining ravages Asante Akyem Benimase; threatens environment and health

Illegal small-scale mining operations have taken over the entire Asante Akyem Benimase community destroying the environment. Miners are openly extracting gold in clear violation of the country’s mining regulations. Despite the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), which prohibits mining within settlements and within fifty meters of public roads, these activities continue unchecked. Our news team in Kumasi visited the community and reports tha…