Prestea 'galamseyers' to stage 'deadly' demonstration - Adomonline.com

A group of small scale miners in the area have served notice to stage what they term a ‘deadly’ and ‘relentless’ demonstration to demand access to mining lands occupied by Future Global Resources Limited.

The group, identified as the Central Committee of Community Mining, Prestea, says the mining company, after its establishment, closed down mining sites which were originally not within their catchment.

“Some of their activities have very bad and dangerous effect to our very existence in the community and we are not going to sit down for the last man to die before.

The community is predominantly galamsey community years back that means it was their way of survival since.

“We will put a halt to their activities from top to down by all means and make sure that we make the company unmanageable if they will not let us live

The unhappy ‘galamseyers’ say activities of the mine, including blasting, endangers their existence and health as a strong dynamite explosion on a rock years ago destroyed some nearby buildings, electricity poles, amongst others.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Chamber of Mines in a press statement has expressed its greatest concerns over the spate of violent attacks on mining companies in the country.