Following a tour of some small-scale mining companies in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region, Mr.
Samuel Koku Sitsofe Anyidoho, the Chief Executive Officer of the Atta-Mills Institute, has urged Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and all persons calling for a total ban on small-scale mining to reconsider their campaign and rather focus on complementing the government's efforts in fighting illegal mining (galamsey).On Saturday, October 19, 2024, Mr.
Anyidoho joined a delegation led by the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Mines, Hon.
George Mireku Duker, MP to visit some licensed small-scale mining companies in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region.The team visited the Tarkwa Community Mining Scheme, Mohammed Brothers Ltd, Johnson Mining Services Ltd, and Dakete Mining Company Ltd, all in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality.During the tour, the companies took the delegation through a safety induction, mining procedures through the shaft-rail-locomotive ore/logistics hauling system, mineral processing, and tailings management.Addressing the media at the end of the tour, Mr.