The National Democratic Congress (NDC) committee on mining has reiterated its commitment to empowering local miners to practice responsible mining to curb environmental degradation.The committee, led by Dr.
Tony Aubyn, made this pledge during a campaign tour of Obuasi's mining communities as part of the NDC's campaign activities.
They promised to establish a special mining fund to support the cooperative mining initiatives they plan to introduce if elected.This approach, they believe, will address what they describe as a failed community mining project, which has been overrun by illegal miners.With 25 days until the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, the NDC is pledging to create a special mining fund under its Gold Board project to sponsor small-scale mining activities and promote responsible mining.With this fund, Chinese nationals will not have any role in the government-initiated community mining scheme, which local miners claim has been dominated by Chinese miners due to a lack of support for local stakeholders.Addressing voters in the Obuasi mining areas, Eng.
Ebenezer Aidoo highlighted the party's policies for the mining sector, urging miners to practice responsible mining."In our manifesto, we have committed to creating a fund to sponsor the operation of community mining, which will be transformed into cooperative mining activities.