Reports indicate that some unidentified illegal miners are planning to enter and mine in the Neung South Forest Reserve in the Tarkwa District of the Western Region.
Eyewitnesses in nearby communities have sighted three excavator machines and a washing plant parked about 700 meters away from the Forest Reserve.
According to the reports, the illegal miners have mounted barriers to restrict Forestry Commission (FC) staff from accessing the Reserve.
The illegal miners blame the FC staff for looking on while one of their own was allegedly killed by the concession guards of Messrs Kapsord Mining Limited.
