The National Concerned Association of Small-Scale Miners, Ghana (NCASMG) has strongly protested against the recent burning of excavators by the Forestry Commission.
They described the action as illegal, ineffective, and harmful to both livelihoods and the national economy.
The Association argues that the government's continued reliance on this controversial approach has done little to address the root causes of illegal mining (galamsey).
Instead, it has exacerbated economic hardship by destroying valuable mining equipment, resulting in job losses and further destabilizing the livelihoods of thousands of small-scale miners.
