Dr Anthony Aubynn, the CEO of the Petroleum Hub Corporation, has demanded that Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462, which governs certain facets of small-scale mining in Ghana, be completely repealed.
He made the case that the rule ought to be repealed and replaced with a new legal framework that is more appropriate for safeguarding the environment and efficiently regulating the industry during an interview with Bernard Avle on Channel One TV's The Point of View on Monday, April 28.
Dr Aubynn said that the government is making headway in addressing the galamsey problem, but he issued a warning that it would be unjust to evaluate its work after only four months in power. "I think the government is on course in the area of small-scale mining, even if you think that it has not been as fast as you expect.
This problem has been age-old.
