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The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has introduced 95 (95) marked licenses to individuals from the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM).
At a concise service hung on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 to introduce the mining licenses to individuals from the Association, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor made sense of that the issuance of the licenses is a confirmation of government's obligation to the development of the Small-Scale Mining area.
The Minister handed-off the vision of the public authority which is to make a total worth chain which will bring about esteem maintenance in the mining area.
He unveiled that administration is currently fabricating a totally new limited scope mining area exemplified by dependable mining, work and worked on everyday environments for excavators and mining networks.
He said government's arrangement to accomplish the above-expressed goals has seen the reception of two methodologies.
These methodologies he said were changes and policing. He said this incorporates approaches of change at the Minerals Commission and unified organizations and a viable implementation of against galamsey regulations.
He cautioned that administration will be savage in its battle against unlawful mining, adding that criminals will be managed as per the law.
"The people who won't go under the umbrella of the capable limited scope mining ought to realize that the Ministry will come after them heartlessly. All actions will be entirely upheld without any statements of regret"
As indicated by the Minister, seizure and decommissioning of mining gear will proceed unabated as government proceeds to clampdown on exercises of unlawful mining.
He uncovered that the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is driving a drive to fabricate another gold buying model, like that of the Produce Buying Company in the cocoa area.
Under this model, he said gold buying will be finished in a vigorous system drove by the Bank of Ghana and subsequently engaged the individuals from the limited scale mining relationship to help the public authority to accomplish the reason for the new drive.
Mr. George Mireku Duker, the Deputy Minister responsible for Mines, in a show illustrated government's help for the limited scale mining area including the better relations between the Ministry and the GNASSM.
He further uncovered that administration through the Minerals Commission has presented a system that takes into consideration simple application and giving of mining assets.
The General Secretary of the GNASSM, Godwin Armah offered thanks to the Sector Minister for obliging and carrying out certain recommendations made by the gathering.
He said the Association will keep on joining forces the public authority to guarantee that the mining area is created to its pinnacle.
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