Gov’t lift ban on small scale mining; miners to start work on Monday

Government has lifted the ban on small scale mining.

This was announced by the chairman of the inter-ministerial committee Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng.

“Having successfully implemented the strategies outlined in the road-map, the ban on small-scale mining is being lifted on Monday 17th December 2018 for miners who have gone through vetting successfully within the regularized and reformed framework” the minister of Environment said at the ban lifting ceremony Friday.

The ban has been in place for close to two years after the government announced a crackdown on illegal mining.