According to Mr. Adjei, it had been the practice of some mining companies to flout mining regulations at the peril of their workers which also adversely affected the environment.
He warned that any company that would henceforth flout the regulations would be closed down and the owners or managers prosecuted.
Giving the history of mining in the then Gold Coast, Mr. Adjei said mining started in the country somewhere in the 1920s but previous regulations did not take into consideration issues such as surface mining, dredging, processing plants, especially with regard to cyanide and many aspects of modern technology in mining.
He explained that such lapses called for a new mining law which covered all the mining, and advised managers of the mining companies to strictly adhere to them.
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