On illegal mining, Mr Owiredu commended the government for the initiative to flush out the operators and pledged the industry’S support to address the challenge and to ensure that the country benefits from responsible exploitation of its natural resources.
In a speech read on his behalf, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, said the activities of illegal miners had led to the to the pollution of water bodies.
He said illegal mining is a threat to food security because it affects farmlands.
“Food security will be lost as many more farmlands are being stripped bare without following the steps required to remediate and ecologically resuscitate the land, as pollution due to chemical application, deforestation and vegetation loss are working against the environment,” Alhaji Fuseini said.
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