Ashanti Regional Minister To Clamp Down On Galamsey

More than 10,000 Illegal miner are believed to be working  on  AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi and Amansie Central district concession, though legally any individual or group other than AngloGold Ashanti prospecting, exploring, mining and processing gold is engaged in illegal activity. While the Chinese  and other foreign illegal  miners with sophiscated pieces of equipment, are working savagely in river beds  with deadly chemicals such as mercury; their Ghanaians counterparts are using hard rock explosives on the  core areas of the Obuasi operation.  Both have total disregard for their safety and the safety of the people in the communities as well as  the safety of AngloGold Ashanti employees and dependents.
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