The Commission placed a ban on clay mining on January 19, 2021, due to the devastating effect of the menace on the lands in the area.
The Mining Taskforce of the Commission and the Shama District Assembly, therefore, teamed up to arrest persons who flouted the ban.
Assistant Officer for Mining Duties at the Minerals Commission, Bismark Ekuam, said 15 persons have so far been arrested.
Assistant Officer for Mining Duties at the Minerals Commission, Bismark Ekuam
He noted that the taskforce also seized one excavator and four trucks during its routine visit to mine sites.
“We were going on our routine visit to the mining areas to see what is happening after the ban that was issued by the District Assembly. On our way to Beposo, we met some trucks carrying clay, the very material which was banned by the District Assembly,” he said, as quoted by Citinewsroom.