The war against illegal mining has been given a boost with the immediate suspension of all reconnaissance and prospecting in forest reserves.
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, which issued the directive, said all persons and companies engaged in those activities, with or without legal authorisation, should suspend them until further notice.
It has also directed the Minerals Commission not to, with immediate effect, accept, process and recommend the granting, including renewal and extension, of reconnaissance and prospecting licences in forest reserves.
The directive, signed by the sector Minister,Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor Thursday [April 22, 2021, declared: “For the avoidance of doubt, except as directed by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in writing, all activities and operations in respect of any reconnaissance and/or prospecting licences in forest reserves are hereby suspended until further notice.”
Illegal Mining: 16 Excavators Seized In Western Region
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A tortoise and some items including a talisman were found at the scene where the suspected robber was killed
A suspected armed robber was killed by the police on Wednesday night at Elmina in the Central Region.
The suspect and his gang are said to have engaged the police in a shootout when the police tried to arrest them.
The police suspect he is linked to last Monday’s robbery and murder case at the Takoradi Market-Circle, reports Graphic Online’s reporters in the Western Region,
Dotsey Koblah Aklorbortu and
Augustina Dzodzegbe.
The police are said to have closed in on the suspects at Elmina, along the Cape Coast-Takoradi road and in an attempt to arrest them, a shootout ensued and one of the suspects, identified by the police as Shankiki, aged about 30, was shot whilst two others managed to escape on a motorbike.