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Minerals Commission to prosecute 15 persons for defying clay mining ban LISTEN
FEB 4, 2021
The Mining Taskforce of the Minerals Commission with support from the Shama District Assembly will this week commence its first prosecution of persons arrested for defying the ban on clay mining in the Shama District of the Western Region.
The ban instituted on January 19, 2021, follows the continuing devastation to the environment caused by illegal clay miners in the district for the past three years.
It is also to pave way for miners to acquire proper certification as well as operate with standards.
Speaking to
Citi News in Shama, Bismark Ekuam, an Assistant Officer for Mining Duties at the Minerals Commission who led the arrest at Supom-Dunkwa said 15 illegal clay miners were arrested during its routine site mine visits.
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.