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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.