Galamsey fight: lands ministry to track all excavators, control room ready

 


ALL excavators in mining concessions will be tracked electronically as part of major measures to clamp down on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has disclosed.

Speaking at the Meet-the-Press series in Accra yesterday, the minister said the decision to deploy the tracking devices was to enforce the Minerals and Mining (Mineral Operations – Tracking of Earthmoving and Mining Equipment) Regulations, 2020 (L.I. 2404) that empowered the commission to track all earthmoving machines and equipment used in mining operations.


Mr Jinapor, who is also the Member of Parliament for Damongo, explained that as part of measures to fight galamsey, the ministries of Lands and Natural Resources, Transport and National Security had worked together to ensure that importers of all earthmoving equipment obtained permits before bringing the equipment into the country.


Furthermore, Mr Jinapor said, the government would increase the number of mercury-free machines that were procured for small-scale miners from 100 to 300 to benefit more players in that industry.


The minister said the project would be carried out together with the Department of Parks and Gardens and other stakeholders.


On the land sub-sector, Mr Jinapor lauded the Lands Commission for working hard to digitalise land services, including the introduction of online application for land titles.


He observed that through the use of drone technology, the commission had been able to determine the extent of encroachment on state lands for the appropriate measures to be taken.

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