
Stakeholder Engagement on the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) Continues On May 26, 2022, the indigenes of Tarkwa and Prestea Huni Valley, towns popularly known for gold mining in the country, were engaged to be educated on the project's deliverables in their districts as well as gather their opinions on how best to eradicate this social canker "galamsey" known to be destroying vast lands all over the country. Dr. John K. Krugu, the National Project Coordinator of the GLRSSMP, mentioned that the licensing process will be further simplified to grant every small-scale miner the opportunity to transition to legal mining and be under the purview of the regulatory institutions to guide them to the right thing and reap the benefits that come with it as well. He went on to say that the Ministry's efforts in line with geological investigations will not only help in allocating mineable areas and providing adequate information on conc...