“We are determined to promote responsible small-scale mining through Community Mining Schemes. So far, sixteen (16) of these Schemes have been commissioned, with three (3) more to be commissioned by the end of this year. All these Schemes are supported with Gold Katchas, pieces of equipment designed to help small-scale miners to extract gold from the ore without the use of mercury.”
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made the pronouncement when addressing the Nation on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday 8th March, 2023. He also gave the assurance that his government will continue the fight against galamsey with the support of the security agencies, in the short-term.
He also noted that in 2021, he launched the National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme which has so far employed several youth in the production of seedlings and reclamation of degraded mined lands. Currently, he continued that reclamation is ongoing with over one thousand hectares (1,000ha) of degraded lands in Ashanti, Eastern and Western North Regions reclaimed.
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