[ 2017-04-24 ]

Former CEO, Ghana Chamber of Mines - Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee

Minister on right course with ‘galamsey’ directive - Joyce Aryee
Rev. Dr Joyce Aryee has thrown her weight behind
the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John
Peter Amewu, for his role in fighting illegal
mining, popularly called ‘galamsey’, in the
country.

According to the former Chief Executive Officer of
the Ghana Chamber of Mines, ‘galamsey’ is
illegal and whoever is found plying that trade
should be punished.

“Galamsey is illegal and what is illegal should
not be tolerated and I think the minister has
taken the right course which is to stop illegal
mining. You should be punished if you break the
law,” she stressed.

It would be recalled that in late March 2017, the
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Amewu
issued a three-week ultimatum to all illegal
miners to end their trade or face the wrath of the
law.

“Since the three-ultimatum was put in place, at
least over 545 of these earth-moving machines have
been surrendered. This means they know they are
doing something illegally,” Rev Dr Aryee said.

Rev Dr Joyce Aryee spoke exclusively to The Finder
on the sidelines of the Accra Mining Network’s
first quarter gathering which discussed ‘The
Outlook of Ghanaian Mining Industry.’

She said a lot of people misunderstand the war on
‘galamsey’ to mean the war on small-scale
mining and reiterated that those who are being
stopped are not small-scale miners but illegal
miners, without licences.


“I think people should go by the law. The law
allows people to mine on a small scale and they
should go for licence to do that. If you want to
mine, go to the Minerals Commission, get yourself
a licence and follow regulations and get Ghana to
benefit from mining rather than doing things that
destroy,” Rev Joyce Aryee explained.

Source - thefinderonline

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