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Government has reiterated its commitment to ending illegal mining activities with the establishment of 50 small-scale community mining schemes by the close of 2023.
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker says illegal mining activities that occur in abandoned shafts and improperly closed mines will be tackled by the government.
He was speaking at the commissioning of three community mining schemes in the Ashanti Region.
Details are provided in the following report by Nana Boakye Yiadom.
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