Ghana’s Bawumia Proposes Formalizing Small-Scale Miners to Combat Illegal Mining

Supporting small-scale miners to become medium-scale miners key to tackling galamsey menace – Bawumia

The New Patriotic Party’s 2028 flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has proposed a clear path to tackling illegal mining, arguing that Ghana must formalise, incentivise and support small-scale miners to grow into medium-scale operators.

By Ernest Arhinful