Ashanti Regional Organizer Of Small Scale Mining Association Praises Dr. Bawumia For Classic Vision To Protect Miners.
The Ashanti Regional Organiser for the Small Scale Mining Association, Mr. Kwaku Duah has commended the Vice president Dr Mahammudu Bawumia for the good measures he has outlined to protectl the Small Scale Mining in the country, when he is elected to become the next president after Akuffo Addo’s exit.
Speaking to the media in an interview, the Organiser, Mr Kwaku Duah said, the sustainable small scale mining would protect the country’s environment as well as the workers in the industry.
Mr Kweku Duah was reacting to the recent visionary promises made by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia where he pledged to help grow the small scale mining companies into large scale mining companies with capacity building, and assisting them to access financing to acquire equipment.
The Vice president and NPP Presidential Candidate Dr Bawumia addressing Ghanaians on Ghana’s next Chapter; Selfless Leadership and Bold Solutions For the Future, said, he will support the Minerals Commission and key stakeholders to formalize the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector with the objective of ensuring that the activities of the entire value chain are sustainably and responsibly done so that most of the gold produced by the sector can be sold to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and be eligible to be part of the gold reserves of the central bank.
Dr Bawumia said, he will license all miners doing responsible mining.
District Mining Committees including chiefs will provide initial temporary licenses to miners, he reiterated.
He said, as long as miners mine within the limits of their licenses no mining in river or water bodies, there will be no more seizure or burning of excavators.
Attached picture: Mr Kweku Duah with Vice President Bawumia.
