Small scale miners blame govt for galamsey surge over three-year permit freeze
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Reacting to comments by the Deputy Lands Minister on unreclaimed lands, on Sunday, October 18, 2026, GNASSM Ashanti Chapter Secretary, Michael Adu-Gyamfi, exposed a three-year freeze on mining permits, warning that criminalizing miners while withholding their legitimate licenses is a recipe for environmental disaster.

