EPA shuts down former DCE's mining site at Mpohor over alleged illegal operations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shut down a mining site on Monday, May 18, in the Mpohor District. The site is "linked to former Mpohor District Chief Executive Asaah Mensah and one Obed Osei over alleged illegal small-scale mining activities involving Chinese nationals."
The operators, working under the name JKCem I AM Gold, were allegedly operating without the required environmental permit and discharging untreated underground water into the environment. The Agency's Deputy Director of Mining, Harrison Afful, said officials "observed activities on the site that appeared to go beyond what is permitted under a small-scale mining licence." Mr. Afful stated, "We could count several Chinese nationals on site. They are the operators, that is the information we have for now," and "The application they submitted was for a small-scale mining operation. The law doesn't allow foreign nationals to undertake small-scale mining operations. Per what we have seen today [May 18], the scope of the project goes beyond small-scale mining."
The EPA warned that those involved would face legal consequences for the alleged actions, which amount to environmental offences. Mr. Afful assured that the Agency would continue intensifying its monitoring and enforcement efforts to tackle illegal mining and protect the environment.
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The EPA has taken action at a mining site connected to a former DCE and another individual in the Mpohor District- raising questions about regulatory compliance. The situation highlights ongoing concerns about the environmental impact of certain mining operations.
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