An unidentified group of illegal miners, who had previously operated in Osino within the Fanteakwa South District, has resumed mining activities along the main Accra-Kumasi Highway.
On February 8, 2023, leaders from the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners visited the site and found deep hollow cracks and water-filled holes.
These miners had diverted the Birim River, bringing it dangerously close to the highway.
Following a report by Citi News, the miners had stopped their activities, but a year later, they have returned with increased intensity.
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Now, they are mining on the opposite side of the road, near the Electricity Company of Ghana’s transmission lines and installations, causing electricity poles to hang precariously.
Godwin Armah, the General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners, who had previously described the situation as unfortunate, plans to petition the Minerals Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources about the damage caused by these illegal miners.
Channel One News confirmed that after visiting the site to verify the illegal activities, the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana is preparing to release a statement about this unfortunate incident that threatens their operations and installations.
Despite the Fanteakwa South District Security Council’s directive for all miners in the area to undertake reclamation, the lives of thousands who travel on the Osino stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway remain at risk.
Any significant rainfall in the area could cause that portion of the road to collapse.
