The Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin (OCGC) project is instituting measures for the formation of a task force to combat illegal gold mining ( galamsey) in the Ashanti Region.
The task force, to be known as “Asanteman Task Force Against Illegal Mining”, will be a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of the Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin.
It is part of efforts by the Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin project to pursue responsible gold mining in the Ashanti Region.
The task force, which will undertake mainly intelligence activities, will add up to the efforts of the Asantehene to restore sanity to the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector in the Ashanti Region.
E ON 3 Group, the company that was given authorisation by the Bank of Ghana to mint the Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin, explained that the coming of the task force is a testament to the untiring efforts of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to root out illegal gold mining from his mineral-rich Kingdom.
“The task force will play a major role in anti-illegal gold mining activities. His Majesty has warned chiefs under his authority that any of them whose lands and rivers have been destroyed by illegal miners will be summoned for questioning and anyone who fails to provide a reasonable explanation will be sanctioned to serve as a deterrent to others.
The time is up to support the Asantehene on this move, and the Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin will do exactly that,” a source at E ON 3 Group said
Action Year
The Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin project is aware and appreciates the fact that His Majesty is not against gold mining , but what he abhors is the irresponsible manner some people undertake their activities, which impacts the environment negatively.
Otumfuo has been at the forefront of the fight against illegal gold mining, and he has declared 2023 an action year as he moves to protect lands and water bodies in his Kingdom from the activities of illegal miners.
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