The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) is calling on politicians to safeguard the progress made in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold sector. In a statement released in Accra on Thursday, January 1, 2026, and signed by its General Secretary, Godwin Nickleson Amarh, the association emphasised that despite the losses incurred […]
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has strongly condemned a mob attack on the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) team in Hwidiem, Ahafo Region.
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has extended its heartfelt condolences to the Government of Ghana, National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), and the families of the eight individuals who tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash.
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has called on the government to immediately release all excavators and equipment seized from licensed small-scale miners by various anti-galamsey task forces across the country. They also voiced out the alarming rate of harassment, intimidation, and extortion of its members by the anti-galamsey task forces and […]
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has thrown its weight behind the government’s initiative to establish the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), aimed at formalizing gold trading in Ghana.
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has assured the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, of their unwavering support for his vision to transform the mining industry.
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has condemned the violent clashes between members of Operation Halt II, a military taskforce, and some youth of Obuasi that resulted in the tragic loss of lives late Saturday, January 18, 2025 at a mining site belonging to AngloGold Ashanti.
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has bolstered its taskforce and monitoring units with modern machinery to combat illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, which has ravaged Ghana’s environment and water resources.
