Supreme Leader Talensi "Prohibits" Small-scale Mining

Regional News from Saturday, February 9, 2019

Source: 3news.com

2019-02-09

Tongraan Kugblisong Nalebteng, supreme chief of the traditional Talensi region, said that small-scale mining in the mining community of Gbane, which has recently witnessed a bloody explosion, will only be unveiled. no benefit for the inhabitants of the region.

He said that small-scale mines are degrading the environment but have little effect on the overall development of the region and would instead advise artisbad miners to invest in deep mining.

S addressing the media in his palace in Tongo, in the Far East region, Tongraan called on artisbad miners to consider joining forces with larger companies that have the courage to do so. of deep mining.

"Small-scale mining would not help us in any way and the destruction that accompanies small-scale mining on the land and the forest is more damaging than the accumulated gold in terms of damage to the income we make, "he said.

Tongraan, who was Talensi's deputy before becoming the region's supreme leader, specifically congratulated two small mining companies: Yenyeya and Pobataba, who have worked with a Chinese mining company, Shanxi, and who are working in-depth mining.

He also congratulated the companies and their partners for their contribution to society by building schools, building bridges, remodeling feeder roads, offering scholarships to high school students, ICT facilities and more.

He pointed out that at no time in the history of the traditional region has a small mining company contributed to the development of the region.

The chief therefore insists that all small-scale miners invest in deep mining in order to participate in an environmentally friendly activity while having the means to support community development.

Meanwhile, Tongan sympathized with the family of 16 people who lost their lives as a result of a mine explosion that is still under investigation.

While small miners in the region accuse Chinese society Shanxi of being responsible for the disaster, the company in turn accuses the miners.

However, the Department of Lands and Natural Resources has set up a committee to investigate the matter and bring the guilty to the pound.

The Chief advised all aggrieved parties to convey their concerns to the committee rather than hiding behind unacknowledged grounds for provoking violence in the region.