A TLG Trans company limited, mining firm with 59.01 Kilometer square equivalent to 281 blocks of concession which span from Kwahu South, Kwahu East, and Birim North Municipalities in the Eastern Region has decried the invasion of its concession by over three hundred illegal miners.
The company says the illegal miners armed to the teeth are causing serious destruction to the environment in communities such as Apradan, Yakoko, Owusukroma, and Mpeha however efforts made to flush them out have not been successful.
The invasion of the illegal miners started when the company was issued a prospecting license and subsequently mining lease.
A petition addressed to the Eastern Regional Minister Seth Kwame Acheampong and copied to the Eastern Regional Police Commander and other stakeholders, the company stated that it has mobilized private security personnel however requesting immediate help of the state help clamp down on the illegal miners.
TLG Company says it has recently been granted a mining lease of 24 blocks and 32 blocks by the government respectively however threatened by activities of the illegal miners.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
