Xtra-Gold Mining Limited, a licensed small-scale mining company in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region, is outraged at the decision by the military personnel working operation halt at burning their excavators.
The company says it is not an illegal mining company.
“These unlawful actions are “a clear violation of the rule of law.”
“Our company pays big money royalties, taxes, stool land fees. We are socially responsible, and employ hundreds of local workers. At the same time that we are paying all these huge taxes, the military is burning millions of dollars of our mining equipment,” a statement from the company said.
Xtra-Gold, a Canadian mining firm has been operating in Ghana since 2006.
The company is managed by the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Women’s Organiser, Kate Gyamfua.
Read the full statement below
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
