DCE, NDC Obuasi West PC-Elect Had Led A Team To Rescue 100s Of Galamseyers Trapped In AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine
Information available to Soireenews.com indicates that the two top officials have taken this contingency measures after the aggrieved galamseyers stormed the premises of Obuasi East Assembly on Tuesday May 30, 2023 to sort assistance from the DCE to help rescue their colleague victims from the mine of AGA.
Freeman Koryekpor 
District Chief Executive (DCE) of Obuasi East District Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Mrs Mrs Faustina Ammisa and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate-elect for Obuasi West Constituency,Faustilove Appiah Kannin have jointly led a team to the officials of the AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine to plead for the rescue of the hundreds of galamseyers who were got trapped in the northern areas of the mine on Monday May 29, 2023.
Information available to Soireenews.com indicates that the two top officials have taken
this contingency measures after the aggrieved galamseyers stormed the premises of Obuasi East Assembly on Tuesday May 30, 2023 to sort assistance from the DCE to help rescue their colleague victims from the mine of AGA.
Two of them were reported to have died in the pit since they didn't have access to water, food and proper air.
According to the sources, the illegal miners are said to have sneaked into the pit of the mining company to prospect the gold resources.
Meanwhile the AngloGold Ashanti Ghana’s Obuasi Mine has stated that in a press statement that it is aware of media reports alleging that illegal miners may have been trapped underground in the northern areas of the mine, remote from current active mining areas.
Unauthorized persons underground are able to exit on foot, via the existing ramp, through the main access of this mining area.
No person underground has been confined in any way and the main exit ramp from the mine remains open.
Obuasi Gold Mine’s management team has notified the relevant authorities and public security services and is working closely with them.
Yesterday, seven illegal miners exited through this main access point on foot and are in the custody of the Ghana Police Service.
Any unauthorized person underground is encouraged to leave the mine at any time by the exit points where public security personnel remain on standby.
Intrusion of illegal miners into underground areas remains a significantly dangerous activity and AngloGold Ashanti Ghana is working alongside authorities to ensure that only authorized mine personnel and contractors can access underground work areas.
The safety and security of our employees and community members remain our top priority and AngloGold Ashanti Ghana stands ready to provide any assistance required by the authorities in ensuring the safe exit of any unauthorized persons underground.
