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| cape 3 pts [pic courtesy Google.com] |
Noble Minerals Resources Limited, an Australian mining firm has lied in a report that the public has accepted its request for license to acquire an additional 3.26 kilometers of the Cape Three Points Forest Reserve for mining purposes. The company recently acquired total ownership of a 79.04 kilometer concession within the Cape Three Points Forest Reserve for mining. The Prospecting was done through joint venture between the Consolidated Minerals Limited and Nobel Minerals Resources and ready for take off. Now the company is applying for an additional 3.26 Kilometer square of the Cape Three Points Reserve. According to a statement posted on its website the proposal has gone through public consultation without any objection.
This is unbelievable and cannot be true... It is indicative that the company wants to cheat the people. Such an undertaken can never go easily with people like me still alive. Only few people are aware that government has issued license to these guys to clear the only remaining coastal forest in Ghana for surface mining. What’s so special about these Australian miners that, despite the evils mentioned about surface mining the government of Ghana gets convinced by them to approve their licenses? The worrisome part is that the company is purported to have approved of these projects as well. That is not good for posterity and must be a duty call for awakening. I would have drawn the attention of the cape militia to intervene in opposition, and I shall support the use guerilla tactics to boycott this move.
This is unbelievable and cannot be true... It is indicative that the company wants to cheat the people. Such an undertaken can never go easily with people like me still alive. Only few people are aware that government has issued license to these guys to clear the only remaining coastal forest in Ghana for surface mining. What’s so special about these Australian miners that, despite the evils mentioned about surface mining the government of Ghana gets convinced by them to approve their licenses? The worrisome part is that the company is purported to have approved of these projects as well. That is not good for posterity and must be a duty call for awakening. I would have drawn the attention of the cape militia to intervene in opposition, and I shall support the use guerilla tactics to boycott this move.
Nobel Resources Limited claims to have engaged some communities in consultative forums, but... Come on, these are primarily illiterates unaware of the effects of surface mining on the environment particularly in such a sensitive area like the Cape Three Points Forest Reserve from independent sources.
The company officials hold seminars attended by only few sometimes very discouraging numbers from surrounding communities, distribute T shirts, play music, distribute fired rice and fanta, someone speaks in English another, a native with some little English language capabilities translates the message. Every body gets amused. Jobs are coming, function closed. The secretary then records that the people of this town are in support of the project.
As long as I am alive that trend is over. I am prepared to die for transparency and accountability from this Australians in my region.
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| cape 3 pts. reserve showing company concession |
I don’t know how you look at this but just consider the facts about the Cape Three Points Forest reserve and you will understand why government must cease granting further exploration licenses. After it is gone, there will be none like it in Ghana. It is one of few places on earth never been tempered with until scientists in league with government say mining could be done there with little environmental effects. It is a new wave, rapidly but silently eroding the forests. They’ll keep asking for more concessions as long as they are in good standing or have the means to do so. And with the influences we all know they’ll get their way through government to get license. My only worry is the portion where the company states that the Nakroba License PL/439 has gone through public consultation without any objection. Ha… as if we are not even bothered about the destruction of this God given therapeutic place. It could be recalled how another Australian mining firm, Adamus Resources Limited faced bloody resistance from the people of Ellembelle when it wanted to bully its way through. Real assessment has to be done to verify the truth in the company’s claim that it has received public support to acquire additional concession of the reserve.
I am fortunate to have seen this beauty in my time. What about your children grand children.
There is still the chance to stop this diplomatically government is yet considering the proposal by the company for permit of the additional 3.26 Kilometer square of the forest.
Join Christian Baidoo in the campaign to collate voices against this initiative Post your comment. What do you think. This is emergency we must ACT NOW
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