{"id":140774,"date":"2015-08-05T10:32:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T10:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=140774"},"modified":"2015-08-05T10:32:26","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T10:32:26","slug":"dirty-diggers-a-citi-news-report-on-mining-in-upper-west-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/08\/dirty-diggers-a-citi-news-report-on-mining-in-upper-west-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirty Diggers: A Citi News report on mining in Upper West Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trouble is looming in villages and towns where some Australian mining companies exploring and mining for gold in Ghana\u2019s Upper West Region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140780\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-3.jpg\" alt=\"mining in upper west region (3)\" width=\"687\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-3.jpg 687w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-3-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A<strong> Citi News <\/strong>investigation has revealed that questionable land records are at the foundation of a rising tension between the local people and the mining companies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140778\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-1.jpg\" alt=\"mining in upper west region (1)\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-1-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, the villagers\u2019 view that the mining companies, including Azuma Resources, are violating their economic and religious rights to explore for gold is fueling tension tensions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140779\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-2.jpg\" alt=\"mining in upper west region (2)\" width=\"688\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-2.jpg 688w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mining-in-upper-west-region-2-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this report, <strong>Citi News<\/strong>\u2019 Latif Mahama has been investigating the various issues stoking the tension between villagers and mining companies in the Upper West Region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click below to listen to full report:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/217871351&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8211;<br \/>\nBy: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trouble is looming in villages and towns where some Australian mining companies exploring and mining for gold in Ghana\u2019s Upper West Region. 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