The Ghana Chamber of Mines is providing €700,000 for repair works on three specialised aircraft to be deployed to aid the fight against illegal mining in the country.
The three aircraft, currently stationed at the Takoradi Airforce Base in the Western Region, had been out of service since 2014.
According to the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, the aircraft, when operational, would undertake Intelligence, Surveillance and Recognisance (ISR) survey of illegal mining areas.
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