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If elected president in the next general elections on December 7, John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has promised to use artificial intelligence to aid in the battle against illicit mining operations.
The flagbearer of the NDC announced that his government will use artificial intelligence (AI) to track excavators, geofence all concessions, and locate all small-scale mining and galamsey operations. This will help coordinate and monitor activities within the small-scale mining sector to reduce environmental destruction. The NDC was the guest of honor at the 3rd Annual Transformational Dialogue on Small-scale Mining at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Sunyani.
In order to support the establishment of a pool of mining equipment for sustainable exploitation in mining towns, he also mentioned the creation of a dedicated fund.
“A special revolving fund will be established with the private sector to provide capital and a mining equipment pool in each district where gold mining is prevalent. This will facilitate easy and affordable access to relevant mining equipment.”
The former president clarified that the Ghana Mining Excellence Centre (GMEC), to be run by UENR and UMaT [University of Mines and Technology], is how his administration intends to fulfill its commitment.
“To support all these brilliant initiatives and ensure that we are implementing them as best as possible, I have announced the launch of a Ghana Mining Excellence Centre (GMEC), to be run initially for five years and which will be coordinated by UENR and UMaT.
“As I have envisioned it, the Centre will collaborate with scientists from other universities worldwide to implement joint research and innovation projects that will simulate green growth within the Ghanaian mining and minerals industry.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
