Perseus Mining...wishes to clarify some recent Ghanaian media reports involving illegal miners (locally referred to as "galamsey") and Ghana's national security forces at Ayanfuri, a town near Perseus's Edikan Gold Mine in Ghana ("Edikan"). An incident occurred when members of the Ghanaian military were deployed as part of a national government initiative to arrest illegal miners operating in the area...

Perseus understands that 32 illegal miners were arrested by the security forces and the ensuing disturbance resulted in a bus and a drill rig, both belonging to contractors, being burnt. No property belonging to Perseus was damaged and none of Perseus's employees were injured... 

Perseus is cooperating with the authorities to ensure peace and safety is maintained around the Edikan Gold Mine... This will, ultimately, benefit a range of stakeholders including our host community and national government.