Aug 28 (Reuters) - Perseus Mining Ltd PRU.AX :
* Response to ghanaian news reports
* Wishes to clarify some recent Ghanaian media reports involving illegal miners and Ghana's national security forces at Ayanfuri
* No property belonging to Perseus was damaged and none of Perseus's employees were injured
* Incident occurred when members of Ghanaian military were deployed as part of national government initiative to arrest illegal miners operating in the area
* Says company's gold production has continued as planned
* Says Perseus understands that 32 illegal miners were arrested by the security forces
* Illegal miners were attempting to extract gold from de-commissioned heap leach pad from previous mining operation that is situated on fringes of Perseus's mining lease
* Mine workers were prevented from leaving Ayanfuri to start the night shift at Edikan on Sunday evening when a barricade was erected
* Says barricade has since been cleared
* Cooperating with authorities to ensure peace and safety is maintained
* Says "operations continued unimpeded"
* Source text for Eikon ID:nASX4ZfbGN