Ghana Priorities: Illegal Mining
By 2014 and 2018, the figure rose to 34.4 and 41.1 percent, respectively, (Ghana Chamber of Mines, 2014 and 2019). Despite the clearly laid out formalization process in the Ghana's Mineral and Mining Act (Act 703), bureaucratic bottlenecks and prohibitive licensing costs are compelling between 60 and 80 percent of miners to operate illegally.
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Mapping and Monitoring Small-Scale Mining Activities in Ghana …
Illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) in South-Western Ghana has grown tremendously in the last decade and caused significant environmental degradation. Excessive cloud cover in the area has limited the use of optical remote sensing data to map and monitor the extent of these activities. This study investigated the use of annual time-series Sentinel-1 data to …
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NATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION AND NATIONAL …
order to minimize illegal mining and protect the national security of Ghana, there is the need for government, civil society and other stakeholders to find alternative sources of livelihood for the illegal miners and also educate them about the national security
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Involving citizens can help fix illegal mining in …
Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer and the world's number six, with approximately 129 metric tonnes of gold produced in 2021. Gold mining can be defined as the beneficiation through ore ...
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Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules and …
Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules and reality are disconnected. Illegal gold mining is spreading rapidly in Ghana. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr. Artisanal and small-scale mining – a low-tech, indigenous mining subsector – is taking on increasing economic importance in many developing countries. …
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A History of Gold Mining in South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania
These illegal miners work in dangerous conditions, unprotected from chemicals and mine subsidence, and often clash violently with security services and mine site staff. ... South Africa is unique amongst the countries referred to in this book. Unlike Tanzania and Ghana, most mining companies operating in the country—including Gold …
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana
for ASM activities, the policy framework for Ghana's mining sector has largely prioritised the development of large-scale activities. o ne of the questionable moves made has been the Inter-Ministerial t ask Force on Illegal Mining, which conducts sweeps of illegal mining operations to arrest miners and seize equipment.
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The impact of artisanal gold mining on the sustainability of Ghana…
Consequently, in this paper, ASM will be used to refer to all those informal, illegal and/or the unauthorized small-scale mining activities, (referred to as galamsey) in Ghana. Ghana being the largest producer of gold in Africa experienced a GDP decline from 5.4% to 3.2% in 2021 according to the World Bank.
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Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules and …
The sector employs over 1 million rural Ghanaians directly, while the upstream and downstream industries employ 4.5 million people, accounting for 60% of the country's mining workforce.But ...
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Challenges with eradicating illegal mining in Ghana: …
Galamsey. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) Illegal mining. Ghana. Introduction. The adverse environmental and social impacts of illegal artisanal mining in …
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The case of the reappearing Chinese gold miner gripping Ghana
A Chinese businesswoman known in Ghana as "the queen of illegal gold mining" will remain behind bars in the capital Accra until next month when she and three co-accused will face court again.
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Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules and …
The study identified two key related factors that drive illegal mining in Ghana. First, the mines are transient but getting a mining licence is time-consuming. Second, the regulatory framework ...
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Small-scale Mining, the SDGs and Human Insecurity in Ghana
Galamsey —a corrupted enunciation of 'gather them and sell'—is a popular term used locally in Ghana to refer to illegal artisanal and small-scale mining activities. It is an informal, low-tech and labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing activity widely practised in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Hilson et al. 2017).
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Public Administration, Governance, and Illegal Small …
This essay applies the philosophical and theoretical premises of public administration and the different phases of governance, to analyzing illegal small-scale …
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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana
History of Mining in Ghana. There is evidence of gold extraction activities in Ghana as far back as the 7th and 8th centuries A.D., as gold deposits attracted Arab traders into the country.7 These activities were strategically located along rivers where sediments believed to contain deposits of gold were washed constantly to separate the gold grains.8 …
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The footprints of galamsey in Ghana: The Western Region …
Within the small-scale gold mining sector is "galamsey", a local term used in Ghana for illegal or unregulated gold mining operations. Illegal gold mining operations are criticised heavily throughout Ghana due to their detrimental environmental effects, which many believe outweigh any possible economic and cultural justifications .
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Mining in Africa: Regulation and Development
Mining in Africa: Regulation and Development. Bonnie Campbell. IDRC, Jun 15, 2009 - History - 276 pages. The continent of Africa is rich in minerals needed by Western economies, but rather than forming the basis for economic growth the mining industry contributes very little to African development. Investigating the impact of the 2003 ...
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Resources | Free Full-Text | Questioning the Status Quo: Can …
Ghana's small-scale mining sector faces complex challenges, including environmental degradation and pollution, loss of life and increased health risks, despite several years of implementation of small-scale mining laws. These challenges, generally, are known to have escalated because of illegal small-scale mining, locally known as …
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NATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION AND …
order to minimize illegal mining and protect the national security of Ghana, there is the need for government, civil society and other stakeholders to find alternative sources of …
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A Political Economy of Regulatory Policy: The Case of …
Thus, the current literature argues that poverty, weak state capacity, politics, and the SAP are among the leading causes of illegal mining in Ghana. While these …
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Digging Deeper: The Impact of Illegal Mining on …
strategies to address illegal mining is crucial for Ghana's overall progress. The gaps identified in the literature are (a) Lack of comprehensive research: While there are studies …
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Lands Minister, UK Foreign Secretary launch program to sanitize Ghana…
The three-year initiative will see the UK government commit 3.9 million pounds to complement Ghana's fight against illegal gold mining in the Western, Ashanti and Savannah Regions.
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ILLEGAL MINING: Communities threatened by devastating …
April 6, 2023. Some illegal miners at work. When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo redirected national focus towards the canker by making a bold pledge to tackle illegal mining, popularly called galamsey, head-on, many thought a time had come to curb the menace. But not much has changed.
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ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE …
This paper provides some insights into the inextricable linkage between sustainable development and illegal gold mining popularly …
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Illegal mining in Ghana – fighting an ongoing battle
The team is tasked with tackling illegal mining in the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions of Ghana – the most affected areas. Between 2017 and 2019, the team has arrested over 2 200 illegal miners, including foreign nationals. Gaining national interest. One arrest that gained national attention was that of the 'Galamsey Queen' – Aisha ...
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Is illegal mining socio-politically entrenched? An opinion
Gold mining follows two divisional lines in Ghana; the large-scale multi-national and the small-scale mining sectors (Wireko-Gyebi et al., 2020).Typically, the small scale mining aspect of gold extraction can be further divided into two classes (legal and illegal) depending on its legal approval and operational protocols (Boateng et al., 2014). ...
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(PDF) The dynamics and livelihood implications of …
Elaine Stratford. View. Last Updated: 22 Aug 2023. PDF | Discourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of...
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Galamsey Fight in Ghana: An Analysis of Failure of …
Concerns about the destruction of the natural environment and the impacts of climate change have heightened the fear of illegal gold mining in Ghana. This paper, therefore, analyses the failure of ...
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Effects of Illegal Mining on the Environment, Economy, …
Ghana's Economy The mining sector in Ghana has a complicated structure and is composed of large- and small-scale mines [3]. The large-scale mines are made up of multinational companies from Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the United States and control up to 85% of Ghana's mining industry [4]. The remaining 15% comprises small …
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Stiffer punishment needed for chiefs, politicians engaged in galamsey
April 15, 2021. Reading Time: 2 mins read. Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Abu Jinapor wants stiffer punishment for politicians, chiefs and kingpins behind illegal mining in Ghana. Mr. Jinapor says dealing with such persons will go a long way to help the fight against illegal mining. Speaking at the opening of a national dialogue ...
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