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Mining has become a controversial business everywhere. The continuous debate of the mining business is due to its great economical contribution to the country. Within the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small-scale mining sector has been defaced with arguments mainly as a result of its threats to sustainable …
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While there is unanimity that such illegal mining activities place many communities and human lives in dire risks, the quest for a sustained effort to address the crisis has proved quite elusive ...
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Galamsey, the local term for illegal mining in Ghana which is carried out through various mechanisms to extract gold and other mineral resources is on the rise. Youtube Icon Facebook Icon Twitter Icon
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ABSTRACT. In Ghana, small-scale mining (SSM) has been carried out for many years, generating employment and income. Currently, illegal artisanal mining ('galamsey') has impacted the environment negatively, resulting in …
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1. Small-Scale Mining (SSM) is common in many parts of Lower and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) (Hentschel et al., 2002). SSM is often categorized into two: legally registered operations and the n...
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If we talk about underground coal mining in an artisanal way, then this technology is a reduced version of the chamber-pillar development system, but it does not use high-performance equipment but ...
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Influence of illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining operations (galamsey) on oil and grease (O/G) concentrations in three hotspot assemblies of Western Region, …
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1. Introduction. Mantey et al., defines "galamsey" as the practice of illicitly mining and/or extracting gold found either at or below soil and water surface in Ghana. It is an illegal or unregulated form of artisanal small scale gold mining (ASM) and could either be in a stand-alone mining mode, a stand-alone processing or gold extraction mode or …
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The Country Director, Ghana, of the Africa Institute of Small Scale Mining, Abdul -Salam Yussif, has lauded the President, Nana Akufo-Addo for the government's bold policy of stopping illegal ...
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1. Introduction. Mining, a major global activity is extolled and chided in equal measure. Beck (2000) observed that mining is generally detrimental to development because it often takes place under conditions of awful labour conditions and results in inequity in the distribution of wealth, and poor development outcomes. More recently, Al …
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Illegal mining operations have surged in the Upper West Region (Figure 2) in recent years, justifying the need to investigate the intra- factors affecting local communities' involvement in ASM activities in the region.The region lies between latitudes 9 o 35N and 11 o N, and 1 o 25′W and 2 o 50′W, and shares a boundary with the Republic …
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Discourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to the ...
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By the end of the three weeks, over 500 excavators used in informal artisanal gold mining – known locally as "galamsey" – had reportedly been voluntarily removed from mining sites. This ultimatum …
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Foreigners, mostly Chinese goldminers have taken over illegal mining in Africa, and have introduced new technologies and equipment into illegal mining activities. With modern equipment, their activities can destroy large tracts of land and forest reserves within one day, and can destroy water bodies within a few hours.
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and the seizure of mining equipment, but it also attempted to curtail illegal mining by Ghanaians.25 During presidential and parliamentary electoral campaigns in 2016, however, the Mahama government held back on enforcement against Ghanaians due to pressures from some communities that threatened to vote against it for attempting to stop them from
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Illegal mining, commonly known as "Galamsey," has been a significant issue in Ghana over the last decade. It has caused the country environmental degradation, social problems, and economic challenges.
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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 …
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This artisanal small scale gold mining business dates back to the colonial era where it started as a low-tech 'pick and shovel' or "gather and sell" enterprise using rudimentary or artisanal implements [5, 6].Modern day 'galamsey' mining and gold extraction however is slightly advanced mechanically (excavators, dozers and other …
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Conversely, small-scale mining manifests in three distinct forms: legally recognized small-scale mining, artisanal small-scale mining (ASM), and illegal small …
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The country has fought a highly publicized battle against small-scale artisanal miners, known as galamsey, yet the effects of industrial-scale mineral extraction have …
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The increases in sand mining age (6year mining activities) resulted in lower soil organic C than all the other sand mining activities (2, 3, 4, and 5year sand mining age), probably due to the high ...
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In the lush landscapes of Ghana, illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has cast a dark shadow over the nations development. It threatens the …
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In Ghana, illegal miners known as galamseyers are carrying out an increasing share of the country's gold production. In recent years, these miners have been sourcing machinery from China. The ...
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Ghana, like most resource-rich countries, is saddled and inundated with resource curse challenges. Key among them is the problem of illegal small-scale gold mining activities (ISSGMAs), which is mercilessly robbing the nation of its ecological integrity, despite attempts by successive governments to remedy the situation. In the …
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Relatively small-scale mining has existed in Ghana long before an influx of over 50,0000 Chinese immigrants moved to Ghana in 2007 to work in the mining industry. However, the Chinese immigrants introduced new equipment that mechanised extraction and increased the yield—which has only exacerbated the problem.
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Accra, May 2, GNA – Thirty-four major forest reserves in the country have been significantly affected due to illegal small-scale mining, otherwise known as "galamsey". A total of 4, 726.2 hectares of forests had, thus, been dissipated or degraded as a result of the mining illegalities carried out in those reserves.
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The evidence suggests that through arrests and confiscation and destruction of mining equipment, the turbidity levels of some water bodies improved. ... Illegal felling of trees and 'galamsay ...
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The evidence suggests that through arrests and confiscation and destruction of mining equipment, the turbidity levels of some water bodies improved. However, due to the powerful influence some politicians and traditional authorities command in the ASM sector, the military-style approach often becomes ineffective leading to a 'catch and ...
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