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Geospatial characterisation and distribution of Illegal gold mining …

Recent interest by governmental, non-governmental and civil society organisations in monitoring, tracing, tracking and flushing out illegal mining activities in Ghana has intensified due to the fact that large tracts of arable lands, forests and water resources are destroyed by this group of illegal miners. Yet, the scale of operation, …

Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold mining …

1. Introduction. Over the past decade, Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining 1 sector has attracted a wave of Chinese migrants (Antwi-Boateng and Akudugu, 2020; Boafo et al., 2019; Hilson et al., 2014).Between 2008 and 2016, over 50,000 Chinese gold seekers migrated to rural Ghana to engage in illegal ASM, aided at various levels, …

Ghana's Illegal Galamsey Gold Mining Affecting …

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Geospatial characterisation and distribution of Illegal …

WEBRecent interest by governmental, non-governmental and civil society organisations in monitoring, tracing, tracking and flushing out illegal mining activities in …

Death by dust: Illegal gold miners in Ghana dying …

16 November 2022 5:48am. A Luv News investigation has found that some illegal gold miners are totally dependent on oxygen as a result of their exposure to mining dust that has caused irreversible ...

Up to 300 illegal miners trapped in Ghana gold mine

Credit: Senderistas via Shutterstock. Up to 300 illegal gold miners have been trapped in a gold mine in the Ashanti region of southeast Ghana. Many miners are refusing to exit due to fear of arrest. There are conflicting estimates on the number of miners trapped underground, but it could be up to 300. The illegal miners are believed to have ...

"Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: Implication for …

As a result, this study seeks to investigate illegal gold mining and its environmental implication for climate-smart agriculture in Ghana. The study used a single case study using a mixed-methods ...

"Unearthing the Hidden Perils: A Comprehensive Review of Illegal Mining …

Illegal mining, also known as small-scale or artisanal mining, has become a pervasive issue in Ghana's. mining sector. While legal mining activities contribute to Ghana's economic development and ...

Ghana's battle with illegal small-scale mining | Africa at LSE

In May 2019, Ghana is rumoured to have recently overtaken South Africa as Africa's largest gold producer. Gold represents up to 49 per cent of the country's exports, contributing $8.35 billion to Ghana's $59 billion GDP. With gold trading at over $1,274.15 an ounce in mid 2019, four times the value twenty years ago, it represents a ...

Effects of Illegal Mining on the Environment, Economy, and …

The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural …

The dynamics and livelihood implications of illegal …

The dynamics and livelihood implications of illegal mining in Ghana: A critical assessment. January 2023. Geographical Research 61 (12) DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12573. Authors: Afriyie Kwadwo....

Galamsey Fight in Ghana: An Analysis of Failure of …

study found that the failure of government interventions since 1989 is as a. result of a lack of proper planning of programmes aimed at dealing with illegal. gold mining and poor collaboration ...

(PDF) ASSESSING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING ILLEGAL MINING …

We sampled 300 respondents from five areas known for illegal mining in Ghana. The data collected was analysed using regression analysis with the aid of statistical package for social science (SPSS).

THE ghana chamber of mines

In terms of total government revenue, the mining and quarrying sector's contributions increased from 4.9 per cent in 2018 to 7.6 per cent in 2019. Moreover, data from the …

Illegal Mining and Sustainability Performance: Evidence …

Illegal mining in Ghana over the years has been on the rise in many areas of the country because of its appealing nature [2] to the neglect of its negative impacts on the citizenry.

Rethinking small-scale gold mining in Ghana: A holy grail …

Ghana is fast losing its ecological health to illegal gold mining (IGM), since the last two decades. Aside the dearth and paucity of studies on IGM, prior literature on IGM have largely concentrated on unidimensional methods at the neglect of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM).

The Impact of Illegal Mining on the Ghanaian Youth: …

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of illegal mining on the Ghanaian youth, using Kwaebibirem district in Ghana as a case study. The prominent of this activity in the district triggered the researchers to undertake this study to expose some of its effects on the youth in the district which include destruction of farms, pollution of …

ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA…

Key words: Sustainable Development, Political Ecology, Illegal Mining, Ghana. Assist. Prof. ... on the hand dates back more than 2000 years (Hilson, 2001). Current statistics however shows that the artisanal and small scale mining sector account for 34% of gold mining in Ghana (Ghana Minerals Commission and Human Rights Watch, 2015). In …

ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA…

This paper provides some insights into the in extricable linkage. between sustainable development and illegal gold mining p opularly referred to as. "galamsey" and examines the effectiveness ...

Public Administration, Governance, and Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana

Current available statistics indicate that illegal mining in Ghana is a poverty-driven activity, employing one million people directly and 4.5 million indirectly (McQuilken and Hilson 2016). Similarly, a study by Andrews (2015, p. 4) found that "the absence of socioeconomic safety nets in most mining communities has left many families ...

Environmental Impact of Illegal Mining in Ghana (Part 1)

Illegal gold mining activities in Ghana contribute tremendously to the local economy of the communities within which the practice is conducted. Increased income employment opportunities and increased market activities were some benefits of the illegal mining activities identified by the illegal miners. The miners earned cash income range …

Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules …

Political science. November 2, 2022. Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules and reality are disconnected. by Richard Kwaku Kumah, The Conversation. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public...

Only two Chinese citizens in Ghana's prisons despite …

Ghana's renewed fight against illegal mining between 2017 and 2021 saw the arrests of hundreds of Chinese illegal miners either as sponsors or workers at illegal mining sites. However, statistics of foreign nationals in Ghana's prisons, which the Ghana Prisons Service provided to The Fourth Estate, showed that as of July 2021, only two ...

Galamsey In Ghana

"Galamsey" local parlance used to describe small scale illegal mining in Ghana has been a national headache for Ghana since the 1970s and the reasons are not farfetched. The rampaging effects of galamsey on our environment notably our lands, water bodies and forests, the health, safety and security issues of galamsey operatives …

Illegal Mining Threatens Ghana Cocoa Harvest

The harvest has fallen in recent years, impacted by illegal mining, experts say. Around one million tons of cocoa were produced in Ghana in 2020-2021, according to COCOBOD. It dipped to 750,000 tons for the 2022-2023 crop, while the forecast for the coming season is between 750,000 and 800,000 tons. FILE - A farmer holds cocoa …

Illegal Chinese Gold Mining Leaves an Open Wound in Ghana

Her arrest and recent sentencing are emblematic of Ghana's serious, ongoing problem with Chinese involvement in illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASM). A Ghanaian court on December 4 sentenced Huang to 4½ years in prison and levied a $4,000 fine for running an illegal mining operation. Authorities told reporters …

Ghana court jails Chinese national over illegal gold mining

The court in the capital Accra sentenced Aisha Huang to four and a half years imprisonment and a fine of 48,000 Ghanaian cedis ($4,000) for running an illegal mining operation, Huang's lawyer Hope ...

Galamsey menace: Causes, effects and solutions

The high incidence of "galamsey" or illegal mining in recent times, have been on several discussions and heated debates for some time now and has perplexed the minds of the general public in Ghana.

(PDF) Digging Deeper: The Impact of Illegal Mining on

Abstract. Illegal mining has emerged as a pressing issue with significant implications for economic growth and development in Ghana. This systematic review examines the impact of illegal mining on ...

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 …

34 major forests in Ghana significantly impacted by illegal mining

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah. 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.