· Nobody knows when exactly galamsey started in Ghana but the fact is it started in the then Gold Coast a very long time ago. Indeed it predates 1471 when the first Europeans, the Portuguese set foot on our land at Elmina. When they arrived here due to the language barrier Silent trade was adopted both as a form of communication and trade.
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· Now, with the emergence of these galamsey sites, trees are being cut down. The rain is becoming scarce and global warming is being felt. Another effect of galamsey is that it causes domestic brain drain. It is the largest cause of domestic brain drain in Ghana. Young, educated and brilliant minds end up wasting their energies in
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· As an electoral democracy, Ghana has a de facto two-party system, with two major parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP), who compete fiercely for votes. Both parties have won and lost the four-yearly presidential and parliamentary elections of Ghana, and are extremely concerned about anything that
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· This study employs the narrative review approach to theorize and analyse the pertinent issues influencing the outbreak of ASM activities in Ghana. We draw on the extant theoretical and empirical perspectives to argue that illegal mining activities persist in Ghana today because every stakeholder wants to be a winner–the state institutions are
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· Galamsey is a term used in Ghana to refer to illegal, small scale gold mining activities. It typically involves the extraction of gold from riverbeds and surface deposits through the use of rudimentary equipment and methods, often with negative environmental and social consequences.
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· Abstract: Ghana's burgeoning galamsey crisis represents a striking embodiment of the modus operandi outlined by Interpol's study on illegal mining via ILLEGAL MINING AND ASSOCIATED CRIMES-INTERPOL. Despite not being explicitly mentioned in the study, Ghana fits squarely within the framework outlined, demonstrating
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The uncontrolled spread of illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASM), popularly termed “galamsey” in Ghana, has, for decades, impacted adversely upon water bodies, soils, wildlife, human health, and safety. A lack of understanding, however, of the types of galamsey, their operational attributes, and their relative impacts has unfortunately
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· "Operation Vanguard" was launched in Ghana in August 2017 in order to wipe out Galamsey operations in Ghana. It is a combined team of military and police personnel who enforce the government's policy of halting all small-scale mining activities in mining communities.
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· Emerging details suggest that he was a security guard at a galamsey site in Akyem Oda Asomdwe and was on duty at the time. Reporting from the area on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM,
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· 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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:Galamsey Mining GhanaIllegal MiningDompoase Mine Collapse · In “Galamsey Fight in Ghana: An Analysis of Failure of Government Interventions Since 1989” Richmond Yeboah also highlighted the difficulty of the state in curbing this menace.
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· Ghana produced a record 1.033 million tonnes of cocoa for the 2020/2021 season, an improvement on the previous record of 1.024 million tonnes in the 2010/2011 season. The Seed Production Division (SPD) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says they are poised to increase the country’s production capacity with more disease resistant
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· Galamsey Fight in Ghana: An Analysis of Failure of Government Interventions Since 1989 April 2023 E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 4(April 2023):455-472
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Mary Appiah Opinion Aug-04-2023 , 20:02. Galamsey, an illegal form of small-scale mining, has emerged as a pressing environmental and social issue in Ghana. Advertisement. The illicit mining
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Uno de los fabricantes más populares de estos vehículos es Caterpillar, una empresa que fabrica una variedad de camiones mineros ultragrandes para distintas aplicaciones mineras. Estos camiones están diseñados para ofrecer una gran capacidad y fiabilidad, y están equipados con la última tecnología para maximizar la seguridad y la productividad
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Galamsey in Ghana: Mitigating its Negative Effects By Felicia Dede Addy and Shikshya Adhikari G hana is one of the biggest producers of gold in Africa and the world.1 Gold contributes significantly to Ghana’s economy, and small-scale mining—an important 2
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· Area of galamsey has more than tripled from 2011 to 2015, from 10,907 to 36,696 ha. • Galamsey is affecting major rivers (Offin, Ankobra, Birim, Anum, Tano). • In 2013, an estimated area of 551,496 ha was affected by galamsey pollution. •
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:Galamsey Mining GhanaIllegal Mining · Medio Ambiente. La minería de oro ilegal en Ghana amenaza a los productores de cacao. Ghana, uno de los mayores productores mundiales de granos de
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· Galamsey, a phrase derived from Ghana’s Akan language. that combines “Gather” and “Sell,” has emerged as. a prominent feature of the country’s economic and. environmental landscape [1
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“Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: The Government and the Galamsey.” Yeboah, R. / E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Vol.4 No.4 (2023) pp. 455-472 E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and
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Drawing from primary data collected during fieldwork in Ghana, this study examined the livelihood implications of the ban on galamsey in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality in
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· Workers are exposed to hazardous working conditions and low levels of environment and health awareness. Galamsey activities pose the greatest and stiffest challenge to public health by their crude
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:Galamsey Mining GhanaGalamsey in GhanaAuthor:Gavin Hilson · By the end of the three weeks, over 500 excavators used in informal artisanal gold mining – known locally as “galamsey” – had reportedly been voluntarily
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The 1989 small-scale mining laws (Ghana Government, 1989a; 1989b; 1989c; 2006) sought to regularized and govern Ghana’s small-scale operators. The laws were then revised under the 2006 Minerals and Mining Act (Ghana Govern-ment, 2006). However, Ghana’s small-scale gold industry is no longer being captured within the framework of these laws.
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Accra, Nov. 16, GNA – The OccupyGhana, a pressure group, has reiterated its call on the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take drastic action to stop the activities of illegal miners, popularly known as ‘galamsey’. In its 7th letter to the President, dated November 14, 2022, the Group said achievements recorded in the reduction of
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Results showed that the drivers of galamsey were overwhelmingly economic ones; individuals often worked in galamsey due to necessity, as the scarcity of other forms of employment did not provide sufficient income to sustain themselves or their families, even if they agreed with the premise of galamsey’s negative effects. While there has been
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Galamsey. Galamsey, derived from the phrase "gather them and sell", [1] is local Ghanaian parlance that means illegal small-scale, gold mining in Ghana. [2] Such workers are known as galamseyers or orpailleurs in neighboring Francophone nations. [3] Galamseyers are people who perform illegal gold mining independent of mining companies, digging
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· In reality, “small-scale” mines and “galamsey” mines are indistinguishable in the operation. Therefore, many Ghanaians and some scholars choose to use the term “galamsey” as a catch-all for any Ghanaian small-scale miner or mining venture. This study uses the term “small-scale mine” to refer to both types of operations.
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· Son arrestation et sa condamnation récentes sont emblématiques du problème sérieux du Ghana avec la participation chinoise à l’extraction d’or artisanale illégale à petite échelle (ASM). Le 4 décembre, un tribunal ghanéen l’a condamnée à quatre ans et six mois de prison et à une amende de 4.000 dollars pour ses opérations d
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· In terms of the galamsey operational forms, the alluvial washing board, mill-house and chamfi galamsey were found to be the three most popular galamsey types practiced. Stream/river dredging galamsey, which is the fourth most practiced galamsey, was encountered in major water bodies such as the River Ankobra, River Bonsa and
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