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Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey calls for immediate action to …
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has sounded the alarm on the worsening effects of illegal mining, or galamsey, and called for decisive action from the …
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Illegal Mining: John Mahama Faces the "Galamsey" Challenge in …
"Galamsey" refers to illegal mining in Ghana. After returning to power in December 2024, President John Mahama has vowed to intensify efforts against this issue. He is already …
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The silent cost of illegal mining: Ghana's water bodies in peril
Despite these efforts, by 2024, 60% of water catchment areas remain severely affected by illegal mining activities, according to a Ghana Water Company report. Prominent political figures like Nana Ohene Ntow have openly criticized the NPP for failing to deliver on its promise, urging voters to reconsider their choices in the upcoming elections. ...
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(PDF) The "Galamsey" Menace: Implications on the
This article compares and contrasts the pre-colonial methods of mining with modern artisanal or small-scale mining popularly known in Ghana as galamsey and also provide reasons to explain why ...
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Making visible the galamsey scandals in Ghana: Digital media as …
In Ghana, the vices of gold fever have afflicted the traditional artisanal mining (TAM) of rural folks, their time-honoured and environmentally friendly livelihood activity that dates back several centuries ago when their ancestors mined and traded in gold with Arabs and Europeans (Ofosu-Mensah, 2010: 124; Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources [MLNR, 2017: 1).
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The dynamics and livelihood implications of illegal mining in Ghana…
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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Saving our water, securing our future: Tackling galamsey for greener Ghana
Ghana's battle against illegal small-scale mining, colloquially known as galamsey, has intensified over the years, as this rampant activity has wreaked havoc on the nation's precious water bodies and ecosystems. Galamsey, while providing immediate economic benefits to many impoverished communities, poses a grave threat to the environment and public …
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Mining, galamsey, environment | The Ghana Report
Galamsey is therefore illegal mining, often resulting in conflict with authorised mines and authorities due to its proximity to their sites. It was not until 1989, that small-scale mining …
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Ghana's Golden Collapse: The Fight Against Galamsey
Ghana's rise as a global leader in gold production has fueled a rapid surge in economic activity, urban development, and foreign investment. Yet, beneath a glowing image of progress, the nation is grappling with a darker …
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Causes and Effects of Illegal Gold Mining (Galamsey) Activities …
This paper looks at the developments in the small-scale gold and diamonds mining industry in Ghana and proposes some strategies on how the concepts of sustainable development could be applied to ...
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Impact Of Illegal Mining (galamsey) On Local Ecosystems
Overview of Illegal Mining in Ghana Ghana is one of Africa's largest gold producers, and the mining sector plays a vital role in the country's economy. In 2021, Ghana produced approximately 117 metric tons of gold, making it the second-largest gold producer in Africa and the eighth-largest in the world.
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Why is Ghana losing the war against illegal gold mining
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 …
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Systematically Unpacking The Galamsey Phenomenon
Galamsey, thus, does not refer to small-scale mining but to illegal surface mining, which has emerged as individuals seek alternative sources of livelihood. In communities where Galamsey is prevalent, traditional occupations such as farming, hunting, fishing, driving, dressmaking, and crafts such as basket weaving and processing natural ...
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Analysis: Mapping the Impact of the Galamsey Crisis in Ghana
The Forestry Commission of Ghana reports that illegal mining has led to the destruction of over 10,000 hectares of forest land in key biodiversity hotspots. Social and Health Consequences. In addition to environmental degradation, Galamsey has severe social and health consequences. The contamination of water sources with mercury and other toxic ...
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Anti-galamsey task force destroys 10 Changfans other mining …
The anti-galamsey task force, Operation Halt, has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining activities, destroying key equipment used for illegal operations on Ghana's river bodies. In their latest move, the task force destroyed 10 Changfans, a pistol, and eight water-pumping machines on the Pra River in the Central Region.
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Assessing the Impact of Illegal Small-Scale Mining …
The study was undertaken in Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana where both cocoa farming and illegal mining operations coexist. The data for the study was collected using ...
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The Illegal Artisanal and Small-scale mining (Galamsey) 'Menace' …
To reverse the trend in mining communities and help reduce the rate at which people are entering into illegal ASM, the government of Ghana and several large-scale mining companies have launched a number of agrarian-based alternative livelihood projects (Banchirigah, 2008; Hilson and Banchirigah, 2009).
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Galamsey in Ghana: Illegal mining pollution potentially …
When hundreds of people took part in an "environmental prayer walk" in Ghana's capital Accra in October, the focus had been on the physical dangers and environmental degradation caused by...
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OSP intensifies investigations into galamsey and corruption …
Illegal mining, popularly known as 'Galamsey' in Ghana, remains one of the major ongoing investigations being conducted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The …
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Galamsey: The deadly dig for Ghana's gold
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The toxic ties of galamsey: How self-serving politicians and
Illegal mining, commonly referred to as "galamsey," has become one of the most pressing environmental crises in Ghana. Its effects on the nation's water bodies, agricultural lands, and forest reserves are well-documented. Despite its illegal status, galamsey has thrived, primarily due to the complicity of politicians and traditional leaders, who have failed to curb the …
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Galamsey in Ghana: Illegal mining pollution potentially …
In 2021 galamsey accounted for "an estimated 60% of Ghana's mining labor force". Though miners make the least in the gold supply chain, illegal mining provides much needed employment.
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Gold, guns and China: Ghana's fight to end galamsey
Hundreds of thousands, including many from China, are engaged in illegal artisanal mining. How can the government stop it? At the start of April, Ghana's government issued a three-week ultimatum to illegal gold miners operating in the country. They were told that they could either stop their activities or face prosecution. The threat seemed to work. By the …
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Galamsey: How CNN reported the devastating effect of Ghana's …
One of Ghana's biggest challenge; illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey, has steadily worsened over the years, posing a significant threat to the lives and well-being of its citizens.
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Combating Illegal Mining (Galamsey) In Ghana Using Artificial
Illegal mining, commonly referred to as "galamsey" in Ghana, involves the extraction of minerals or precious metals without government authorization or licensing. This practice has become widespread in Ghana and other African countries, leading to severe environmental degradation, deforestation, and contributing to climate change.
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As gold prices surge, Ghana faces 'looming crisis' over illegal mining
People in Ghana are protesting illegal gold mining, which has poisoned over 60% of the country's bodies of water. If illegal mining continues at the current rate, experts say the entire country ...
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Ghana soldiers kill at least 7 people described as illegal gold miners
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said. Ghana's armed forces said Sunday in a statement on X that around 60 "illegal miners" carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on …
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MPs schooled on proper mining practices to tackle galamsey
The conference, which was held on the theme, "Restoring a Culture of Proper Small-Scale Mining in Ghana," brought together 180 parliamentarians, heads of agencies …
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Illegal Mining 'Galamsey' pollutants: Taking control with
The ongoing illegal mining activities in Ghana have set loose many pollutants into the environment which are associated with several short- to long-term impacts. While the illegal activities have ...
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We will audit mining concessions – Mahama on galamsey …
Ghana's leading digital news platform, GhanaWeb, in conjunction with the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, is embarking on an aggressive campaign which is geared towards ensuring that parliament ...
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