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:Galamsey Mining GhanaIllegal MiningNegative Effects of Galamsey in Ghana · Abstract Discourses on “illegal” or informal small-scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our
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Stonebwoy releases ‘Greedy Men’ track to fight galamsey-The Ghana
On November 5, 2021, 12:42 PM. Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has joined the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey in Ghana. The award-winning musician has released a song ‘Greedy Men’ to draw attention to the devastating impact of the menace to the environment. In the song, Stonebwoy speaks on the economic loss, loss of
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· The Illegal Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (Galamsey) ‘Menace’ in Ghana: Is a Military-Style Approach the Answer? The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector accounts for approximately 31 percent of the total gold production in Ghana and plays a significant role in the economic development of the country.
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· Pero también estuvo detrás del vertido de 40 millones de sulfato de cobre en los ríos Bacanuchi y Sonora, del que este martes se cumplen cinco años. BBC News, Mundo Ir al contenido
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Galamsey Fight in Ghana: An Analysis of Failure of Government
“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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· 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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:Galamsey Mining GhanaIllegal MiningGalamsey in Ghana
Galamsey-Wikipedia
Ghana's cause of illegal gold mining (Galamsey) is due to bureaucratic licensing regime/weak legal framework, political/traditional leadership failures, and corrupt
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· Thoughts of survival compel these men and women to consider galamsey as a lucrative venture that is worth exploiting. One major cause of this menace in the country is our ailing economy, which is
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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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· First published in 1883, this travel memoir describes the journey into West Africa undertaken by explorers Richard Burton (1821–90) and Verney Lovett Cameron (1844–94) in 1881.
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· The mining sector in Ghana is one of the major contributors to the economy and foreign exchange (Roe & Samuel, 2007; Hilson, 2009). Ghana commercially exploits gold, diamond, manganese, and bauxite. In 2019, gold accounts for 93.28% of gross mineral revenue with lower contributions from manganese (6.17%), bauxite (0.54%), and
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· We are back to the issue of galamsey! The president’s meeting with the National House of Chiefs and the MMDCEs, media reports with pictures of polluted rivers, conversations on social media, etc. are contributing to this renewed sense of urgency to act. The Economics of Galamsey During my doctoral dissertation research work some twelve
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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. EFFECTS OF GALAMSEY. As a result of bad
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Galamsey: Ghana's illegal mining menace threatens environment
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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· Rescue efforts dey go on for Ghana after Galamsey pit collapse and kill three persons for Denkyira Breman, Central Region. Officials say de pit trap some 20 more persons who rescue workers dey try
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:Galamsey Mining GhanaIllegal Mining · In the lush landscapes of Ghana, illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has cast a dark shadow over the nation's development. It threatens the
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· Galamsey must be done away with in all urgency if Ghana’s water bodies are to survive and play their natural roles to the country’s people, their nutrition, and the environment.
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Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the galamsey
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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· The extract shows that school dropout, truancy, prostitution, drug abuse, and teenage pregnancy are consequences of galamsey activities in the communities. This comes as no surprise, considering
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:Galamsey in GhanaPublish Year:2020 · Artisanal Small-scale mining (ASM), popularly known as ‘galamsey’ in the mineral-rich country of Ghana, is a fast-growing phenomenon that is present in several other countries with underground mineral resources. Coined from the English phrase, “gather and sell”, galamsey has become a subject of great concern for governmental agencies
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· Galamsey, a low-tech, labour-intensive, small-scale mining activity in Ghana, has recently come under intense criticism and state policing despite being an important livelihood source. Based on empirical research, this paper uses discourse analysis to re-examine galamsey politics in Ghana, focusing on why people are engaged in
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Understanding Discourse on the Galamseyer in Ghana: A
Historically, many authors have written about how illegal small-scale miners in Ghana, or galamsey operators, have generally been portrayed in highly negative ways, as mass campaigns against the practice have proliferated over time (Arkorful et al. 2018, Abdulai
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Galamsey threatens cocoa production – 19,000Ha of farmland
For her part, Mrs. Oteng-Gyasi decried ‘galamsey’ activities on cocoa farms, noting that they risked limiting the gains from the “golden pod”. She said her outfit was awaiting data on cocoa farm locations to superimpose them on its data to guide future licensing and allocation of concessions for mining.
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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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· Study area in southern Ghana with extent of the 2013 UK-DMC2 image and overlap area of the UK-DMC2 images from 2011 and 2015. The map of galamsey in 2013 covers the whole study area. Because of
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· Water, the elixir of life, has always been crucial to humanity's survival and prosperity. In Ghana, a country blessed with abundant rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, water is not just a resource but
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· Even though galamsey is not new in Ghana, the use of heavy machines such as excavators and bulldozers, and chanfans are a recent phenomenon causing destruction to forests, farmlands and river bodies. Illegal mining undermines the government’s commitment to the attainment of the 17 sustainable development goals.
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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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Nathaniel Gyimah Department of Geography Education University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
2.2. Agricultural lands and galamsey operations in Ghana The surface mining implies the major cause of land use change from croplands to mining lands (Osei-Bagyina, 2012). Galamsey is a threat to
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· Adelaide Edinam Nyanyo was a 2020-2021 Young Scholar Awards Program recipient. She is a graduate of Calvin University. Since 2007, illegal mining operations locally known as “galamsey” have ravaged Ghana’s forests and bodies of water. A report by the World Resource Institute shows that Ghana is losing its forests at a 60%
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