ILLEGAL GOLD MINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN PRESTIA-GHANA
In this paper, a narrative about illegal gold mining (galamsey) and land degradation in Prestia, a locality in the western part of Ghana, will be discussed. ... a political-ecological framework to critically analyze the role of the World Bank in facilitating the development of surface gold mining operations by transnational corporations (TNCs ...
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Water quality and health risk assessments of illegal gold …
Abstract. This study evaluated the water quality, pollution, and health risks associated with illegal gold mining activities in two estuaries (Pra and Ankobra) in the …
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Destruction of Agricultural land by surface mining activities in Ghana
Land Degradation: Tetteh (2010) considered small scale surface mining as one of the greatest agents of land degradation and destruction, destroying about 13% of the total forested land in Ghana. A ...
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Illegal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana: A Threat to Food …
Ghana is endowed with extensive mineral and agricultural resources. The regions which serve as the major agro-ecological zones coincide with the largest deposits of mineral resources. Destruction of arable land in the agro-ecological zones by illegal small-scale gold mining (galamsey) affects agricultural productivity, and threatens food …
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Frontiers | "Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: …
Illegal gold mining is on the rise due to the lucrativeness of the non-regulated gold rush opportunities with hard consequences on sustainable agriculture and resilience …
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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 ...
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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, …
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Illegal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana: A Threat to …
-prone regions of Ghana. But surface mining can be a short term land use that may be followed by productive farmland, if reclamation is done correctly. ... Danyo Gilbert, and Osei-Bonsu Albert, "Illegal SmallScale Gold Mining in Ghana: A - Threat to Food Security." Journal of Food Security, vol. 4, no. 5 (2016): 112-119. doi: 10.12691/jfs-4 ...
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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 ...
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Relationship between small-scale gold mining activities
1. Introduction. Ghana, Africa's leading gold producer, has recently been in the spotlight for concerns of unlicensed mining activities polluting surface water sources (Akotey, 2023).Although mining has contributed significantly to the West African nation's economic fortunes and is in some ways a significant part of the country's post-colonial …
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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 …
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Illegal mining in Ghana: The devastating destruction for gold
Ghana, known as the "Gold Coast," has a long history of gold mining. However, the lure of quick profits has led to a surge in illegal mining activities, wreaking havoc on the environment ...
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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.
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(PDF) Artisanal Gold Mining and Surface Water Pollution in Ghana…
The Ankobra River Basin has a long history of gold mining activities and the recent intensification of Galamsey (illegal small-scale gold mining) activities has worsened the quality of water ...
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Water quality and health risk assessments of illegal gold mining
ABSTRACT. This study evaluated the water quality, pollution, and health risks associated with illegal gold mining activities in. two estuaries (Pra and Ankobra) in the Southwestern region of Ghana ...
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Geospatial characterisation and distribution of Illegal gold …
Geospatial characterisation and distribution of Illegal gold mining (galamsey) operations in Upper West Region, Ghana. Published: 16 April 2022. Volume …
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Mechanization of illegal gold mining threatens Ghana's forests
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 mechanization of gold mining is accelerating the destruction of forests and farms, as well as … See more
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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, …
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Gold Rush: Illegal mining fuelled by Chinese Nationals in Ghana.
However, an estimated $2.3 billion worth of illegally-mined gold left Ghana in 2016. In recent years, Ghana witnessed a surge in illegal mining activities popularly called "galamsey". The galamsey menace has taken a different twist with the involvement of foreign nationals predominantly Chinese. Map of Wassa Akropong.
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(PDF) Large scale mining in Ghana: A review of the
and illegal mining activities have in the past few years . ... of surface gold mining on land use systems in Western . Ghana. ... Ghana's mining sector attracts over 50% of all Foreign Direct ...
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Protests erupt as illegal miners remain in Ghana gold mine
Protests have erupted in the mining town of Obuasi, Ghana, as up to 300 gold miners remain underground at an AngloGold Ashanti mine due to fear of arrest if they exit. Heavily armed police officers have fired shots at protesting crowds, according to footage taken by Al Jazeera. The illegal, or artisanal, miners entered the mine on or …
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How poverty spurs illegal gold mining in Ghana
February 10, 2016. SciDev recently released a video report investigating illegal mining in Ghana and the "galamsey" gold rush. Galamseys are unregulated small-scale miners who dig for gold illegally in Ghana, many of whom were former farmers forced to mine due to poverty and loss of farmable land, often due to the mining industry itself.
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Illegal Mining in Ghana
Illegal Mining in Ghana. This story map captures the breath taking story of illegal gold mining activities in Ghana. It illustrates the effects of unregulated surface and alluvial mining activities have affected major …
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Ghana court jails Chinese national over illegal gold mining
A Ghanaian court has sentenced a Chinese national to prison for illegal gold mining in the West African nation, her lawyer said on Monday, ending a case that started in 2017 and shed light on ...
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(PDF) Assessing Land Degradation in Amansie …
Farmland and forest were the dominant LULC types of the study area which made up 54.6% and 43.6% respectively for 1986, and likewise 54.4% and 22.3% for 2015. However, the forest cover was …
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ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE …
This paper provides some insights into the inextricable linkage between sustainable development and illegal gold mining popularly …
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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 that she …
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Illegal Mining in Ghana
Illegal Mining in Ghana. This story map captures the breath taking story of illegal gold mining activities in Ghana. It illustrates the effects of unregulated surface and alluvial mining activities have affected major river bodies and how the government is deploying GIS technology to rescue the situation.
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Ghana's Illegal Galamsey Gold Mining Affecting Cocoa …
In 2011, Ghana produced a record-setting amount of cocoa, weighing in at over one million tonnes.Since then, as illegal mining steadily ramped up, cocoa production has trended …
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For the Environment: An Assessment of Recent Military
Law enforcement, arrests and prosecution of illegal miners can help to protect illegal mining in protected areas, but for as long as there is poverty and a ready market for gold, challenges of ...
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