Illegal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana: A Threat to …

agro-ecological zones by illegal small-scale gold mining (galamsey) affects agricultural productivity, and threatens food security in Ghana. This article examines the impact of the effects of illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana, through the lens of a conceptual model that links and agricultural productivity, in terms of the realistic galamsey

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Influence of illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining …

In Ghana, the unregulated artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM), popularly termed "galamsey", is considered as the practice of illicitly mining and/or extracting gold found either at or below soil and water surfaces (Mantey et al., 2016).Thus, either a galamsey operation is a stand-alone ore mining activity (predominantly the underground galamsey operations), ore …

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This unregulated small-scale and artisanal gold mining is known locally as galamsey, a slang word derived from the Ghanaian words "gather" and "sell." About one million Ghanaians engage in the practice, supporting about 4.5 million people in the country. Many of the galamseyers live in poverty, and their activities often come at a cost ...

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Detecting Gold Mining in Ghana

This unregulated small-scale and artisanal gold mining is known locally as galamsey, a slang word derived from the Ghanaian words "gather" and "sell." About one million Ghanaians engage in the practice, supporting about 4.5 million people in the country. Many of the galamseyers live in poverty, and their activities often come at a cost ...

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Spatial distribution patterns of illegal artisanal small scale gold

Mantey et al., [1] defines "galamsey" as the practice of illicitly mining and/or extracting gold found either at or below soil and water surface in Ghana. It is an illegal or unregulated form of artisanal small scale gold mining (ASM) and could either be in a stand-alone mining mode, a stand-alone processing or gold extraction mode or in a simultaneous mining …

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The golden gamble of the Gold Coast is 'galamsey'

Every gram of gold unearthed by galamsey miners has a destination. It's melted down, refined, and eventually turned into jewellery, electronics, or even gold bars stored in vaults. ... For many young people in mining communities, galamsey is their first exposure to work and wealth. They see quick cash and immediate rewards, often without ...

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The Golden Gamble of the Gold Coast is 'GALAMSEY'.

With galamsey, we risk teaching an entire generation that cutting corners and breaking the rules is permissible but profitable. Think about it. For many young people in mining communities, galamsey is their first exposure to work and wealth. They see quick cash and immediate rewards, often without understanding, or choosing to ignore, the long ...

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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, types, characteristics and spatial distribution …

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‪BADDIANAAH ISSAH‬

Geospatial characterisation and distribution of Illegal gold mining (galamsey) operations in Upper West Region, Ghana. I Baddianaah, BN Baatuuwie, R Adongo. GeoJournal 88 (1), 789-810, 2023. 14: 2023: The outbreak of artisanal and small-small gold mining (galamsey) operations in Ghana: Institutions, politics, winners and losers.

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Women In International policybrief

small-scale gold mining is reserved for Ghanaians, but the boom in gold prices in the 2000s and Ghana's unprotected gold wealth drew thousands of Chinese miners to Ghana who started mining for gold illegally.3 Known locally as galamsey, illegal gold mining by Chinese migrants in Ghana has had devastating effects on the economy, the environment,

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Ghana's Golden Collapse: The Fight Against Galamsey

In August 2024, the discourse surrounding galamsey took a more dynamic form as Ghana witnessed a surge of activism. Citizens, young and old, took to the streets to demand action against the galamsey crisis, armed with signs that read "Free the Citizens", "Greed Destroys Nations", and "Gold for the Few, Destruction for the Many".

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Uncontrolled and Illegal (Galamsey) Mining Activities in …

Mining at the Tarkwa Mine in Ghana. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. "Galamsey" Africa is endowed with numerous natural resources including gold, ore, copper, bauxite, manganese, and timber among others. Formal extractive companies do not offer much employment to local people, pushing them to find employment through illegal mining practices.

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Causes and Effects of Illegal Gold Mining (Galamsey) …

Illegal gold mining activities contribute tremendously to the local economy of the communities within which the practice is conducted. Despite such developments, its activities come with several environmental, economic, developmental and societal and educational challenges that governments, environmentalists, and educationalists have fought several …

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Galamsey: Artisanal Gold Mining in Ghana

Galamsey Artisanal Gold Mining in Ghana. Ghana. by Mariusz Śmiejek. Published July 2024. Ghana is the largest gold producer on the African continent. However, for most resource-rich countries in Africa, this is a double-edged sword, often tied to capitalist neo-colonialism. The majority of Ghana's gold wealth is owned by foreign companies, and ...

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