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IMPACT OF ILLEGAL SMALL-SCALE MINING ON THE …

Ghana (Teschner, 2011). Mining is seen as a major subsistence for the poor rural communities in many parts of the world. (Eshun, 2005). The sector provides livelihoods for millions of ... and illegal small-scale mining ―galamsey‖ is regarded as means to an end at locations where minerals are discovered (Yeboah, 2014). Safety of the people ...

(PDF) ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF GOLD MINING …

Between 1983 and 1998, the mining industry brought approximately US $4 billion in foreign direct investment to Ghana. While large-scale gold mining has seen a significant increase, artisanal gold ...

Environmental Impact of Illegal Mining in Ghana (Part 2)

Illegal gold mining in Ghana further exacerbates a volatile cocoa market. In 2014, experts predicted a global cocoa shortage by 2020. However, cocoa production statistics have been unpredictable since then, according to the most recent data from the 2015-16 growing season. That year, there was a cocoa surplus, attributed to a prolonged …

(Galamsey) in Ghana; a Case Study Focusing on Land Cover …

Change Detection Analysis on the Impact of Illegal Mining (Galamsey) In Ghana; A Case Study Focusing On Land Cover Changes in Some Selected Districts within the ... a base layer was generated from the existing base map for Districts in Ghana. 3.2. Extraction of Bands . The Images used in the analysis are LANDSAT Images that consists of 7 bands ...

(PDF) Mapping the expansion of galamsey gold …

PDF | Artisanal gold mining (galamsey) and cocoa farming are essential sources of income for local populations in Ghana. Unfortunately the former poses... | Find, read and cite all the...

Obuasi Still Very Vibrant With Illegal Mining | News …

Illegal mining activities (galamsey) are still going on in earnest at Nhyieso near Obuasi with a large tract of land being devastated by the activities.

Galamsey resurgence: Can we tame this monster?

Lately the whole nation is at war with this monster called galamsey (illegal mining). But the talk about its resurgence and concomitant impact on the environment is mind blowing. Politicians are ...

Causes and Effects of Illegal Gold Mining …

This study launched in 1983, the mining industry experienced substantial seeks to investigate the causes and effects of illegal gold reforms beginning in 1986.Since 1983, Ghana has been mining activities on school dropout …

For the Environment: An Assessment of Recent Military Intervention …

Section snippets Introduction and Background. On 1 August 2017, the Government of Ghana launched Operation Vanguard, an exercise designed specifically to eradicate all unlicensed artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) 1 activity in the country. A military intervention involving 400 men drawn from the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Air …

H1-2021: AngloGold Ashanti bags US$363 million, Obuasi mining …

Production has been revised to mainly remove the contribution of Obuasi for the second half of 2021. AngloGold Ashanti delivered first-half headline earnings of US$363 million amid a challenging ...

5 times Nana Addo promised to fight galamsey | Pulse Ghana

The government will end galamsey activities – Nana Addo. On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Nana Addo reiterated that he will do everything within his power to galamsey activities. According to him, this ...

119 Galamsey Cases In Courts Nationwide | The Ghana Report

119 Galamsey Cases In Courts Nationwide. On May 3, 2023, 5:03 AM. The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has revealed that a total of 119 criminal cases involving the prosecution of about 727 individuals for offences relating to illegal mining (galamsey) have been pending at the High Court and some Circuit …

Perception of Small-Scale Miners on Interventions to Eradicate Illegal

In Ghana, and similar to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the major environmental problems associated with ASM activities are mercury pollution from gold processing, pollution of water bodies, and the destruction of natural and agricultural lands (Amankwah, 2013; Clifford, 2017; Nartey et al., 2011).These problems are as the results …

Obuasi Gold Mine, Ghana

Mine life. 21 years. Expand. The Obuasi gold mine is owned by AngloGold Ashanti. Image courtesy of MyGhanaonline. The mine produced 243,000oz of gold …

Obuasi faces imminent water crisis due to galamsey …

A water crisis looms in Obuasi as illegal miners threaten the life of two major dams that provide water to residents in the mining town. The two water bodies, …

AngloGold Ashanti expects operations at Obuasi gold mine …

- AngloGold Ashanti, one of the world's largest gold producers, announced Thursday that underground ore mining at the Obuasi gold mine in Ghana is expected to resume by mid-October. The company said that for the remainder of this year, underground ore will be used only to replenish the run-of-mine stockpile, and that gold production from ...

The Rise of the Fourth Estate: The Media, Environmental

ABSTRACT 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.

The Negative Effect of Legal Mining (Gather Them and …

Keywords: Galamsey, Gather & Sell, Illegal Mining 1.0 INTRODUCTION A galamsey, derived from the phrase "gather them and sell", is a local Ghanaian term which means illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana; such workers are known as galamseyers or orpailleurs in neighboring francophone nations.

Ashanti Region: 'Galamsey' limits water supply to over …

The Ghana Water Company Limited says over 140,000 people in Odaso and Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have limited access to water on a daily basis due to the negative effects of illegal mining activities. According to GWCL, it has drastically reduced the volumes of water supplied to s in these areas as illegal mining activities …

Ghana's soldiers prefer protecting galamsey sites to peace …

Ghana's soldiers prefer protecting galamsey sites to peace-keeping missions – Odike. The founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike has lost all hope in the galamsey fight. According to him, all stakeholders have shown little commitment to the fight against the menace. "The fight against galamsey …

Over 300 illegal miners trapped in AngloGold's Obuasi mine shaft

Regional News of Tuesday, 30 May 2023. Source: Over 300 illegal miners trapped in AngloGold's Obuasi mine shaft - Report

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Causes and Effects of Illegal Gold Mining (Galamsey) Activities on School Dropout and Residents at the Tutuka Central Circuit in Obuasi Municipality in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Azumah, Francess Dufie; Baah, Enock; Nachinaab, John Onzaberigu. Journal of Education, v201 n3 p162-173 Oct 2021.

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 …

(PDF) The dynamics and livelihood implications of illegal mining …

Abstract. 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 ...

Cutting Trees for Galamsey: A serious threat to climate

General News of Wednesday, 24 May 2023. Source: Cutting Trees for Galamsey: A serious threat to climate change and food security in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality

Ghana Police Stock Photos and Pictures

Find Ghana Police stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, 3D objects, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. ... Obuasi, Ghana - June 6, 2020: personnel of the Ghana Police uncovering illegal pits operated by artisanal miners. ... ("Galamsey"). Artisanal mining is a huge loss for the Revenue ...

Obuasi East District starts community mining

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resource, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, gave the green light for the commencement of a Community Mining in the Obuasi East District in the ...

All that glitters: Ghana battles illegal mining

All that glitters: Ghana battles illegal mining. A group of galamseyers, illegal gold panners, working in the Kibi area of Ghana, long known for its bountiful gold reserves. Ghana has...

Obuasi residents skeptical about government's …

by Edward Oppong Marfo. October 8, 2022. Reading Time: 1 min read. Some residents of Obuasi in the Ashanti region have expressed doubt over President Akufo …

Spatial distribution patterns of illegal artisanal small scale …

1. Introduction. 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 …