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Ghana: Ghana's Illegal Mining Continues Because the Rules and Reality Are Disconnected
The Conversation Africa, 1 November 2022
Artisanal and small-scale mining - a low-tech, indigenous mining subsector - is taking on increasing economic importance in many developing countries. Over 150 million people… Read more »
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Ghana: Fighting Galamsey Demands Multi-Faceted Approach
Ghanaian Times, 13 October 2022
Galamsey can be said to be the most topical issue in the country because of its harmful effects on water bodies in particular and the environment in general. Read more »
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Ghana: Ghana's Artisanal Miners Are a Law Unto Themselves - Involving Communities Can Help Fix the Problem
The Conversation Africa, 13 October 2022
Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, the sixth globally. It produced approximately 129 metric tonnes in 2021. Read more »
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Ghana: Extractive Sector Can Fund Govt Programmes If Well Managed - NRGI
Ghanaian Times, 1 November 2022
The extractive sector if well managed can continue to serve as a major source of funding for government programmes, the Africa Programme Officer of Natural Resource Governance… Read more »
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Ghana: Let's All Join Fight Against Galamsey
Ghanaian Times, 14 October 2022
Our editorial yesterday called for multifaceted approach to the fight against illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey. Read more »
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Ghana: I'll End Galamsey Before End of My Tenure ... President Akufo-Addo Assures
Ghanaian Times, 17 October 2022
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has emphasised his stance on illegal mining and said he will put a stop to it before his tenure of office ends. Read more »
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Ghana: 'We Must Fight The Problem Of Illegal Gold Diggers Together'
Agenzia Fides, 17 October 2022
"We cannot continue like this" says Fr. Dieu-Donne Kofi Davor, Director of Communications of the Episcopal Conference of Ghana, who was part of the delegation of different… Read more »
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Africa: 'Robust Laws Needed' To Halt Forest Loss From Mining #AfricaClimateCrisis
SciDev.Net, 18 October 2022
Policymakers must develop and implement legislation and forest conservation programmes to halt the loss of tropical forests from industrial mining, environmental experts urge. Read more »
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Ghanaian Times, 18 October 2022
Religious Leaders in the country have called for immediate ban on small-scale mining to prevent degradation and pollution of the environment. Read more »
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Ghana: Arrest People Who Destroy the Environment - Deputy Lands Minister
GhanaToday, 27 October 2022
The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mines, Mr George Mireku Duker has charged the public to arrest illegal miners whose activities are causing… Read more »
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Ghana: Government Denies President Akufo-Addo's Involvement in Galamsey Activities
GhanaToday, 19 October 2022
The government has described as false, malicious and without basis a publication alleging that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was actively engaged in illegal mining… Read more »
Ghana Continues Battle Against Illegal Miners In Search of Gold
Artisanal and small-scale mining - a low-tech, indigenous mining subsector - is taking on increasing economic importance in many developing countries. Over 150 million people worldwide are estimated to indirectly derive their livelihoods from this activity. In Ghana, it supports millions and contributes up to 43% of the nation's total gold production. Richard Kwaku Kumah writes in his thesis, that it is important to create a regulatory framework that makes all miners accountable and also enables them to formalise their operations.
Illegal mining known locally in Ghana as Galamsey is said to be the most topical issue in the country because of its harmful effects on water bodies in particular and the environment in general. The menace appears to be a vexed issue because in spite of its 'deadly' devastation, it has become very difficult to deal with. As things stand now, there is the need for a multi-faceted approach to dealing with galamsey.
Over the years, artisanal and small-scale mining has emerged in Ghana and has become a source of revenue and income for poor people living in rural areas.The practice is however placing residents in mining areas and illegal mining operators in danger and continues to wreak havoc on the environment. Artisanal mining also affects farming, cocoa production, and freshwater fishing.
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