— influence of global actors is another minor cause of illegal mining in Ghana. The . policy was adop ted in the 1980's as measures in re sponse to the fiscal problems . of the government.
Mining Cadastre Administration System (MCAS) In 2015, The MCAS was installed in the Minerals Commission to increase effectiveness, accountability and compliance in the management of mineral rights and related revenues. In 2016, it was deployed as a successful pilot phase in two District Offices. Namely Tarkwa and Bolgatanga. The …
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— The study identified two key related factors that drive illegal mining in Ghana. First, the mines are transient but getting a mining licence is time-consuming. Second, the regulatory framework doesn't take into account the diverse reality of operations. It is difficult for people to comply with rules that do not adapt to their conditions ...
Yiridomoh GY (2021) "Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: Implication for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Northwestern Ghana. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 5:745317. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.745317
— Implementing mining certification and traceability systems can play a pivotal role in curbing illegal mining. The government should promote responsible mining practices through the certification of legally extracted minerals. Certificates should be issued to miners who adhere to environmental standards, ensuring transparency in the supply chain.
— Illegal mining or galamsey isn't new in Ghana. The word is a corruption of the English "Gather and sell," which used to be the preserve of mostly Ghanaians in mining communities. But the invasion of Chinese citizens in the sector has exacerbated the situation, which contributes to the loss of $2.3 billion to Ghana.
— Most partnerships were illegal because Ghana's laws reserve small-scale mining for Ghanaians. But there was one exception: foreign companies were allowed to act as "support service providers ...
— The suspects were arrested for illegal mining and non-payment of royalties to the Federal Government as required by law, according to the EFCC. ... this, according to the ET, 33 Chinese nationals were detained in Ghana in 2019 for engaging in illegal gold mining ... Dele Alake claimed that the tenacity of President Tinubu's administration ...
— Illegal mining and the environment are linked inextricably with the former having disastrous implications on the later. The problem of illegal mining has been a matter of concern for a long time but it appears the challenges have been enormous and more visible in recent times (Amankwah, 2013; Obeng et al., 2019; Atta and Tholana, 2021).
— Ghana's widespread illegal mining activities are destroying the gold-rich West African country's forests, the government's forestry agency warned Tuesday at a news conference in Accra.
The common narrative of illegal mining is that it is caused by poverty (Hilson & Garforth, 2012). The poor and uneducated are ignorant of the threats of illegal mining to the environment and its consequences on …
— In Ghana, an artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activity called galamsey is considered illegal because operators have not formally registered their sites with the …
— Currently, illegal miners, who constitute over 85% of small-scale miners, are not engaged in policy development dialogues and have been subject to brutal measures from successive Ghanaian governments such as shooting, arrests, and confiscation of …
Ghana to a state agency at a negotiated price determined by a High Court. It is noteworthy that Ghana's mining industry was to a large extent state controlled between 1957 and 1983. In 1961, the Ghana State Gold Mining Corporation acquired the assets of five mines (Prestea, Tarkwa, Dunkwa, Bibiani and Konongo [Gold
ment, inefficiencies in license administration, and corruption. In short, these attributes make illegal mining a complex problem. Applying the Theoretical Bases of Public Administration and the Different Phases of Governance to Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana. A core tenet of public administration is that societal values influence our ...
— 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, …
— Widening the scope - The fight against illegal mining Amidst the economic crucibles the country is facing, illegal mining, which has been a headache for all successive governments over the years ...
— Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer and the world's number six, with approximately 129 metric tonnes of gold produced in 2021. Gold mining can be defined as the beneficiation through ore ...
— In the lush landscapes of Ghana, illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has cast a dark shadow over the nations development. It threatens the environment, society and economy of the country.
— 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 …
— The environmental damage caused by illegal mining is glaring. The rapid loss of vegetation cover poses a great threat to the climate ambitions of Ghana. Illegal mining heavily impacts deforestation in Ghana as the country lost 60% of its primary forest cover in 2018 – which was the highest in the world.
This paper draws on the theoretical foundations of public administration and the different phases of governance as an analytical lens to scrutinize illegal small-scale mining in Ghana. It argues that without adequately situating illegal mining within.
— He said the Commission was having difficulty in controlling illegal mining in those reserves due to either large number of illegal miners, violent armed miners, or large numbers of excavators being used for mining. ... Mr Allotey said Ghana raked in $200 million per annum from timber export, with the domestic market constituting GHS 800 …
— Illegal mining, for years, has received widespread public concern in Ghana, with the country fighting an ongoing battle with illegal miners operating in major forest reserves and rivers. Although Ghana has had a formalised process for engaging in artisanal small-scale mining, more than 85 per cent of small scale miners operate on illegal basis ...
— Small-scale mining forms an important sector of Ghana's economy, employing one million people directly and supporting the livelihoods of about 4.5 million people.The industry accounts for 35% of ...
— 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 ...
— We argue that the deliberate closure of indigenous small-scale gold mining activities by the colonial administration (through the Mercury Ordinance of 1932 and the Minerals Ordinance of 1936), contributed to the emergence of "informality" in the sector, which is still a distinctive feature of Ghana's gold mining industry to this present day.
— The Government of Ghana wishes to provide an update on its fight against illegal and irresponsible mining. Contrary to suggestions by the main opposition party that the fight is a charade and in a final state …
— According to Amoako et al. (2021), small-scale mining in Ghana is dominated in many respects by corrupt institutional individuals. The mining industry in Ghana, in …
— The growing demand for mineral extracts has been paralleled by an expansion of the economically active population in Ghana, in that, around 11.3 thousand people were employed in the mining ...
— For instance, a group of illegal miners in the Eastern Region of Ghana recently threatened President Akufo-Addo to terminate his anti–illegal mining crusade or …
