2020129· Although the majority of Chinese interests in African mining is state sponsored, the Ghana case demonstrates private Chinese agency that is mostly attracted to illegal small‐scale mining in
201729· As gold prices soared from 2008 onwards, tens of thousands of foreign miners, especially from China, entered the small-scale mining sector in Ghana, despite it being …
2.1: MINING IN GHANA Ghana’s geological landscape teems with a variety of minerals with the commercially exploited ones being gold, diamond, manganese and bauxite. In 2020, gold …
2020129· This article investigates factors that attract Chinese migrants into illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, their role in the supply chain, and the impact of their involvement. This is accomplished via mixed qualitative …
“Between 2008 and 2016, more than 50,000 Chinese citizens migrated to Ghana to mine gold on small-scale concessions,” researcher Heidi Hausermann wrote in a 2020 report in the journal …
2025122· Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say. Chinese nationals who poured into Ghana to invest in small …
2024924· The 2006 Minerals and Mining Act reserved small-scale mining for Ghanaian citizens and instituted alternative livelihood and community programmes for those dependent …
2020129· This article investigates factors that attract Chinese migrants into illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, their role in the supply chain, and the impact of their involvement. This …
2017530· Seeking to ban metals mining, or even artisanal small-scale mining alone, thus ignores the key role the sector plays in providing livelihoods for the most vulnerable. This is …
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2025310· Even Small-scale, artisanal mining is permitted for the people of Ghana, over 85 percent is being carried out by Chinese illegally. “Th¬e case of illegal Chinese mining arises as a breach of
20241031· The artisanal and small-scale mining industry in Ghana has been the site of a very significant, recent inflow of foreign migrants-particularly from China. Encouraged by local …
This paper brings some clarity to the debate on Chinese participation in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of Chinese …
1219· 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 …
20241031· There are over a million small-scale miners in Ghana supporting the livelihoods of over 4.5 million people. Small-scale, artisanal mining constitutes more than 35% of mining …
1013· Ghana is ranked amongst the top five producers of gold in Africa. Research revealed that an estimated number of 50,000 Chinese individuals migrated from China to …
Galamsey in Ghana. Galamsey refers to illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana. [1] [2] The term is derived from the English phrase "gather them and sell". [3]Historically, galamsey referred to …
20241210· “Between 2008 and 2016, more than 50,000 Chinese citizens migrated to Ghana to mine gold on small-scale concessions,” researcher Heidi Hausermann wrote in a …
2025310· Even Small-scale, artisanal mining is permitted for the people of Ghana, over 85 percent is being carried out by Chinese illegally. “Th¬e case of illegal Chinese mining arises …
201441· This paper brings some clarity to the debate on Chinese participation in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of …
201291· The Chinese run Chang Fa small engine depot in Tarkwa imports diesel powered rock crushing machines and water pumps designed specifically for small-scale mining …
the Chinese in small-scale mining in Ghana is an expression of a bigger and deep-seated problem characterized largely by uncoordinated interactions between key state and customary …
98· Abstract. The recent Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana has received wide publicity and scholarly attention. While the literature has focused on …
28· “Galamsey,” derived from “gather them and sell,” is a local Ghanaian phrase that means illegal small-scale gold mining. In the early 2000s, miners from China began to …
during this time. This municipality was chosen as it is in the heartland of the main alluvial gold mining area in southern Ghana, and a centre of Chinese involvement in small-scale mining. …
While the engagement of Chinese migrants in small-scale mining in Ghana has gained traction in scholarship, the extant literature pays little attention to how the relationship between the so …
202547· Chinese companies involved in mining in Ghana, officially inaugurated an association in Accra, the capital, reaffirming their commitment to responsible and sustainable …
The global rush to grab resources took an unexpected turn in Ghana recently. With the hike in gold prices from 2008 onwards, a large influx of foreign miners, especially from China, entered …
2024910· For many years, Ghana’s government focused on large-scale mining. Small-scale mining was neglected until 1989, when a new law was passed to legalise and regularise …
According to Ghana’s mining sector regulator, small-scale operations produced 1.2 million ounces of gold in the first seven months of 2024, more than the total. But most of the spoils of galamsey are smuggled out of the country and …