Currently, over 140 cases of illegal mining involving over 850 Ghanaians are being prosecuted in courts in the Western, Eastern, Ashanti, Greater and Upper East …
ادامه مطلبA Ghanaian court has sentenced a Chinese national to prison for illegal gold mining in the West African nation, her attorney said Monday, ending a case that started in 2017 and shed light...
ادامه مطلب1. 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, …
ادامه مطلبIn Ghana, illegal miners known as galamseyers are carrying out an increasing share of the country's gold production. In recent years, these miners have been sourcing machinery from China.
ادامه مطلبBy 2013, the scale of Chinese citizens' involvement in informal gold mining in Ghana was inviting increasingly hostile media coverage as well as outbreaks of violence. The government was finally ...
ادامه مطلبIntroduction. 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 …
ادامه مطلبSome 50,000 Chinese migrants have flocked to Ghana to stake their claim in the country's illegal gold mining rush with dire environmental, economic, and social consequences.
ادامه مطلبA recent report indicated that between June and July 2013, about 4500 Chinese nationals were arrested and deported for engaging in illegal mining in Ghana. Footnote 8 Research by Hilson et al. (2014, 292) suggests that "in Ghana, the number of Chinese citizens involved in illegal gold mining activity has risen sharply in recent …
ادامه مطلبfor the prevalence of illegal Chinese small-scale mining in Ghana, it makes the case of "African Agency" by highlighting the role of Ghanaian civil society in tackling the phenomenon.
ادامه مطلبThis paper examined some local pull factors accounting for the proliferation of Chinese miners in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining, particularly the …
ادامه مطلبRecently a Chinese businesswoman, Aisha Huang known in Ghana as "the queen of illegal gold mining" along with three other Chinese nationals was arrested for illegal gold mining, selling and buying ...
ادامه مطلبAlthough 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 ...
ادامه مطلبIllegal 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.
ادامه مطلبIn light of government's renewed and intensified fight against the illegal mining (galamsey) menace, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. …
ادامه مطلبOn 5 June 2013, 169 Chinese miners were arrested in Ghana's gold-mining Ashanti region. These arrests followed Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama's decision to put an end to illegal mining by foreigners.
ادامه مطلبalluvial gold mining in southern Ghana and are infamously credited with the increased mechanization of small-scale mining as well as incredible profits from their activities. Illegal Chinese miners amounted to about 50,000 at the height of their involvement in illegal mining between 2012 and 2013. An Inter-Ministerial
ادامه مطلبIn addition to mining issues in Nigeria and Namibia, the Democratic Republic of Congo has banned six Chinese businesses operating in South Kivu for illegally extracting gold and other minerals. Before this, according to the ET, 33 Chinese nationals were detained in Ghana in 2019 for engaging in illegal gold mining activities.
ادامه مطلبIn Ghana, illegal miners known as galamseyers are carrying out an increasing share of the country's gold production. In recent years, these miners have been sourcing machinery from China.
ادامه مطلبThis article examines the participation of some Chinese migrants in illegal gold mining (known as galamsey) in Ghana, and how the Government's policy to address the issue created diplomatic tension between China and Ghana. ... Chinese Migrants, Ghana, Illegal Gold Mining/Galamsey, South–South Cooperation", author = "Emmanuel …
ادامه مطلبGhana'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 ...
ادامه مطلبRecent 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, …
ادامه مطلبof 'illegal Chinese miners'. Eventually the government acted. On 15 May 2013, ... This study examined the impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana. The Chinese presence introduced irrevocable changes, notably the use of heavy machinery and new technology, such that the sector will never ...
ادامه مطلبArrest of Ghana's Chinese Queen of Illegal Gold Mining Embarrasses Government . The re-arrest of a Chinese national deported from Ghana in 2018 for illegal small-scale gold mining (known in Ghana as galamsey) is causing a media sensation and raising many embarrassing questions. Reporting about ...
ادامه مطلبThis article examines the participation of some Chinese migrants in illegal gold mining (known as galamsey) in Ghana, and how the Government's policy to address the issue created diplomatic tension between China and Ghana. Drawing on primary data from in-depth, face-to-face interviews with 250 respondents and supplementary …
ادامه مطلبAlthough 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 Ghana due to …
ادامه مطلبThe government of Ghana has seen the need for real-time information on mining activities. SERVIR-West Africa in collaboration with Center for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS) are using Earth Observation and geospatial technologies to provide visual and analytic spatio-temporal (through time and space) …
ادامه مطلبThe illegal mining crisis in Ghana has far-reaching regional and international implications. Ghana is the second-largest producer of gold in Africa, accounting for 20% …
ادامه مطلبSemantic Scholar extracted view of "Illegal Chinese gold mining in Amansie West, Ghana - an assessement of its impact and implications" by Jørgen Stangeland Bach. ... Illegal Chinese gold mining in Amansie West, Ghana - an assessement of its impact and implications @inproceedings{Bach2014IllegalCG, title={Illegal Chinese gold mining in …
ادامه مطلبHer arrest and recent sentencing are emblematic of Ghana's serious, ongoing problem with Chinese involvement in illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASM). A Ghanaian court on …
ادامه مطلبWhile 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-called formal institutions (e.g., the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources) and informal institutions (e.g., the …
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