2019925· Small-scale gold mining in what is modern day Ghana can be traced as far back as the 15th century.It continues to be an important means of livelihood for many relatively low …
6 · When Gold Turns Red: A National Conscience Story on Galamsey, Corruption, and the Call for Global Justice “The rivers of Ghana do not need sympathy — they need justice. …
20241031· Such risks have driven calls for a total ban on all forms of artisanal mining. In January , Ghana’s government reduced the tax on gold from artisanal miners from 3% to …
Indeed, the ASM sector in Ghana, overwhelmingly gold mining, is the second largest in Africa, after Tanzania, with an estimated 1.1 million operators and 4.4 million dependants in 2011 (UN …
202511· In Ghana, illegal mining contributes an increasing share of gold produced, attracting a large and diverse body of scholarship. This article provides an original and critical …
2 1. introduction 3 a. definition of illicit financial flows 3 b. illicit financial flows in ghana 4 c. illicit financial flows and gold 5 2. export valuation issues and mispricing in gold 8 a. trade …
of alluvial gold mining in southern Ghana and a centre of Chinese involve-ment. Intensive fieldwork was undertaken in July and August 2014, one year after the Task Force’s …
3. Small-scale gold mining in Ghana and foreign involvement 3.1 Rising significance of small-scale gold mining 3.2 Legal framework 3.3 Influx of Chinese Miners into ASM 4. Conflict and …
202055· Controversies have focused on the illegality of foreign involvement in ASGM and of galamsey operations, and on the destruction of land and water bodies. Governments have …
It is the poorest people, living in the mining areas, who are particularly vulnerable when the mining sector and their governments fail them. In recent times, a number of organisations have …
Mar 01, · Large-scale mining, also known as legal mining, generates more than 95 percent of the world''s total mineral production and employs approximately 2.5 million people across the …
517· Ghana, like most resource-rich countries, is saddled and inundated with resource curse challenges. Key among them is the problem of illegal small-scale gold mining …
2024521· A recent study has revealed that Ghana is losing millions of cedis through illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the gold mining sector. The study, dubbed “increasing domestic …
88· Gold mining has been the backbone of Ghana''s development since pre-colonial times. It has been essential in revenue mobilisation and the provision of employment to many …
18 Oduro, “Ghana’s High Forests: Trends, Scenarios and Pathways for Future Developments”; Forestry Commission Ghana, “Ghana Forest Plantation Strategy: 2016-2040.” 19 Minerals …
18 Oduro, “Ghana’s High Forests: Trends, Scenarios and Pathways for Future Developments”; Forestry Commission Ghana, “Ghana Forest Plantation Strategy: 2016-2040.” 19 Minerals …
20241119· Illicit mining and mineral trafficking intensify the issue. In Ghana, unregulated gold mining, known as “galamsey,” yearly deprives the government of billions in revenue. …
202055· 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 …
202523· At the same time, extremely high prices have also driven an explosive increase in gold mining. Gold bullion’s price gained 40 percent in the last year alone, reaching record …
20241020· Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured that an artist was able to use it as paint to depict the environmental devastation caused by the illegal gold mining that has...
Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Chinese miners and the state Gordon Crawford & Gabriel Botchwey Abstract The global rush to grab resources took …
2007927· Ghana’s petroleum sector is mainly governed by the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA), alongside other regulations and laws such as the Environmental …
20241031· Such risks have driven calls for a total ban on all forms of artisanal mining. In January , Ghana’s government reduced the tax on gold from artisanal miners from 3% to …
121· In Ghana, the vices of gold fever have afflicted the traditional artisanal mining (TAM) of rural folks, their time-honoured and environmentally friendly livelihood activity that …
121· In Ghana, the vices of gold fever have afflicted the traditional artisanal mining (TAM) of rural folks, their time-honoured and environmentally friendly livelihood activity that …
abstract = "With the hike in gold prices from 2008 onwards, tens of thousands of foreign miners, especially from China, entered into the small-scale mining sector in Ghana, despite it being …
Sustainability. 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 …