Galamsey —a corrupted enunciation of 'gather them and sell'—is a popular term used locally in Ghana to refer to illegal artisanal and small-scale mining activities. It is an informal, low-tech and labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing activity widely practised in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Hilson et al. 2017).Web
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Law enforcement against illegal mining and the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) share similar challenges, yet research has examined both as …Web
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Introduction. Gold mining follows two divisional lines in Ghana; the large-scale multi-national and the small-scale mining sectors (Wireko-Gyebi et al., 2020).Typically, the small scale mining aspect of gold extraction can be further divided into two classes (legal and illegal) depending on its legal approval and operational protocols …Web
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Ghana legally recognizes ASM as a legitimate livelihood source with formalization blueprints for operators. However, the regulation of ASM activities in Ghana can largely be described as unsuccessful. Evidence shows that more than 85% of small-scale mining operations still occur in the informal and illegal sector of the economy …Web
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has generated significant public condemnation due to environmental degradation. • The government response is the use …Web
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The Effects of Illegal Small-Scale Gold Mining ("galamsey") Activities on the Water Quality of the Akantansu and Sintim Rivers in the Asutifi North District of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Unpublished paper. Amankwah, E. (2013). Impact of illegal mining on water resources for domestic and irrigation purposes.Web
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At a remote village home to the Obo Monuvu Indigenous people, called Manobo by lowlanders, illegal small-scale gold mining has left its mark, nearly a year …Web
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Illegal small-scale mining refers to mining where operators have not formally registered their sites with government (Andrews 2015). Introduction The observation that …Web
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SSM of gold in Ghana is a pre historic activity which can be traced to the 5th Century Discouraged in the colonial era, till 1989 This led to Secret Activities and Smuggling of Proceeds outside the country In 1989 –SSM Activities were mainstreamed through promulgation of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDCL 218 (1989) In 2006, SSM …Web
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Illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) in South-Western Ghana has grown tremendously in the last decade and caused significant environmental degradation. Excessive cloud cover in the area has …Web
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One main strategy to regulate the small-scale mining sector is to enforce institutions and legislative instruments. North (1990, 3) defines institutions as "the rules of the game in a society, or more formally, are the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction … they structure incentives in human exchange, whether political, …Web
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Engaging in small-scale mining requires a declaration of a Minahang Bayan ("nation's mine") and award of a Small-Scale Mining Contract before the conduct of small-scale mining operations. The law limits production to 50,000 metric tons annually over a contract area of 20 hectares. RA 7076 applies to gold, silver and chromite for metallic ...Web
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Illegal and small-scale mining that occurs is often only seen as legal practices. Consequently, the government's response towards it is more repressive ways, …Web
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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 activities (ISSGMAs), which is mercilessly robbing the nation of its ecological integrity, despite attempts by successive governments to remedy the situation. In the …Web
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The differences in mode of extraction, legality of operation, quantity extracted, as well as the extractive volumes splits the mining region of Ghana into two major approaches: large-scale legal mining and small-scale illegal "galamsey" mining. Small-scale mining is carried out at an individual level, mostly by the poor with very little ...Web
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The People's Small-scale Mining Program shall include the following features: (a) The identification, segregation and reservation of certain mineral lands as people's small-scale mining areas; (b) The recognition of prior existing rights and productivity; (d) The extension of technical and financial assistance, and other social services; (e ...Web
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"Small-Scale Mining" is defined as mining conducted by small companies with limited financial resources and limited numbers of miners. These mines typically use some forms of technology – mainly low-end and inexpensive technologies. ... (ASGM). The supply of mercury for ASGM areas is widely uncontrolled, including illegal trade and ...Web
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Small-Scale Mining Industry that can operate optimally in a sustainable manner while contributing to the economy in the form of taxes and royalties and through job creation, and for the elimination of illegal ASM operations. 3. DEFINITIONS "Artisanal mining" means traditional and customary mining operations usingWeb
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The government of Ghana, responding to public outcry against the negative effects of 'galamsey', placed a ban on illegal small-scale mining activities in March 2017. This ban stopped both 'legal' small-scale and the illegal artisanal miners from carrying out any such activity. In July 2018, this study was carried out to examine the ...Web
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Ghana's media also continues to report recurring arrests of illegal miners, both foreign and locals. In our view, small-scale mining with foreign involvement is unlikely to stop. The state would ...Web
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Most artisanal and small-scale miners, 70-80%, work in the informal sector either illegally or in legal "grey" areas without licenses, permits or clear title to mining areas. Proceeds from illegal and informal mining is a significant contributor to armed groups and transnational criminal organizations.Web
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In Ghana, small-scale mining (SSM) has been carried out for many years, generating employment and income. Currently, illegal artisanal mining ("galamsey") has impacted the environment ...Web
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"Galamsey" local parlance used to describe small scale illegal mining in Ghana has been a national headache for Ghana since the 1970s and the reasons are not farfetched. The rampaging effects of galamsey on our environment notably our lands, water bodies and forests, the health, safety and security issues of galamsey operatives …Web
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Abstract. Development initiatives focused on illegal artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) typically assume that formalisation will address environmental degradation and poverty. But there is little research on legal small-scale miners' (SSMs) perceptions …Web
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But the formal procedure to get a small-scale mining licence in Ghana can take up to three years. According to the Minerals Commission, this process should normally take three to four months. A ...Web
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IN GHANA: A POLITICAL ECOLOGY APPROACH. Michael Gameli DZIWORNU. rity of communities where illegal mining occurs. In this. legal small scale mining activities., Political Ecology, Illegal Mining ...Web
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Footnote 38 Recent estimates are that illegal mining contributes about 3.5 per cent of the country's GDP. Footnote 39 This implies that there are over 50,000 to 200,000 unlicensed artisanal and small-scale miners, as the majority of the population now engage in illegal mining activities in the country, extracting some 2.8 tons of gold every year.Web
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Introduction. Law enforcement against illegal mining and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) formalization share similar challenges. Scholars researching each problem point to ineffective state implementation, including the poor allocation of resources, contradictory goals, and bureaucratic bottlenecks (Espin and Perz, 2021; Hilson et al., …Web
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The labor management system in illegal small-scale mining varies diversely and has no objective standards, as found in research related to small-scale gold mining in Pongkor, West Java. The absence of a defined labor system arrangement that is in accordance with labor standards puts mining workers at a major disadvantage.Web
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Tin mining in one of the world's main producers of the metal has sparked the latest in a series of conflicts between illegal miners and traditional fishers in Indonesia. The incident stemmed ...Web
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Each year, illegal mining strips some 28 billion tons of material from the earth. This is more than what is removed by the natural erosion of all the earth's rivers.Web
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Artisanal and small-scale mining is attractive to an average Ghanaian for a number of reasons. Firstly, artisanal and small-scale miners can generate an income averaging $3 daily (GHS30) versus ...Web
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More than 85% of small-scale mining operations still occur in the informal and illegal sector of the economy and remain largely unregulated. As part of my Ph.D. research I explored the...Web
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