Despite deporting more than 4500 Chinese, they
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.
Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal Chinese …
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 Ghana due to push factors in the homeland and pull factors associated with Ghanaian state weakness.
Sino-Ghana bilateral relations and Chinese migrants' illegal …
This 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 …
IEA raises legal concerns over Newmont's planned sale of Akyem Gold …
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has criticised the sale of Newmont's Akyem Gold Mine Project in Ghana to China's Zijin Mining Group for $1.0 billion, calling the deal 'flawed' and ...
Gold Rush: Illegal mining fuelled by Chinese Nationals in …
Data from the Ghana Immigration Service reveals that a total of 1641 Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining were repatriated from Ghana between 2009 and 2022. The …
Gold, Guns, and China: Ghana's fight to end galamsey
Traditionally, small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been carried out by locals on their own land using hand-operated tools. These methods have slowly modernised and expanded, but the recent influx of foreign – predominantly Chinese – miners has accelerated this development. This is despite the fact Ghanaian law prohibit…
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Only two Chinese citizens in Ghana's prisons …
Only two Chinese citizens are in Ghana's prisons despite hundreds of them arrested for illegal mining in government crackdown on the menace. On May 10, 2021, three men stood in the dock in the quietude of the Koforidua …
Galamsey: Ghana's illegal gold mining industry causes …
The illegal mining has also affected cocoa production, with the Ghana Cocoa Board saying in 2021 that more than 19,000 hectares of farmland had been destroyed in key cocoa-growing areas like the ...
Feature: 'We Are Poisoning Ourselves': Ghana Gold Rush …
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 spread like wildfire in the resource-rich West African state. Mercury is increasingly being used to extract gold by miners digging […]
Sino-Ghana bilateral relations and Chinese migrants' illegal gold
This 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 ...
China's Zijin Mining to acquire Akyem gold mine in Ghana …
China's Zijin Mining Group has agreed to purchase the Akyem gold mine project in Ghana from US-based Newmont Corporation for $1 billion, furthering its expansion into Africa's gold mining sector. The acquisition is part of Newmont's strategic decision to divest its non-core assets, allowing it to focus on its tier one operations.
Ghana unions cancel strike over illegal gold mining after talks
The Trades Union Congress' planned strike represented the biggest escalation of a movement to clamp down on illegal gold mining that's caused severe environmental damage in the West African ...
Illegal mining – How Ghana's forgotten scourge a nation for gold
"Of late we have seen a tightening of the visa regime at the Chinese embassy for Ghanaians. We don't know whether this is a manifestation of our actions to deport illegal Chinese gold miners," said Inusah Fuseini, Ghana's Minister for Lands and Mines. "All these Chinese were involved in illegal employment in Ghana, the majority in ...
Sino-Ghana bilateral relations and Chinese migrants' illegal gold
ABSTRACT This 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 information from …
Arrests and attacks: tracking China's illegal mining in African
In 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.
The illegal gold mines killing rivers and livelihoods in Ghana …
Sixty percent of Ghana's water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal mining activities. Ghana is the leading producer of gold in Africa and about 35% of it is extracted by small-scale ...
Hundreds march against Ghana's damaging informal gold mining …
ACCRA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people marched through Ghana's capital Accra on Friday in a peaceful protest against unlicensed gold mining, calling on authorities to act against the ...
Only two Chinese citizens in Ghana's prisons despite …
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 ...
Illegal Chinese Gold Mining Leaves an Open Wound in Ghana
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 Ghanaian court on December 4 sentenced Huang to 4½ years in prison and levied a $4,000 fine for …
(PDF) Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal …
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 …
China's illegal gold mining in Ghana adversely impacting …
Recently 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 ...
China's illegal gold mining in Ghana adversely impacting its
China's illegal gold mining in Ghana adversely impacting its environment ... 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 minerals without a license in Ashanti region. According to charges filed (Sep, 2022) in the High Court in ...
Illegal mines, pollution and a thirsty global market: Anger …
Illegal gold mining in Kibi, Ghana. Cristina Aldehuela / AFP via Getty Images file. But the threat of high sentences and hefty fines has done little to stop illegal miners from destroying ...
GALAMSEY (ILLEGAL GOLD MINING) IN GHANA, WATER …
People Involved in Illegal Mining A few Weeks ago, the African Continental Unity Party - Ghana chapter participated in a demonstration which took place in Ghana's capital Accra for 3 days this October 2024, the demonstration was organized by the 'Fix the Country' movement, an organized group of y
VIDEO: Illegal Chinese gold mining in Ghana
At its peak, an estimated 50,000 Chinese miners were operating illegally in the country. Ghanaian officials admitted that "the scale [of the illegal mining] is so vast, it is actually difficult...
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Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. But for some, the practice provides livelihoods and an informal boost to the nation's... Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. ...
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China's growing presence in the African continent and its rampant illegal mining is posing several social and environmental challenges to many countries. One of the telling examples is gold mining in Ghana. Illegal mining in Ghana has assumed alarming proportions and it is threatening the survival of water bodies.
The Chinese Illegal Gold Mining in Ghana Examination
Chinese illegal gold mining in Ghana has destroyed the environment and people. Unregulated mining causes land degradation, water pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity loss. Water sources have been contaminated with heavy machinery and mercury leading to local health issues. Degradation of farmlands poses a threat to rural food security and ...
Sino-Ghana bilateral relations and Chinese migrants' illegal gold
This 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 information from ...