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-called formal institutions (e.g., the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources) and informal institutions (e.g., the chieftaincy and …
Details38 Chinese nationals caught mining for gold illegally in the west African nation of Ghana have been arrested and deported. The Washington Post reports that China's embassy …
DetailsIntroduction. 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 …
DetailsSome 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.
DetailsHundreds of thousands, including many from China, are engaged in illegal artisanal mining. How can the government stop it? At the start of April, Ghana's government issued a three-week ultimatum to …
DetailsThe Government of Ghana recently established a National Task Force to help coordinate the 'flushing out' of illegal Chinese gold miners. 7 But the move is seen to be a façade aimed at pacifying an agitated public. Many believe that the length of time it took to establish the Task Force was due to protracted deliberations by government ...
DetailsGhana produces a variety of minerals including gold, diamonds, manganese, and bauxite, with gold accounting for over 90% of its overall mining output. In June 2019, the country became Africa's number one gold producer, beating South Africa, which has held the continent's top spot for several years.
DetailsChina'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.
DetailsBy Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) – A Ghanaian court has sentenced a Chinese national to prison for illegal gold mining in the West African nation, her lawyer said on Monday, ending a case that started in 2017 and shed light on Chinese involvement in the activity. The court in the capital Accra sentenced Aisha […]
DetailsHowever, an estimated $2.3 billion worth of illegally-mined gold left Ghana in 2016. In recent years, Ghana witnessed a surge in illegal mining activities popularly called …
DetailsSemantic 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 …
Details124 Chinese citizens have been arrested in Ghana for illegal gold mining. Chinese miners have moved to the natural resource rich country as China's presence in Africa grows. Locals complain
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DetailsSixty 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 ...
DetailsThis paper examined some local pull factors accounting for the proliferation of Chinese miners in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining, particularly the informal and …
DetailsThe 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 into the artisanal and small-scale mining sector (ASM), despite it being 'reserved for Ghanaian citizens' by law.
DetailsHundreds of thousands, including many from China, are engaged in illegal artisanal mining. How can the government stop it? At the start of April, Ghana's government issued a …
Detailsof '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 ...
DetailsIt's estimated that 50,000 illegal Chinese gold prospectors are currently operating in Ghana, Africa's second gold producer after South Africa. The Chinese 'gold rush' in the country began ...
DetailsIllegal gold mining by Chinese nationals using heavy machinery has fueled resentment and hostility amongst rural communities in Ghana.
DetailsIn 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.
DetailsGhanaian police have arrested 124 Chinese citizens over suspicions that they are involved in illegal gold mining activities. Last month John Dramani Mahama, the president of …
DetailsRecent 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, …
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DetailsThis article examines irregular South‐South migration from China to Ghana, and the role it played in transforming livelihoods and broader developmental landscapes. It looks at the …
DetailsGhana is Africa's largest gold producer, the sixth globally. It produced approximately 129 metric tonnes in 2021. Gold mining in Ghana stretches back over 1000 years. It first served as a ...
DetailsWhile 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 …
DetailsI conducted interviews with illegal miners and gold dealers, licensed miners, local land owners, government officials, NGOs and others. The first finding was that informal local mines were ...
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