Akyem Tafo, Feb. 4, GNA - Dr Francis Padi, Acting Executive Director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), says illegal mining, popularly called galamsey, is the biggest threat to the sustainability of the cocoa industry.

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners has blamed the recent upsurge in illegal mining activities on inadequate logistics to fight the menace. This assertion comes at a time when over seven hectares of forest land have been destroyed by illegal miners in the Oda Forest Reserve in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region.

Gold mining remains one of the drivers of Ghana's economic dynamics. The abundance of gold deposits in Ghana in the pre-colonial days earned the countries the name Gold Coast (Land of Gold). From the pre-colonial days to now post-independence era, the debate on Gold mining visas via illegal mining continues to be a subject of discussion.

Jan 24, · Since the late colonial era in the nineteenth century, illegal mining, loosely referred to as "Galamsey" to wit, "Gather them and sell" has become a major blot on our conscience as Ghanaians. The persistence of "Galamsey" in the face of cautions, threats, and policies (and possibly laws) signifies the challenge with have always had as a people.

It is therefore important to understand the attitude of local people to illegal mining activities and to government policy interventions thus far to curtail the menace. To this end, the IGC commissioned a number of studies on illegal mining activities in Ghana. This event, which took place on 21 February, aimed to share the findings with

CONTROLING THE MENACE OF ILLEGAL MINING-GHANA INTRODUCTION Ghana is endowed with bauxite, diamonds, gold and manganese. However, the mining sector has been dominated by the gold industry over the years in terms of foreign exchange earnings.

Ghana is a country of origin, transit, and destination for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. The nonconsensual exploitation of Ghanaian citizens, particularly children, is more common than the trafficking of foreign migrants. The movement of internally trafficked children is either from rural to urban areas, or from one

Ghana. To Agbesi ( ), illegal mining strips some 28 billion tons of material from the earth. 'Galamsey' activities can be explained against the backdrop of chronic poverty and mass unemployment facing young adults in Ghana. The Government of Ghana responded to the difficulties

5/30/  · Illegal mining popularly referred to as ‘galamsey’ has continued to plague a developing country like Ghana for years and government of the day, has pledged its willingness to fight the menace

Ghana has numerous natural resource management policies intended to ensure sustainable natural resource use. For instance, the fisheries regulation (LI1968), Game and wildlife conservation policy published in 1974, Timber resource management act (act 547, 1998), the minerals and mining act (act 703, 2006), the forest and plantation act

Jun 28, · The new government has intensified its efforts to rid the country of illegal mining which has devastated many communities in six regions of the country. Most of Ghana’s fresh water bodies have become poisonous with thousands of acres of fertile farmlands destroyed as a result of the menace.

1/18/  · The resurgence of illegal mining after a lost state battle on the menace looks more destructive than before. Illegal miners operating in parts of the Eastern region are deleteriously exploring gold with impunity without regard to the regulatory framework. Two major rivers -Densu and Birim are worst hit as the daring illegal miners have invaded []

To solve these problems caused by illegal mining, the government of Ghana was determined to adopt measures to keep illegal miners at bay (Daily Graphic, ). The government of Ghana in order to keep illegal miners at bay has employed the services of security services such as the Police and Military to help control the mounting illegal mining

Recently, scores of youth in mining communities in Western, Eastern, Central, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions accused their chiefs and traditional leaders – together with politicians and police officers – of sabotaging government’s efforts to flush out the irresponsible and destructive activities of illegal small-scale miners in the country.

China has charged all nationals in Ghana to stay away from the practice of illegal mining - Click here for the latest stories in Ghana. The traditional council of Akyem Abuakwa has made the claim that the Chinese government should not be overly blamed for the menace of illegal mining in the country.

The first Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, says shooting illegal miners can be an effective way of dealing with the galamsey menace. According to the Member of Parliament, if all tactics employed by the government have proven futile, the viable remedy to clamp down the canker is to be cruel.

The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) has recommended some measures to help government curb the illegal mining menace localised as galamsey in the country.

The problem we have is the use of modern technology that leads to the illegal mining menace posing serious dangers to our water bodies and the health of our environment. The pollution of our rivers and water bodies has been so acute on occasions that the Ghana Water Company Limited is unable to afford the distilling of water to make for safe

3/16/  · The issue of galamsey (artisanal gold mining) has become an albatross around the neck of the country. In Ghana, the local people and foreigners especially the Chinese engage in this type of mining

Illegal mining or ‘galamsey’ in Ghana has been a menace in the country for a while. It has elicited negative feelings from people all over Ghana. The disgust and discontent associated with galamsey sites in Ghana is evident in the way the people have chosen to deal with the menace.

The Minister-Designate for Railway Development, John Peter Amewu has said he never seized any excavator used for illegal mining in the fight against the menace. Hundreds of seized galamsey

Ghana appears to be losing the fight against illegal mining, popularly referred to as ‘galamsey’, particularly in the Kyebi area in the East Akyem District in the Eastern Region.A major cause of the seeming defeat is the activity of key players who are supposed to lead in the fight against the menace but who are themselves said to be engaged in it.

Mar 06, · Illegal gold mining in Ghana further exacerbates a volatile cocoa market. In , experts predicted a global cocoa shortage by 2020. However, cocoa production statistics have been unpredictable

more than 30% of Ghana's gold production between and 2016. Yet the sector is dominated by informal and 'illegal' mining and sale of gold popularly called galamsey, with an estimated 85 percent of small scale miners operating illegally in the country (University of Ghana Business School [UGBS], , p. 1).

laws will help reduce such negative practices like illegal mining to the barest minimum. Up until the 1980s, small-scale mining activities in Ghana remained largely unregulated and received little, if any, sup-port from governmental bodies. This, however, changed with the implementation of the national Economic Recovery Plan

The Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Ghana, Zhu Jing, says his compatriots cannot travel to Ghana to engage in illegal mining without the support of the local people. “Those Chinese illegal miners cannot come all the way from China to Ghana without the facilitation, support and shelter from the local people,” he said.