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Abstract 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 the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources and informal institutions the chieftaincy and customary land institutions enables illegalities in the mining industry
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The two Chinese were said to mining in the Pra River with impunity الخدمات البشرية Ghana deports thousands of illegal Chinese miners Jul 16 2013The living quarters for Chinese miners at a mine that was raided by Ghana s security forces in DunkwaonOffin in the center of Ghana Immigration authorities say more than 4 500 Chinese nationals الخدمات البشرية China
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From 2024 to date figures from some media reports show at least 150 Chinese illegal miners were arrested in Ghana They were arrested at mining sites in the Ashanti Western Eastern Central Western and Western North regions Data release threatens national security
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Small scale artisanal mining has gone on for centuries in Ghana where fragments of gold can be found with luck and local knowledge in soil or river sediment without need for deep excavation
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The decision of a Chinese owned company that has operated as a mine support service provider in Ghana for about 12 years Shaanxi Mining Ghana Ltd to go into large scale mining following the termination of their service registration permit by the Minerals Commission has been dealt a legal A directive by the commission ordered the company to vacate the mining sites of its local
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The impact of Chinese involvement in small scale gold · Small scale mining contributes about 30% of Ghana s total gold output and provides livelihoods to large numbers of people One aspect of the controversial issue of illegal mining in Ghana is the involvement of foreigners especially Chinese companies and miners Findings suggest that there are serious negative impacts intensified by the
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Apr 23 2013Some estimates calculate that 95% of all small scale mining in Ghana is illegal The authorities admit that the influx of Chinese miners and their wealthy backers is causing
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By 2024 the scale of Chinese citizens involvement in informal gold mining in Ghana was inviting increasingly hostile media coverage as well as outbreaks of violence The government was finally forced to act Then President John Mahama established an inter ministerial task force to combat illegal small scale mining
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Artisanal and small scale mining has a long history in Ghana It was only in 1989 however that government recognised its legitimacy through the Small scale Mining Act PNDCL 218 later integrated into the current Mining Act 703 2024 The act provides a blueprint for its formalisation It also reserves small scale mining for Ghanaians
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The Chinese gold rush in Ghana began in 2024 and at its peak several thousand small gold mines were run by Chinese who formed partnerships with local owners A number of them have given
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Leaving gold mining aside the renewed interest in bauxite mining in protected forest reserves is problematic Mr Bosu believes Many of the illegal small scale mining was largely driven by Chinese immigrants in Ghana Joshua Amponsem another Ghanaian environmental advocate claims in a guest post on Deutsche Welle Therefore the
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SMALL SCALE MINING OPERATIONS SECURING THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS AND MINIMISING THE COSTS OF MINING Ensuring Mining Contributes To Sustainable Development 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 4 5 9 16 20 23 24 29 32 34 37 41 44 Generating Geo Scientific Information to Mining Creation of Linkages Diversification of Mineral Production Base Employment Generation Training of Geo
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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 The Chinese dominate the supply chain of illegal small‐scale mining with their financial technical managerial acumen the sale and transfer of gold proceeds and political patronage
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ACCRA China and Ghana are working closely to properly handle the issue of Chinese nationals engaged in illegal gold mining in the West African country a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday
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Apr 1 2024 The outbreak of artisanal and small small gold mining galamsey operations in Ghana Institutions politics winners and losers 1 April 2024 This paper focuses on the outbreak of illegal mining galamsey operations in Ghana in recent times claiming that the outbreak is accompanied by massive environmental destruction including pollution of water bodies degradation of farmlands and forest
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December 17 2024 7 45 am Nine Chinese nationals mining illegally in the minerals rich Juabo Forest in the Western Region have been arrested over the weekend Five of them were picked up on Friday and four on Sunday The arrests by the inter ministerial taskforce on illegal mining and the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners is
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Keywords Artisanal and small scale mining Ghana Chinese miners the state and corruption neopatrimonialism 1 Introduction The global rush to grab mineral resources took an unusual turn in Ghana recently in the informal gold mining sector With the hike in gold prices from 2024 onwards a large influx of foreign miners especially irregular migrants from China entered into the artisanal
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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
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ACCRA Ghana — Gloria Hiadzi the executive secretary of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association was present at one of the regular informal gathering of Ghanaian media bigwigs in April when the discussion turned to galamsey — the local term for small scale miners who dig for gold and other minerals The editors and publishers began to share…
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May 22 2021The Chinese government will not condone the participation of Chinese in illegal small scale mining in Ghana Besides the Chinese government did not approve the procedures some Chinese nationals
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Since the early 2000s about50 000 Chinese gold minershave migrated to Ghana to engage in small scale mining locally known as galamsey defined as the exploitation of mineral deposits through the use of rudimentary equipment and involving low levels of production with minimal capital investment and by law reserved for only Ghanaians [ 1 2
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The arrival of Chinese migrants disrupted traditional small scale miners both legal and illegal soon out competing them only to later recruit many of their former competitors as Chinese mining operations became the only game in town in many communities throughout Ghana
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A license for small scale mining is however granted only to a citizen of the Republic of Ghana who has attained the age of 18 years and is registered by the office of the Minerals Commission in an area designated and known as the District Office No foreigner under any circumstances is allowed to participate in the small scale mining industry
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This is primarily due to the small scale mining phenomenon and the fact that Chinese companies have entered a growing number of sectors including mining construction and manufacturing just to name a few In addition Chinese migrants maintain a significance presence in retail trade fishing small scale mining and timber sectors much of it outside the law and without proper registration
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The Chinese foreign minister visited Ghana in 2024 and pledged Beijing s support to help tackle the illegal small scale mining issue Agence France Presse 2024 Although government s interventions have reduced the scale of illegal mining activities by foreign nationals there are still some foreign nationals operating in remote mining areas
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A license for small scale mining is however granted only to a citizen of the Republic of Ghana who has attained the age of 18 years and is registered by the office of the Minerals Commission in an area designated and known as the District Office No foreigner under any circumstances is allowed to participate in the small scale mining industry
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April 16 2024 Ghana is among the top two gold producers in Africa What has caught little attention however is the fact that more than 35% of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small scale miners Artisanal and small scale mining is estimated to support the livelihoods of some million Ghanaians about 12% of the population
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The government of Ghana s decision to lift a ban on small scale mining announced in May which will be implemented before the end of the year will bring added headwinds to the fight against
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The Chinese government will not condone the participation of Chinese in illegal small scale mining in Ghana Besides the Chinese government did not approve the procedures some Chinese nationals and other foreigners used to mine
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Apr 29 2021Two Chinese nationals suspected to be engaging in illegal small scale mining on the Pra River have been arrested in an operation by the Wassa East District Security Council
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