The Historical Development of the Illegal Mining Sector in Ghana
It argues that without adequately situating illegal mining within the context of public administration theory and the levels of governance, a nuanced understanding of the problem will remain elusive. ..., Environmental Policy, and the Fight against Illegal Mining in Ghana' Kpienbaareh declares the following interventions as already employed ...
Ghana: Arrest, Prosecute Illegal Miners ...President Mahama …
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ministers of Lands and Natural Resources, Interior, and Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to arrest and prosecute any person or …
Akufo-Addo speaks on illegal mining
The Nana Akufo-Addo-led Administration, responding to public outcry against the negative effects of 'galamsey', placed a ban on illegal small-scale mining activities in March 2017.
Illegal gold mining forces Ghana to close water treatment …
Ghana's top water utility shut down the treatment plant that serves its biggest mining hub following a surge in illegal gold mining that's polluted the river that supplies the facility.
Halt illegal mining activities immediately
Despite initiatives like the previous administration's "Operation Halt," led by the Ghana Armed Forces to eliminate illegal mining in water bodies, the problem persists. Alarming reports from...
Combating Illegal Mining (Galamsey) In Ghana Using …
Illegal mining, commonly referred to as "galamsey" in Ghana, involves the extraction of minerals or precious metals without government authorization or licensing. This practice has become widespread in Ghana and other African countries, leading to severe environmental degradation, deforestation, and contributing to climate change.
(PDF) A Political Economy of Regulatory Policy: …
The proliferation of illegal mining in Ghana, coupled with its environmental impacts, especially on water bodies has compelled the government to ban all artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities in the country. ... (Hilson 2017, …
Public Administration, Governance, and Illegal Small- Scale Mining in Ghana
This paper draws on the theoretical foundations of public administration and the different phases of governance as an analytical lens to scrutinize illegal small-scale mining in Ghana. It argues that without adequately situating illegal mining within.
Digging Deeper: The Impact of Illegal Mining on Economic …
Illegal mining has emerged as a pressing issue with significant implications for economic growth and development in Ghana. This systematic review examines the impact of illegal mining on the ...
Illegal Small Scale Mining and its Effects on the …
a. Provide a comprehensive understanding of the effect of small scale illegal mining on economic development in Ghana. b. Effective strategic measures to address illegal small scale mining activities 1.3 History of Gold Mining in Ghana There is evidence of gold extraction activities in Ghana as far back as the 7th and 8th centuries A.D.,
Blue Gold challenges Samuel Jinapor's illegal mining license …
Blue Gold, a prominent British mining firm operating the Bogoso Prestea Mines in Ghana with plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange, is embroiled in a heated dispute with Ghana's Minerals Commission and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources over the alleged illegal reassignment of mining licenses.. Despite Blue Gold providing proof of substantial …
Thousands demonstrate in Accra against illegal mining in Ghana
Thousands took to the streets of Accra, demanding the government to put an end to illegal mining in Ghana, also known as Galamsey, and denouncing its harmful impact on the environment.
Illegal Small Scale Mining and its Effects on the …
Illegal small scale mining which is popularly called "galamsey" has become a big headache and is having very high consequences for economic development in Ghana. This review examines and
"Unearthing the Hidden Perils: A Comprehensive Review of Illegal Mining …
With the inception of an Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) by the government in 1983, Ghana's minerals and mining sector has seen a major resurgence over the past one and a half decades.
Illegal Mining in Ghana
The government of Ghana has seen the need for real-time information on mining activities. SERVIR-West Africa in collaboration with Center for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS) are using Earth Observation and geospatial technologies to provide visual and analytic spatio-temporal (through time and space) insights into illegal Gold …
Public Administration, Governance, and Illegal Small-Scale …
This essay applies the philosophical and theoretical premises of public administration and the different phases of governance, to analyzing illegal small-scale mining …
Coalition Against Galamsey slams Akufo-Addo's 'shameful
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) reports that over 68% of cocoa farmlands in the Ashanti Region, 81% in the Eastern Region, and 74% in the Western Region have been severely affected by illegal mining.
Illegal Mining in Ghana: The Devastating Destruction for Gold
Environmental Destruction: Illegal gold mining in Ghana has left a trail of environmental devastation. Miners employ crude techniques such as open-pit mining and the use of toxic chemicals like mercury, which contaminate water bodies, soil, and air. The resulting pollution affects aquatic life, destroys farmland, and poses significant health ...
Gold Over Forest: A Surge in Illegal Mining in Ghana
Since 2007, illegal mining operations locally known as "galamsey" have ravaged Ghana's forests and bodies of water. A report by the World Resource Institute shows that Ghana is losing its forests at a 60 percent rate, faster than any country in the world. Today, illegal mining is one of the largest causes of forest destruction in Ghana.
#StopGalamseyNow: 53 anti-illegal mining protesters arrested
What started as a #StopGalamseyNow movement, aimed at protesting illegal mining in Ghana, has now morphed into the #FreetheCitizens movement to demand the release of about 54 protesters arrested by the Ghana Police Service on September 22 and 23, 2024. These arrests, which police justified as being for unlawful assembly among other charges, have …
Mapping Illegal mining in Southwest Ghana
This research presents data and generalizable methods to quantify the spatial distribution of gold mining along the Pra River in southwestern Ghana, which has become a national menace. The data used are land cover maps for 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 with three land cover categories: Illegal Artisanal-small scale mining (ASM), Vegetation, and Other.
As gold prices surge, Ghana faces 'looming crisis' over illegal mining …
People in Ghana are protesting illegal gold mining, which has poisoned over 60% of the country's bodies of water. If illegal mining continues at the current rate, experts say the entire country ...
Community Mining In Ghana
Pursuant to the fight against illegal mining, the government has commissioned 15 CMS across the country from 98 mining concessions covering a land area of 2,174.94 acres to address the destruction caused by illegal mining. CMS are to replace illegal mining and give opportunities for people to engage in Community Mining.
Causes and Effects of Illegal Gold Mining (Galamsey) Activities …
In their repeated documentation of the dynamics of artisanal and small-scale mining activities in Ghana, Hilson and Potter (2003:237) questioned why the "illegal gold mining activity is so ...
Can we win the battle against illegal mining?
One of the key economic and political challenges that confronted the first Akufo-Addo Administration was destruction of the environment and the pollution of major rivers through illegal mining, commonly called 'galamsey'. ... The fight against illegal mining has long been fought in Ghana, but never won; and I wonder if it will ever be won ...
Ghana Grapples With Scourge of Chinese-led …
WaterAid, an international charity with at least 10 projects in Ghana and an office in Accra, urged the government to take "immediate action to end the ecocide," while the national water utility warned that Ghana is at risk …
Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana…
Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study ... and permit fees. Operation Vanguard has arrested 1,129 illegal miners and destroyed 7,000 pieces of illegal mining equipment, reporting a success rate of 75 % on the clamp ... These are stool lands vested in the state under the Administration ...
Lands Minister vows to reset Ghana's mining sector; seeks …
He emphasised that his visit was to seek their support and endorsement as the Mahama government confronts the illegal mining menace under the campaign codenamed …
Illegal mining is threatening food security in Upper East …
According to the General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ghana has lost 2.5 million hectares of its forest reserve to illegal and uncontrolled mining. Again, the Ghana Cocoa Board also reported in 2022 that, the country lost 19,000 hectares of cocoa farmlands to illegal mining, throwing a lot of farmers out ...
Public Administration, Governance,andIllegalSmall
ment, inefficiencies in license administration, and corruption. In short, these attributes make illegal mining a complex problem. Applying the Theoretical Bases of Public Administration and the Different Phases of Governance to Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana. A core tenet of public administration is that societal values influence our ...