Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining in Ghana
The 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.
(PDF) sustainability Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
— 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 ...
Accounting for informalization in Africa's extractive industry
— Continued informalization that underpin small-scale mining in Ghana, and their neglect by successive governments means that some of the practices followed …
Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining: Chinese
— As gold prices soared from 2008 onwards, tens of thousands of foreign miners, especially from China, entered the small-scale mining sector in Ghana, despite it being 'reserved for Ghanaian ...
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana – …
must be at least 18 years old. The duration of a small-scale mining license is five years and renewable upon satisfactory performance during the first term (Minerals Commission 2015). Note that artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is subsumed under small-scale mining (SSM). Therefore, even though Act 703 refers to small-
Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal …
This 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 entry of approximately 50,000 Chinese …
Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining: Chinese …
— ABSTRACT As gold prices soared from 2008 onwards, tens of thousands of foreign miners, especially from China, entered the small-scale mining sector in Ghana, despite it being 'reserved for Ghanaian citizens' by law. A free-for-all ensued in which Ghanaian and Chinese miners engaged in both contestation and collaboration over …
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 running an illegal mining operation.
Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold …
— This paper examined some local pull factors accounting for the proliferation of Chinese miners in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining, particularly the …
[PDF] Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond …
— 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 …
Perception of Small-Scale Miners on Interventions to …
— Golden migrants: The rise and impact of illegal Chinese small-scale mining in Ghana. Politics and Policy, 48(1), 135–167. Crossref. Google Scholar. Appiah E. (2017). Western region is blessed but cursed. Regional minister designate laments.
Ghana needs to rethink its small scale mining …
— More than 85% of all small-scale mining operations in Ghana are carried out by unlicensed operators. ... which led to many arrests and the expulsion of illegal Chinese miners.
Ghana's artisanal miners are a law unto themselves: …
— Over the years, a new form of mining known as artisanal and small-scale mining has emerged in Ghana and has become a source of revenue and income for poor people living in rural areas.
The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana …
— In Ghana, the small-scale gold mining industry has been 'reserved for Ghanaians' by law, often using rudimentary means of extraction. The last decade has seen a large increase in foreign involvement, especially from Chinese miners. ... By 2013, the participation of Chinese citizens in informal mining in Ghana had grown to such …
Framing illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) plays a significant socio-economic role in the alleviation of poverty. In Ghana, the increase in and persistence of illegal ASM (galamsey) can be explained by unemployment, cumbersome and costly registration, lack of land, corruption and Chinese engagement.Traditionally, Ghanaian governments have …
Small-scale mining policies in Ghana: Miners' knowledge, …
— 1. Introduction. Searching for, and extraction of minerals in Ghana has been an ancient activity. Undoubtedly, Ghana has a long history of small-scale mining of precious minerals, particularly gold and diamond which dates to pre-colonial times (Aryee et al., 2003).According to the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) …
Gold, Guns, and China: Ghana's fight to end galamsey
— Seeking to ban metals mining, or even artisanal small-scale mining alone, thus ignores the key role the sector plays in providing livelihoods for the most vulnerable. This is especially the case in a country where unemployment amongst 15-24 year-olds stands at around 50%. Lost revenues. Illegal mining also results in huge sums of lost …
[PDF] Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond …
— Using an institutional analytical framework, we argue that the increasing involvement of the Chinese in small-scale mining in Ghana is an expression of a bigger …
Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond …
the Chinese in small-scale mining in Ghana is an expression of a bigger and deep-seated problem characterized largely by uncoordinated interactions between key state and customary institutions. This, we suggest, creates parallel operations of formal and informal systems that promote di erent
Resource politics and the impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale …
The 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.
Chinese participation in Ghana's informal gold mining …
— This paper brings some clarity to the debate on Chinese participation in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Over the past decade, tens of …
Ghana's informal mining harms health and the …
— Artisanal small-scale mining has been practised in Ghana for over a century. In 2018, small-scale miners generated 2.1 million ounces of gold, accounting for 43.1% of total gold production in the ...
Chinese participation in Ghana's informal gold mining …
— This paper brings some clarity to the debate on Chinese participation in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of Chinese nationals have migrated to rural Ghana, where they have proceeded to extract gold, for the most part undeterred, illicitly.
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana
Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector continues to grow in size and significance. Its contribution to wealth creation, employment and the economy make it one of the nation's most important livelihood activities, directly employing an estimated one million people and supporting
A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale …
Support Schemes for Small-scale Mining in Ghana 12 Environmental Impact of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana 15 Land Use Disputes Between Large- and Small-scale Miners 18 Regulatory Framework for Small-scale Mining in Ghana 21 Contact Information 24 Background Reading 25 Grey Literature, Reports and Unpublished Studies 25 ...
Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining: Chinese …
— Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining: Chinese miners and the state in Ghana. Gordon Crawford Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, ... Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the galamsey. Resources Policy, 37, 308–314. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2012.02.001
Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal …
— This article investigates factors that attract Chinese migrants into illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, their role in the supply chain, and the impact of their involvement. This is accomplished via mixed …
Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal Chinese …
This article investigates factors that attract Chinese migrants into illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, their role in the supply chain, and the impact of their involvement. This is accomplished via mixed qualitative techniques involving interviews with illegal small-scale Chinese and Ghanaian miners, and relevant Ghanaian stakeholders.
Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization challenges in Ghana
— Artisanal and small-scale mining for example accounted for 43% of Ghana's total gold production in 2018 (Adu-Baffour et al., 2021). Ghana was one of the first African countries to recognize ASM through the promulgation of a landmark Small-scale Gold Mining Law in 1989 (Government of Ghana, 1989) aimed at mainstreaming ASM …
(PDF) Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond …
The 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.
Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold …
— Keywords: artisanal and small-scale mining; Ghana; Chinese miners; the state and corruption; neopatrimonialism Introduction The global rush to grab mineral resources took an unusual turn in Ghana
Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond
— Using an institutional analytical framework, we argue that the increasing involvement of the Chinese in small-scale mining in Ghana is an expression of a bigger and deep-seated problem characterized largely by uncoordinated interactions between key …
Illegal Chinese Gold Mining Leaves an Open …
— 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 …
A Review of the Scope of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining …
— The idea that artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is actually not small is the theme of a recent commentary in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (Burki, 2019). It cites commonly reported global estimates of 40 million people in 80 countries (IISD, 2017 ), as compared to the approximately 7 million people in "industrial mining."