'Galamsey' does not only pollute rivers and other water bodies but also leaves death traps for miners themselves and other farmers within the mining and farming .
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It also used to refer to the illegal mining activities of gold miners in Ghana. Recently, illegal mining (galamsey) modus operandi has changed or transformed into a more advanced but dangerous level following the influx of Chinese nationals. A more advanced machines are adopted in the galamsey activities in Ghana.
The indigenous people in mining communities engage in Galamsey, using traditional tools such as shovels, pick axes, and head panes for mining operations. However, the influx of foreigners, especially the Chinese into the illegal mining activities has led to the introduction of modern technologies and equipment into illegal mining.
In Ghana, an artisanal and smallscale mining (ASM) activity called galamsey is considered illegal because operators have not formally registered their ...
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Galamsey began in earnest and boomed from regime to regime, only to intensify during Mahama's regime. Since then galamsey became a source of livelihood for those who live near the legal mining communities. They were motivated to enter the illegal mining due to unemployment, poverty and increase in price of gold in the world market.
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Illegal smallscale mining otherwise known as galamsey is currently banned, while government and its agencies find a sustainable approach for operators. Galamsey has destroyed almost all of Ghana's water bodies, making it difficult and more expensive for the Ghana Water Company Limited to process pipe borne water for the country.
The Convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Kenneth Ashigbey, has hinted of plans to petition the Chief Justice and Attorney General to consider ...
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On March 19, 2014, in the same galamsey area, an illegal miner attacked an Anti Galamsey security patrol team with two rounds of explosives in an attempt to scare the team away from his site(Daily Graphic, 2014).