Public Administration, Governance, and Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
Current collaborative efforts include the five-member inter-ministerial committee established in 2013 by former President John Mahama "to crack down on Ghanaians and foreigners who engaged in small-scale mining." (This task force was established in May 2013 by the previous government led by John Dramani Mahama.
Ghana: implications of disbanding Anti-Galamsey …
Illegal mining, known as 'galamsey', has long been a concerning issue in Ghana, causing significant environmental degradation and threatening the livelihoods of many communities. In response to this …
Attempted bombing in north Ghana fuels jihadist fears
Criminals in northern Ghana tried to blow up a bridge using explosives for the first time in a region where the government fears growing violent spillover from a jihadist war across the border in ...
Western North REGSEC forms anti-galamsey taskforce to fight illegal mining
The Western North Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has formed a Special task force to combat illegal mining in the region. The special joint anti galamsey taskforce includes the Regional Police Commander, Immigration Service, Military, National Investigation Bureau (NIB), the National Security and the Regional Fire Command. The …
A Rocha Ghana, six others sue government over L.I. 2462, …
General News of Friday, 20 September 2024. Source: 2024-09-20 A Rocha Ghana, six others sue government over L.I. 2462, demand repeal
Mining in Ghana – What future can we expect?
This clearly indicates the significant importance of mining in Ghana, which is also reflected in mining's contribution to GDP and direct employment, respectively 1.7 per cent of Ghana's GDP and 1.1 per cent of the Ghanaian labour force. Executive summary Mining: Partnerships for Development Mining in Ghana – What future can we expect? 5 ...
Ghana's traditional and state powers must collaborate to …
Small-scale mining forms an important sector of Ghana's economy, employing one million people directly and supporting the livelihoods of about 4.5 million people.The industry accounts for 35% of ...
Escalating illegal mining in Ghana: Research Associations call …
The Associations call for immediate suspension of all illegal small-scale mining activities in Ghana until there was support for Sustainable Mining Practices. …
Perception of Small-Scale Miners on Interventions to Eradicate Illegal
Aside banning all ASM activities and sharing the vision of the Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP) (aimed at integrating various policy initiatives in the mining sector to manage ASM and address illegal mining in Ghana), the government instituted a task force by name "Operation Vanguard" made up of officials from the …
Minerals Commission Official Website
The 2019 Annual Report of the Minerals Commission is based on the Minerals and Mining Policy as well as the broad policy objectives of Government in line with the Sector …
Lifting the lid on Ghana's illegal small-scale mining problem
The government was finally forced to act. Then President John Mahama established an inter-ministerial task force to combat illegal small scale mining. The President was careful to include both by ...
How the Ghanaian government is supporting community …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a major driver of the economy, directly employing an estimated 1m Ghanaians and supporting around 4.5m others. ASM – …
Key stakeholders review fight against illegal mining
"The Ghana Police Service will work closely with Operation Halt II to gather relevant information to aid in the prosecution of people involved in illegal mining." It said the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Minerals Commission would intensify education on the dire consequences of illegal mining on the lives and livelihoods ...
Government to Support Small-Scale and Community Mining …
He said, "our traditional rulers and elders who are custodians of their respective lands should help government eradicate illegal mining which has become a canker in the …
Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the …
The 1989 laws established a supply chain of registered actors though the market (Ghana Government, 1989a, Ghana Government, 1989b, Ghana Government, 1989c; 2006).However, Ghana's small-scale gold mining and gold market has become populated by more unregistered market actors than registered ones as actors skirt …
Ghana government warns illegal miners as Operation Halt …
It was to update the public on government's strategy to fight against illegal mining in Ghana and the successes chalked so far. Presenting the updates on the fight against galamsey, Mr Duker said 265 equipment had been decommissioned by the Operation Halt Taskforce, including some chanfans, water pumps and excavators.
Small Scale Miners Taskforce arrest 13 illegal miners, …
In an effort to complement government's clampdown on illegal miners, the task force of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has arrested 13 persons for illegally mining in ...
Small Scale Miners Taskforce launches onslaught on
The taskforce burning the machines used by illegal miners. A Task force of the Small Scale Miners Association has undertaken an operation at Mankranso and …
Forest Invasion: CSOs sue government, want mining licences …
The law was passed in November 2022 and has since seen a sharp increase in mining applications in mining forest reserves. According to the suit, LI 2462 …
Illegal mining in Ghana – fighting an ongoing …
An Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) was set up by President Akufo-Addo in 2017 to ensure coherence in the activities of agencies involved in the fight. In July 2017, the government …
Ghana creates new task force to fight illegal mining
Ghana's government has created a task force to fight illegal gold and diamond mining in the country. The president blamed the illegitimate practice for …
Investigate The Inter-Ministerial Task Force On Small Scale Mining…
THE INTER-MINISTERIAL TASK FORCE ON SMALL SCALE MINING: ... the President did not find it necessary to evaluate and update the honorable people of Ghana on the work so far of the Task Force; during the State of the Nation Address delivered to Parliament. ... Government assures the small scale mining industry …
Ghana needs to rethink its small scale mining strategy, here…
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 (2006). The act provides a ...
Anti-Galamsey Task force to crackdown on illegal miners
The government of Ghana is facing a critical issue with illegal mining activities, also known as Galamsey, which is causing severe damage to the environment and posing a threat to the livelihoods of communities in the affected areas. ... Drones can provide real-time images and data to help the task force to identify illegal mining …
Is illegal mining socio-politically entrenched? An opinion …
Though the government of Ghana has attempted to eradicate the phenomenon through the implementation of strategies like the inter-ministerial task force and the banning of all artisanal small-scale mining activities, these have been short-lived due to the influence of power relations in the mining sector (Amoako et al., 2021; …
MINERALS AND MINING POLICY OF GHANA
1UN Charter: General Assembly Resolution 1803 (XVII) of 14 December 1962, Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources. One (1) year after independence, a diagnostic …
Security taskforce crackdown on illegal mining ineffective
This observation comes at a time of a severe water shortage in Accra and other surrounding communities which the Ghana Water Company Limited blames on illegal alluvial mining along major river bodies.
"Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: Implication for …
For regulating the activities of mining for environmental sustainability and management, the government of Ghana imposed ban on illegal mining with the popular phrase "operation vanguard." Operation Vanguard is a military police joint task force set up by the President of Ghana in 2017 to combat the operation of galamsey in Ghana.
Galamstop Taskforce to protect Birim River outdoored
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How the Ghanaian government is supporting community mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a major driver of the economy, directly employing an estimated 1m Ghanaians and supporting around 4.5m others. ASM – categorised by concessions of under 4000 sq metres – has accounted for around onethird of the country's total gold output in recent years. "Almost all the jewellery worn in Ghana