This chapter examines the socio-economic impacts of China’s mining investments in Zimbabwe, in the context of debates around China’s broader investment initiatives and patterns in Africa. There has been an influx of Chinese mining conglomerates venturing...
Chinese national En "Aisha" Huang, seen in 2022, was sentenced by a Ghanaian court on December 4, 2023, to 4½ years in prison for running an illegal …
Ghanaian Minister for Lands and Natural Resources embarked on a trip to China this week, eyeing to deepen collaboration with China on full chain of mining, …
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Illegal mining by Chinese nationals has become an increasing source of contention and resentment for local Ghanaians.
He mentioned the electronic licensing of small-scale miners, digitisation of the Commission's manual records, online application of mining concessions, installation of tracking devices on mining equipment, recruitment of additional 30 mine inspectors, and construction of new district and regional offices to ensure efficient delivery of services.
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In addition, the prohibition of the use of mechanized equipment on the Bonte site may not stand the test of time. Since 2009, with the involvement of Chinese miners in gold mining, which peaked in 2013, small-scale mining in Ghana has become highly mechanized, involving the use of excavators, wash plants and other equipment.
Before leaving their country, Chinese miners acquire loans from their families to purchase mining equipment to be shipped to Ghana. Acquisition of mining equipment is facilitated by three companies in Shanglin, which sell mining equipment mainly to …
The Mining industry of Ghana accounts for 5% of the country's GDP and … 37%, or 584,000 t, was shipped to China; and the … citing problems concerning low-grade ore, equipment … » Free Online Chat
The Chinese miners rented farmland in rural areas, often near rivers, and imported their own machinery and mining equipment, including for river dredging, which is illegal in Ghana. This allowed them to rapidly scale-up the extraction of alluvial gold (Loubere and Crawford, 2017).
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Traditionally, small-scale miners in Ghana have used manual tools like pickaxes and sieves. In the early 2000s, miners from China began to migrate to Ghana. James Boafo, a lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and his colleagues documented the …
Xie's mine produces about 150 grams of gold a day; after deducting costs, the profit is about US$2,900. Three years ago Chinese miners operated about 10 small gold mines in Ghana, but that number ...
Before leaving their country, Chinese miners acquire loans from their families to purchase mining equipment to be shipped to Ghana. Acquisition of mining …
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38 Chinese nationals caught mining for gold illegally in the west African nation of Ghana have been arrested and deported.
This study examined the impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana. The Chinese presence introduced irrevocable changes, notably the use of …
Second, mining in water bodies, or within 100 metres of a water body, is specifically prohibited in Ghanaian mining law. 13 Yet a new development was dredging …
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Setting up refinery facilities to serve the local industry for value-added products. Need for investment, equipment, and services to develop the Ghana's store …
Hundreds of thousands, including many from China, are engaged in illegal artisanal mining. How can the government stop it? At the start of April, Ghana's government issued a three-week ultimatum to illegal gold miners operating in the country. They were told that they could either stop their activities or face prosecution. The threat …
The illegal mining crisis has been exacerbated by the entry into Ghana of undocumented Chinese nationals. They import heavy equipment such as excavators, intensifying the environmental impact of ...
Ghana, Accra, July 31 – A large batch of equipment was officially delivered to the Ghanaian government to support The District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) as part of the local economic development plan.
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 ...
Newmont Corp. has kicked off the sale of its Akyem gold mine in Ghana, which is attracting interest from potential bidders including Chinese producers amid soaring prices for the metal, people ...
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Chinese involvement has transformed the small-scale mining sector through the introduction of new technology and machinery, replacing traditional methods of pick axe, shovel and pan.
Ghana recently became Africa’s largest gold producer, with ASGM having risen inexorably over the past decade. This chapter examines the expansion and transformation of ASGM in Ghana through the mechanisation and intensification of mining. Mechanisation occurred...
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),
4 A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-scale Mining Industry Small-scale mining in Ghana, as in most developing countries, was for decades treated as an informal industrial sector, employing thousands of people but featuring largely
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 ...
At least four people were killed, including one Chinese national, in an explosion at a granite quarry in western Ghana owned by Chinese company Omni Quarries late on Saturday, local officials said ...
Some 50,000 Chinese migrants have flocked to Ghana to stake their claim in the country's illegal gold mining rush with dire environmental, economic, and social consequences.
Abstract. The recent Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana has received wide publicity and scholarly attention. While the literature has focused on environmental sustainability, political accountability, and institutional reforms, it is yet to examine local adoption of Chinese technology and its impact on Ghana's rural economy.
equipment on the Bonte site may not stand the test of time. Since 2009, with the involvement of Chinese miners in gold mining, which peaked in 2013, small-scale mining in Ghana has become highly mechanized, involving the use Gabriel Botchwey is a lecturer and former head of the Department of Political Science, University
In Ghana, there is a trial which is monitored, scrutinized by the public opinion. It involves money, illegal gold-mining and spectacular escape. Since the lawsuit of a Chinese national known as En ...
In Ghana, illegal miners known as galamseyers are carrying out an increasing share of the country's gold production. In recent years, these miners have been sourcing machinery from China.
By law, only Ghanaians are allowed to obtain mining licences for small-scale operations and to do the work. But foreigners can provide technical services and …
It recently rolled out mining equipment that efficiently recovers more gold for artisanal and small scale miners in Ghana without using any chemicals. The equipment made available includes a mobile sluice and a crusher, a centrifugal gravity concentrator processing system and a trailer-mounted alluvial sand and clay wash plant.