The Missing Link: Why Galamsey Operations Have Not Led to Environmental Recovery
Since 2013, Ghana has thrown almost every weapon at galamsey, except...
How Galamsey Is Changing the Kayayei Narrative for Northern Youth: The story of Lariba from Nadowli
I first heard about galamsey through my friend Lardi, who is from...
To declare galamsey fight a success, these metrics must hold
Ghana’s fight against illegal mining has been communicated through...
Underground
Either legal or illegal gold mining that takes place beneath the earth’s surface through tunnels, shafts, or adits dug to reach gold-bearing rocks.
Changfa
Miners use floating dredgers fitted with engines (changfa) to suck up sediments from riverbeds. Severe river pollution, destroys riverbanks and aquatic life.
Open-pit
Excavation of pits and trenches on land to reach shallow gold veins. Miners use Excavators, pickaxes, shovels, and washing plants.
THE PEOPLE INVOLVED
THE FIGHT
IMPACT OF GALAMSEY
On Employment & Rural Development
On Rivers & Forests
On Health & Social Vices
On Cocoa & Food systems