The Futility of Force: Why Military Interventions Have Never Solved Galamsey
In the early 1980s, the collapse of many state companies built by...
Suppliers: The Quiet Powerhouses behind Galamsey
For years, Ghana’s national conversation on galamsey has focused on...
When the State Starves Chiefs, Galamsey Feeds Them
Ghana’s chiefs are often accused of enabling illegal mining. There...
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