The Government has deployed security forces to the Obuasi mine in a bid to flush out illegal miners. The deployment came after AngloGold Ashanti dragged Ghana to the International Center for ...

The Member of Parliament for Obuasi East is blaming government for the rampaging attacks by some galamsey miners, Wednesday. Edward Anim said the attacks were as a result of false hopes given to ...

Reports: Ghana soldier's lynching tied to illegal 'galamsey' gold mining By AT editor - 30 May 2017 at 9:39 pm Ghana's heightened struggle with illegal gold mining has claimed another victim, this time in the lynching incident at Denkyira-Obuasi, according to …

The place where Kwabena Agyemang was working prior to the incident. There is uneasy calm at the Obuasi town of Ayimadukrom in the Ashanti Region following the alleged shooting to death of a 31-year-old man by anti-illegal mining (galamsey) taskforce during a raid Sunday evening.

Obuasi galamsey: AngloGold drags Ghana to ICSID. By Patrick Ayumu on 08:00:01. AngloGold Ashanti Ghana has said despite repeated attempts to have Ghanaian authorities restore law and order at the Obuasi mine, the security situation on site continues to deteriorate...

Fighting 'Galamsey' and River Pollution in Ghana By Bervelyn Longdon One phenomenon that has received a lot of attention and discussion on media and other platforms is illegal small-scale mining popularly referred to as 'galamsey'.

Ghana, one of the world's biggest producers of cocoa beans, is facing a crisis around dangerous and dirty galamsey, or informal, mining—which experts warn could derail its agriculture sector.

GALAMSEY OPERATORS AT WORK The Minerals Commission has issued a quit order to all illegal small-scale miners working on AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi concession in the Ashanti Region. They are to vacate the concession immediately or be forced out by Monday, 10 October, 2016. The Commission, in collaboration with the Movement Committee, has fashioned out […]

(galamsey) operations on the Obuasi mine Obuasi human resources staff are involved in strategy workshops to address the matter at both the company's operations in Ghana The Minerals Commission of Ghana has drafted guidelines for,. Contact Supplier; THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MINING COMMUNITIES IN,

Galamsey activity underground in the Adansi shaft pillar has the potential to close the shaft and put future investment in Obuasi in jeopardy. Copper theft (primarily electrical cable) has caused hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage and lost production."

A galamsey, derived from the phrase "gather them and sell", is a local Ghanaian term which means illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana, West Africa; such workers ...

document the dynamics of exploitation and abuse of children in and around Obuasi, Ghana, where informal ... many years about the enslavement and exploitation of children linked with so-called "galamsey" mining sites, ... Summary of Findings Child Rights in Mining Ghana v14.docx

Getting Obuasi mines working again Ghanaian Chronicle When AngloGold Ashanti suspended gold mining operations in Obuasi in 2016, it led to a loss of 5,700 jobs, and the virtual collapse of the town as an economic entity.

Nana Akuffo-Addo Promises To 'Legalise' Galamsey Mining In Obuasi Campaign Stop. News. Nana Akuffo-Addo Promises To 'Legalise' Galamsey Mining In Obuasi Campaign Stop. Senior GC Staff 2 years ago No Comments. Prev Article Next Article . ... But during a campaign event in the mining town of Obuasi Friday, NPP flagbearer Nana Addo ...

 · By: Martin Creamer 19th August 2016 Illegal occupation of the Obuasi gold mine in Ghana by 'galamsey' miners is dealing a devastating blow …

Galamsey Mining – Case Study. Thought slavery was abolished? Think again. ... mines called galamseys for no pay (SSF identified 150 such children within the Ashtanti region). Their masters, the galamsey bosses, often are in debt bondage themselves and thus perpetuate this vicious cycle. ... Obuasi, Ashanti Ghana Phone: +233 (0)24 460 5165 ...

AngloGold, police working to stop Obuasi galamsey. By Patrick Ayumu on 14:00:02. Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti is working with police to prevent the expansion of illegal mining beyond the northern extremity of its lease tenement at the Obuasi gold mine in Ghana...

In early 2013, the spread of illegal mining prompted the Ghanaian government to implement a programme to remove the so-called galamsey tenements across the country, including at Obuasi. Through the Chamber of Mines, the Ghanaian mining industry entered into an agreement with the government to provide ongoing security support to supplement ...

Request PDF on ResearchGate | Grievance and conflict in Ghana's gold mining industry: The case of Obuasi | This paper critically explores the key issues of grievance and conflict unfolding in ...

Mining Activities in Ghana with Emphasis on the Obuasi District of GhanaThe rate of illegal and small scale mining is destroying Ghana&#;s biodiversity. Read More Illegal gold mining in …

The occupation by illegal miners of part of the Obuasi gold mine, in Ghana, is slowing the feasibility work AngloGold Ashanti is undertaking for the modernisation of the troubled operation. Obuasi…

AN EXCAVATOR was berthed in the marshy ground, scooping mud from the water-way that once provided water for communities downstream at Boete in the mining town of Obuasi …

Dr Aning's comments comes after some irate illegal miners in Obuasi on Wednesday morning protested against government's move to stop them from mining in their various mining centres.

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The worrying issue is that statements on the adverse effects of illegal mining have not yielded the results we expect as the 'galamsey' menace continues to plague many communities. ... The recent report carried by the October 20 edition of the Ghanaian Times newspaper in which 'galamsey' operators in Obuasi went on rampage destroying ...

AngloGold police working to stop Obuasi galamsey. Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti is working with police to prevent the expansion of illegal mining …

Residents living in the Obuasi municipality and neighbouring towns in the Ashanti Region risk losing access to potable water due to the effects of illegal mining activities also known as "galamsey" in the area. Galamsey activities in Kobro and Megyegyeme have affected the turbidity of water at ...

No Ghanaian town is under the sway of a mining company the way AGC dominates Obuasi which, mine at Obuasi, was the single most important gold mine in Ghana and one of the most,, picture of typical mining towns in Ghana, (galams.

The courts will serve mining areas including Tarkwa, Dunkwa on Offin, Obuasi and Prestea. The move is to deal swiftly with cases related to mining in these areas. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu who announced this in Kumasi today [Monday], said the Ministry is also in talks with the Chief Justice to make punishment ...

Indigenes and Galamsey operators at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have threatened not to vote in the 2016 general elections if they are not allowed to engage in mining. Know More NPP will regularise galamsey, reopen …

Anglogold To Grant Concession To 'Galamseyers' Kingsley E. Hope, Obuasi - newtimesonline.com Anglogold Ashanti, a mining company at Obuasi, is ready to give a reasonable concession to illegal miners (galamsey operators) in the area to operate.

The illegal mining or 'Galamsey' menace is compelling authorities to take drastic measures to address it. "About nineteen water bodies have been polluted in communities in the Obuasi Municipality," Chief Executive, Richmond Ofori Agyemang Boadi, reveals.

 · Mining activities in Obuasi, Tarkwa pollute 262 rivers, plague residents with keratosis and diabetes ... has revealed that out of the 160 streams and rivers in the Obuasi mining area, 145 are perceived by residents to be polluted by the operations of mining companies and 'galamsey…