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Jun 24, 2016· Galamsey activities in Obuasi . When Kwabena Dodzie entered Junior High school form three, he was full of hope and dreams for his future. Like most other boys at his age, he saw education as the only opportunity to escape the poverty that was prevalent among people in his community- Obuasi Gausu- which is situated in the Obuasi Municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

I supported Obuasi youth in galamsey - Former Obuasi MCE « Prev. ... illegal mining, popularly known as 'galamsey' is much preferable to armed robbery or other criminal activities.

Galamsey miners slow AngloGold's Obuasi feasibility 3 years ago ghone . 30. SHARES. Share Tweet Subscribe Google Pinterest Reddit Tumblr. 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. ...

Mining activities in Obuasi, Tarkwa pollute 262 rivers . Aug 15, 2011 · A baseline study conducted by the Centre for Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA), Ghana and WACAM in 2008, 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' operators.

@inproceedings{Azumah2019CausesAE, title={Causes and Effects of Illegal Gold Mining ( Galamsey ) Activities on School Dropout and Residents at the Tutuka Central Circuit in Obuasi Municipality in Ashanti Region, Ghana}, author={Dr. Francess Dufie Azumah and Enock Baah and John Onzaberigu Nachinaab}, year={2019} }

The Galamsey Menace in Ghana: A Political Problem Requiring Political Solutions? June 2017 The Policy Issue One of the most significant policy challenges in Ghana today revolves around the question of how best to maxi-mise the benefits of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector while minimising the negative conse-

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has announced it will soon wage war against illegal mining popularly referred to as 'galamsey' operators in the country. It is believed that such activities are backed by powerful people in society who buy the products from such expeditions. An inter-ministerial task-force established by government to fight the menace, has also failed to achieve.

Oct 19, 2016· Some illegal miners in Obuasi on Wednesday morning took to the streets to protest a quit order handed them by the Minerals Commission for them to stop gold mining in .

An unspecified number of illegal miners (galamseyers) have reportedly been trapped in a 'galamsey' pit which caved in on Thursday morning at Akrokeri near Obuasi in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti region. According to the police, rescue efforts are underway to save the people who were allegedly digging for gold despite a ban [.]

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According to the online reference source, Wikipedia, a galamsey is a local artisanal gold miner in West Africa also known as orpailleurs in neighbouring francophone nations. Galamseys are people who mine gold independently of mining companies, digging small workings (pits, tunnels and sluices) by hand.

Residents of Obuasi Anyimadukrom in the Ashanti Region have blocked roads leading to the town to express their anger after the anti-galamsey task force killed a resident there. The task-force clashed with some illegal miners who reportedly fired shots at them and pelted them with stones. They also returned fire, leading to the death of [.]

Aug 14, 2014· Ghana appears to be losing the battle against illegal mining, popularly referred to as 'galamsey', particularly in the Amansie Central, Adansi North and Obuasi municipalities, all in the ...

It was a tensed morning earlier today on Obuasi based Shaft FM 98.1 when the Member of Parliament for Obuasi West, Mr. Kwaku Kwarteng Agyemang asked Ghanaians to point fingers at the Municipal Chief Executive and the Ashanti Regional Minster for the cause of the violent disturbances that occurred yesterday in the Municipality..

Aug 08, 2017· 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.

Mar 06, 2018· 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 .

A baseline study conducted by the Centre for Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA), Ghana and WACAM in 2008, 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' operators.

The bodies of two children were on Saturday recovered after they drowned in an abandoned Galamsey pit at Boete in the Obuasi East District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, who have been identified as 11-year-old Bashiru Ibrahim and 13-year-old Nurudeen Sufian, had gone to the site to swim when the incident happened.

Jan 21, 2020· It is for this reason that President Akufo-Addo assented to an amendment to the country's mining laws that will see convicted illegal miners facing at least 15 years in prison. In December last year, the bodies of two children were recovered after they drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit at Boete in the Obuasi East District of the Ashanti ...

Obuasi, a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, also known as sikakrom, or the rich city is famous for its gold mining activities. Mining in Obuasi has been going on for over 130 years and the town has been the mining grounds for the Ashanti Goldfields Company (AGC) since 1897.

Two DCEs Order Thugs To Brutalise Chief For Opposing Illegal Mining In Obuasi. By ... for opposing illegal mining in his community. Aketekyieso is a suburb in Obuasi and the land is located in a boundary between Amansie Jacobu and Fomena Adansi in the Ashanti Region. On Tuesday December 24, 2019, a notorious galamsey operator, popularly known ...

Four illegal small scale miners have been trapped to death in a pit at Salema in the Ellembelle District of Western Region. The four –two men and two women — were working in the pit at an abandoned concession on Monday when it caved in on them. Speaking .

By Jack Adom The new Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, who will officially assume office this week as Parliament okayed his appointment last weekend, has been hailed by people in the Obuasi ...

Oct 19, 2016· About 200 irate youth in the Obuasi East municipality of the Ashanti Region have vandalised the offices of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) amidst chants of "no galamsey.
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