IntroductIon. This chapter investigates a resource conflict that emerged in a far corner of Ghana between a Chinese gold mining company operating in the arti-sanal and small …

33110 | May 2016. Research by Gordon Crawford, Coleman Agyeyomah, Gabriel Botchwey and Atinga Mba. The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in …

Abstract. The Extractive Industries and Society. Volume 16, December 2023, 101356. Original article. Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold …

centre of Chinese involvement in small-scale mining, at least up until the operations of the Task Force in mid-2013. Data collection methods involved: 21 semi-structured

Dive into the research topics of 'Resource politics and the impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale mining in Ghana'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. ... Resource politics and the impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale mining in Ghana. Africa, 88(4), 867-870.

This article investigates factors that attract Chinese migrants into illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, their role in the supply chain, and the impact of their …

Many abandoned pits are left uncovered and become flooded, posing a danger to local residents, especially children, and to livestock. The findings show that there are serious negative …

The percentage of total gold production from small-scale mining has also increased from 11% in 2005 to a remarkable 36% in 2013, althoughThe impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold,,01-12-2013· The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana Share this project Small-scale mining contributes about 30% of …

4.2 Shaanxi Mining Company and Conflict in Gbane, Upper East . 5. Foreign miners, media representation and government (in)action . 6. Findings: Impact of Chinese involvement . 6.1 Mechanisation and intensification of small-scale mining . 6.2 Small-scale mining becomes big business (for some) 6.3 Environmental degradation (for all) 6.4 Economic ...

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 ...

China to Ghana of 10,000s of miners to work illicitly in informal small-scale gold mining, esp. gold boom years of 2010 to 2013 •Traced the impact on the livelihoods of both Chinese and Ghanaian informal miners, as well as on wider economic, environmental and political landscapes. •Benefits for some, adverse impact for many

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total gold production from small-scale mining (in compa rison with large-scale mining) has increased from 11% in 2005, to 15.2% in 2008, and to a remarkable 36% in 2013. i

total gold production from small-scale mining (in comparison with large-scale mining) has increased from 11% in 2005, to 15.2% in 2008, and to a remarkable 36% in 2013. i

moratorium on all small-scale mining from April 2017 has subsequently been extended on two occasions, with the ban still in place in late July 2018. However, the involvement of many politicians as ...

This article investigates factors that attract Chinese migrants into illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, their role in the supply chain, and the impact of their involvement. This is accomplished via mixed qualitative techniques involving interviews with illegal small-scale Chinese and Ghanaian miners, and relevant Ghanaian stakeholders.

Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond Institutional Weakness? Sustainability - Switzerland doi 10.3390/su11215943. Full Text Open PDF ... Small-Scale Mining – Hazards and Opportunities in Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin. Geology. 2005 English.

Chinese involvement in small-scale mining is illegal and displaces Ghanaians from potential well-paid mining jobs—leaving Ghanaians at the margins of the gold production supply chain. This was evident in the …

The role of the state in prioritizing large-scale over small-scale mining also comes into focus here. Much of the legislation on mining privileges large-scale mining, especially foreign companies, over local artisanal mining. The small-scale mining sector has faced decades of financial and technological neglect by the state.

en This article investigates factors that attract Chinese migrants into illegal small‐scale mining in Ghana, their role in the supply chain, and the impact of their involvement.

ABSTRACT 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 citizens' by law. A free-for-all ensued in which Ghanaian and Chinese miners engaged in both contestation and collaboration over …

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.

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 …

This article investigates factors that attract Chinese migrants into illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, their role in the supply chain, and the impact of their involvement. This is accomplished via mixed qualitative techniques involving interviews with illegal small-scale Chinese and Ghanaian miners, and relevant Ghanaian stakeholders.

The small-scale mining ban was highly controversial, especially given the impact on the very large number of people who depend on mining, directly or indirectly, for their livelihoods, stated to be over one million people (Abdulai 2017c). At the time of the ban, 1350 small-scale mining companies were legally registered and licensed to mine on ...

This chapter investigates the activities of a Chinese mining company in the small-scale gold mining sector in a corner of Ghana. It questions the legality of its …

institutions promotes illegalities in the small-scale mining industry, and then propose some policy recommendations. The paper concludes by arguing that the increasing involvement of Chinese miners in the small-scale mining sector in Ghana is an expression of a deep-rooted problem shrouded in institutional disjuncture.

This article investigates factors that attract Chinese migrants into illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, their role in the supply chain, and the impact of their involvement. This is accomplished via mixed qualitative techniques involving interviews with illegal small-scale Chinese and Ghanaian miners, and relevant Ghanaian …

But the largest concentration was from China. By 2013, the scale of Chinese citizens' involvement in informal gold mining in Ghana was inviting increasingly hostile media coverage as well as ...

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 of Education, Winneba, Ghana.