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Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold …

This paper examined some local pull factors accounting for the proliferation of Chinese miners in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining, particularly the …

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Ghana – Big Man, Big Envelope, Finish: Chinese Corporate Exploitation

SMGHL's arrival in this corner of Ghana stemmed from the visit of one of the local concession holders, the owner of Yenyeya Mining Group, to China in 2008 on a one-month Ghanaian government-sponsored trip; he was one of 25 selected small-scale miners (Interview with the owner of Yenyeya Mining Group, Bolgatanga, 14 July 2014).

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(PDF) Crawford, G and Botchwey, G (2016) Foreign

estimated 50,000 Chinese miners in Ghana, the so-called 'Shanglin gang' (GhanaW eb, 2013). The headline figure was that USD 500 milli on had been made, citing stories of .

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Mechanization of illegal gold mining threatens …

Mechanized gold mining by Chinese miners is destroying forests, farms and waterways in northern and eastern Ghana. The practice is illegal, unregulated and polluting, and it undermines the livelihoods of …

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Only two Chinese citizens in Ghana's prisons despite …

The two Chinese in Ghana's prisons is in spite of the hundreds of Chinese illegal miners arrested from 2013 to 2020. The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has refused to respond to The Fourth Estate's RTI request on the number of Chinese nationals who arrived in the country from 2012 to date and the number deported during the same …

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Chinese participation in Ghana's informal gold mining …

This paper brings some clarity to the debate on Chinese participation in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of Chinese nationals have migrated to rural Ghana, where they have proceeded to extract gold, for the most part undeterred, illicitly.

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Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond …

Estimates suggest that 70 per cent of Chinese miners in Ghana come from Shanglin County, an impoverished area in the southern Guangxi province where news of the gold rush spread by word of mouth [2,65]. Small-scale mining in Ghana is attractive to Chinese miners from Guangxi for several reasons. First, mining activities in Guangxi …

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Ghana: Controversy, Corruption and Chinese Miners

Post-Task Force in 2013, the presence of such large numbers of Chinese miners in Ghana diminished, though did not disappear. While many returned home …

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Chinese miners' illegal hunt for gold in Ghana

A case study on Chinese mining activities in Ghana is examined to determine its correlation with China's interest and/or perceived Neo-colonialism agenda, and the possible ramifications it may ...

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The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana …

One aspect of the controversial issue of illegal mining in Ghana is the involvement of foreigners, especially Chinese companies and miners; ... By 2013, the participation of Chinese citizens in informal mining in Ghana had grown to such proportions, and received such adverse media coverage, that the Government of Ghana …

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The Dilemma of Chinese Gold Miners in Ghana

The issue of Chinese gold miners in Ghana sparked national tension in 2013. when the London based Guardian Newspaper and the BBC News documented a.

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Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold …

mining: Chinese miners and the state in Ghana Gordon Crawford a∗ and Gabriel Botchwey b a Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, Coventry, UK;

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Sino-Ghana bilateral relations and Chinese migrants' illegal …

This article examines the participation of some Chinese migrants in illegal gold mining (known as galamsey) in Ghana, and how the Government's policy to address the issue …

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South‐South Irregular Migration: The Impacts of China's …

In a 2014 interview, one Chinese national in Ghana, with Chinese miners as business clients, stated that "in four to 5 years, a lot of Chinese millionaires, even billionaires" were created, adding that they "had worked very hard".28 Chinese media reports have highlighted the large sums that Chinese miners made in Ghana.

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Chinese Technology and the Transformation of the Rural …

For example, Zhenyu Su, the most prominent Chinese miner in Ghana, has recently been interviewed multiple times by Chinese newspapers, and several Chinese …

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Lifting the lid on Ghana's illegal small-scale mining problem

In 2006 small numbers of Chinese and other foreign miners came to Ghana to engage in gold mining. Then a hike in gold prices from 2008 onwards led to a veritable gold rush and the arrival of ...

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Illegal Chinese miners caught in Ghana to be deported …

Over 160 illegal Chinese gold mine workers and prospectors arrested in Ghana since June 1 will be deported next week, with no criminal charges, a spokesman for the country's Immigration Service ...

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Illegal Chinese miners jailed 15 years

Illegal Chinese miners jailed 15 years Mary Anane-Amponsah Jun - 09 - 2022, 06:26 The Sekondi High Court in the Western Region has sentenced four convicts, including two Chinese, to a 15-year ...

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(PDF) Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of …

The global rush to grab resources took an unexpected turn in Ghana recently. With the hike in gold prices from 2008 onwards, a large influx of foreign miners, especially from China, entered into the artisanal and …

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Gold Rush: Illegal mining fuelled by Chinese Nationals in …

Wassa Akropong is a farming community in the Western North region of Ghana that has become a hotspot for illegal mining by Chinese nationals. The article …

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Chinese Technology and the Transformation of the Rural Economy in Ghana

Various sources suspected the presence of as high as 50,000 Chinese miners in the early 2010s. 2 However, our field interviews suggest that in 2013 Ghana hosted about 11,000 Shanglin miners—the largest Chinese miner group 3; combined with miners from other parts of China, the total was around 20,000, concentrated near …

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Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond

The growing demand for gold in China as the leading global consumer of gold is the driving force behind the influx of thousands of Chinese miners to Ghana. The …

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Chinese Investment in Bauxite Mining in Ghana Has Led to a …

A new flyover road, part of Chinese infrastructure investments, is under construction near Accra, Ghana, on Sept. 12, 2019. A Chinese flag hangs from a checkpoint inside the Awaso bauxite mine on ...

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(PDF) Resource politics and the impact of Chinese …

Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana can be traced back to 1998 when a small number of miners from Hunan province were involved in fairly unsuccessful ventures (Crawford et al ...

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Resource politics and the impact of Chinese involvement in …

The Chinese miners in Ghana largely operated outside the concessions of large-scale companies, and hence there were hardly any reported instances of confrontations between the two. Contestations have occurred, instead, between local artisanal miners and Chinese small-scale miners, mainly over access to communal mining sites that have been ...

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Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining: Chinese

miners from China and other faraway places started coming to Ghana to engage in small-scale gold mining from 2006 onwards, which turned into a gold rush with the hike in gold prices from 2008.

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Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal Chinese …

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.

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Cold from Gold: Chinese Miners Face New Realities in Ghana

China has maintained strong relationships with many African countries, and Ghana is one such country. While the two countries have normally enjoyed good friendly relations, concerns over the involvement of Chinese citizens in small-scale mining in Ghana threaten the cordial relationship between the two countries.

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Gold Rush: Illegal mining fuelled by Chinese Nationals in Ghana.

The repatriation of Chinese miners created diplomatic tensions between Ghana and China. The Chinese Embassy in Ghana expressed worry over what they call a targeted media campaign against Chinese citizens in Ghana. Analysts believe the government's fight against galamsey will impact its ability to receive loans or any …

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Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold …

This paper examined some local pull factors accounting for the proliferation of Chinese miners in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining, particularly the informal and illegal sectors. The findings suggest that illegal mining reflects local grievances and concerns over broader systemic distributional inequities in Ghana's mineral policy ...

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