Over one million people work directly in Ghana's small-scale
mining sector, popularly known as galamsey.
Categories of the mining sectors
- Small-scale mining (galamsey).
- Large-scale mining: Usage of heavy machinery to mine
Ghana’s gold.
Diamond Mining Sites in Ghana
· Akwatia
· Okyeman
MINING TOWNS AND INDUSTRIES IN
GHANA
Obuasi, Takwa, Wassa Akyempim, Damang, Prestea, Old Subri,
and Bogoso.
- Tarkwa
mine: Located
in the Western Region. it’s the largest gold mine in the world.
- Konongo
Gold Mines: Located
in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
- Obuasi
Gold Mine:
Located in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
- Namdini
Gold Project: Located
in northern Ghana.
- Ahafo
and Akyem mines: Located
in the Ashanti region.
- Enchi
Gold Project: Located
in the Western Region of Ghana
DANGERS OF ILLEGAL MINING
v Physical dangers
v Economic dangers
v Health dangers
v Spiritual dangers
- Deforestation
- Water
pollution
- Soil
contamination
- Air and
noise pollution
- Waterborne
diseases and Skin infections
- Loss
of agricultural land
- Increased
school dropouts
- Community
Conflict
WHY DO PEOPLE ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL
MINING
- No jobs are available in the mining areas and communities.
- Unemployment in most Ghanaian communities.
- High illiteracy rates in the mining communities.
- Ignorance of the dangers of illegal mining.
- Poverty.
SOLUTIONS TO ILLEGAL MINING
- Creating jobs in the mining communities and other communities stranded with unemployment.
- Constantly educating the people about the dangers of illegal mining. (Schools, radio stations, online platforms, announcement centers in the community, house-to-house education, occasionally gathering the people and educating them).
- Creating a task force and law enforcement agents to punish offenders.
- Developing the mining communities with resourceful facilities.
- Settling land owners and using the mining lands for agricultural purposes and developmental projects.
- Voting Godfearing, honest, visionary, and selfless leaders into leadership positions.
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