— Chinese national Aisha Huang was sentenced to four years in jail for illegal gold mining in Ghana. Ghanaian court rules against Huang, highlighting her involvement in the country's illegal gold mining. Environmental concerns persist as illegal gold mining remains a means of subsistence for many.

 — In addition to mining issues in Nigeria and Namibia, the Democratic Republic of Congo has banned six Chinese businesses operating in South Kivu for illegally extracting gold and other minerals. Before this, according to the ET, 33 Chinese nationals were detained in Ghana in 2019 for engaging in illegal gold mining activities.

 — Over the past year, MINING.com has kept a close eye on illegal Chinese gold mining in Ghana. At its peak, an estimated 50,000 Chinese miners were operating illegally in the country.

 — Chinese national En "Aisha" Huang is well known in Ghana as the "Galamsey Queen," a nickname bestowed by the local media to describe her status as a kingpin of illegal gold mining operations. Her …

Ghana is struggling to strike a balance between maintaining good relations with Beijing and cracking down on illegal Chinese mining operations. ... Ghana is Africa's second-largest gold producer after South Africa and small-scale mining accounts for about 30 per cent of total gold output. The small-scale mining sector was legalised in 1989 ...

 — Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, the sixth globally.It produced approximately 129 metric tonnes in 2021.. Gold mining in Ghana stretches back over 1000 years. It first served as a ...

 — 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 …

 — Endeavor Mining (TSX:EDV) used to mine gold in Ghana, but in 2017 privately owned BCM International bought the company's Nzema mine in the country for US$65 million. The deal closed in December ...

Our first mine, the Edikan Gold Mine in Ghana, has produced more than 2 million ounces of gold since commencing commercial production in 2012. Based on current Ore Reserves, Perseus will recover a further 1.3 million ounces of …

 — In Manso Akropong, the intensification of mining backed by Ghanaian–Chinese collaborations has led to the environmental destruction, creating …

 — The General Manager of Shandong Gold Group, the parent company of Cardinal Namdini Mining Ltd., Mr. Hang Li, has assured the Government of Ghana of its commitment to pour its first gold at the...

 — While the engagement of Chinese migrants in small-scale mining in Ghana has gained traction in scholarship, the extant literature pays little attention to how the relationship between the so-called formal institutions (e.g., the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources) and informal institutions (e.g., the chieftaincy …

The mine is one of Ghana's newest gold operations and it is located in the country's Ashanti Region. Both companies have set up a number of working groups whose objective is to make sure that ...

 — The Gold Rush Ghana is a major gold exporter and the precious metal remains one of the vital sources of revenue for the nation. In 2020, gold contributed close to GHC 7.8 billion, roughly 1.3 billion U.S. dollars to Ghana's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, an estimated $2.3 billion worth of illegally-mined gold left Ghana in 2016.

 — A Chinese mining company has revealed that it lost 12kg (26lbs) of gold - worth US$900,000 - in an armed robbery in Ghana earlier this year. Shenzhen-listed gold mining firm Beijing Xiaocheng ...

 — In summary, the sale of Newmont's Akyem gold mine in Ghana represents a pivotal moment in the gold mining industry. Amid soaring gold prices and intense interest from Chinese producers, the transaction underscores the strategic value of gold mining assets and the dynamic interplay between global economic forces and the natural …

 — Ghana recorded a 32% increase in gold production last year, enabling it to win back the top spot from South Africa as the largest gold producer on the continent, the president of the mines chamber ...

DOI: 10.1016/J.JRURSTUD.2014.03.001 Corpus ID: 154273668; Chinese Participation in Ghana's Informal Gold Mining Economy: Drivers, Implications and Clarifications @article{Hilson2014ChinesePI, title={Chinese Participation in Ghana's Informal Gold Mining Economy: Drivers, Implications and Clarifications}, author={Gavin Hilson and Abigail …

 — In 2016, China's then ambassador to Ghana, Sun Baohong, toured the mine. Sun told Shaanxi the Chinese government would lobby for greater mining access for Chinese companies in Ghana and ...

 — The informal character of Ghana's gold mining economy has been heavily overlooked in discussions on the growing population of Chinese galamsey operators. ... As is the case with gold mining, scores of Chinese families have migrated to sections of rural sub-Saharan Africa, where they have opened shops and engaged in local trade, seeking …

 — Section snippets 'Informalized' spaces, Chinese investment and the re-shaping of rural sub-Saharan Africa. The questions which have come to dominate recent public discussions and policy dialogue on Chinese participation in Ghana's informal gold mining economy are little different to those which underpin much larger debates about …

 — Chinese group Shandong Gold, which bought Namdini's gold project after a long battle with Russia's Nordgold, has started preliminary construction work on the …

 — Her arrest and recent sentencing are emblematic of Ghana's serious, ongoing problem with Chinese involvement in illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASM). A Ghanaian court on …

 — Illegal gold mining by Chinese nationals using heavy machinery has fueled resentment and hostility amongst local communities in Ghana.

This study examined the impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana. The Chinese presence introduced irrevocable changes, notably the use of heavy machinery and new technology, such that the sector will never be the same again. The intensification of small-scale gold mining through

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 …

 — China's Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining has received Ghana's approval to proceed with the acquisition of Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC), which owns 90% of the Wassa gold mine in the country's ...

Location: 307 kilometers northwest of Accra, Ghana Mine Type: Surface Metals Mined: Gold Annual Gold Production*:643 attributable Koz Date of First Production:2006 * as of December 2019. See cautionary statement. More. Akyem - Ghana. Location: 111 miles northwest of Accra, Ghana

 — Chinese Mining Companies Move Forward With Two Huge Deals Worth More Than a Billion Dollars in Ghana, DRC. The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on …

 — At the heart of Ghana's gold rush is Wassa Akropong – a farming community in the Western North region of Ghana dominated by Chinese nationals who are milking …