galamsey

FOR FIVE years, Baba Abdul Rahman, a native of Bolga in the Upper East Region, has been working as an illegal miner, popularly referred to as 'galamsey' operator, in Dunkwa-On-Offin at a village called Akyempem in the Central

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ON THURSDAY, November 12, 2009, the DAILY GRAPHIC published on its front page the dead bodies of 'galamsey' miners, killed at Dompoase in the Western Region, when a landslide

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Eastern Regional Security Council takes on "galamsey" operators

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Eastern Regional Security Council takes on "galamsey" operators

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Eastern Regional Security Council takes on "galamsey" operators December 02, 2009 Kukurantumi

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Luhembwe also described as a "persistent headache" the presence of thousands of illegal miners, known as "galamsey" in Ghana, operating unlawfully on the Obuasi concession.

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The task force is made up of 35 members, all galamsey operators themselves, and all democratically elected.

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It is estimated that between 30,000 and 50,000 people work as galamsey operators.

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Last April, 10 galamsey operators were buried alive when the gold mine they were working in caved in.

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In 2009, a landslide at a galamsey site killed about 20 miners -- 14 of whom were women.

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