Illegal Gold Mining in Ghana

the “Gold Coast”

Sarah PaulPeriod 2

Social StudiesMarch 25, 2013

Ghana-Timeline, History & Geography

West African country, bordering the Gulf

of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo

Portuguese in the 15th Century

found gold in the rivers Ankobra

and the Volta

English is the official

language

81 other individual living

languages in Ghana - 16 are

institutional, 43 are developing,

15 are vigorous, and 7 are in

trouble

10,000 BC--------1500 BC-------400--------1180-------1483-------1700------1847-----1957Earliest Ghana The Trans-Saharan Beginning of an Susu Reign Portuguese & European British Ghana inhabitation trade Empire Dutch arrive settlers rule independencein Otis river

Ghana - Art & Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIEt9YFi8iA

Illegal gold mining in Ghana

Ghana-top 10 gold producing

countries

Galamseys (“gather them and sell”)

are local people who mine gold

independently of mining companies,

dig by hand, make very little money

General News of Saturday, 2 March 2013

Save Ghana's heritage - halt illegal logging & gold

mining

Feature Article of Sunday, 17 March 2013Hon. Alhaji Inusah Fuseini: Stop Akyem Abuakwa Juaso's Illegal Gold Miners

January 8, 2013 12:23 pmChinese miners flock to Ghana gold boom

Illegal Chinese Gold Miners Plague Ghana: Police “Facilitate” Illegal Activity

Solutions to illegal gold mining

Legalize gold mining Strict laws for violations Efficient government Training and resources to local mining communities Improve Ghana socio-economically Stricter immigration policies & border protection

My research shows that Ghana

does not get any international help to solve

illegal gold miningInternational help is available to

Ghana in areas of poverty, health care

and environmental issues

Legalizing gold mining, and having strict laws for preventing illegal mining

Government should be stronger and more efficient in stopping violators of law

The international gold market trading coalitions need to help. When gold is sold in black market it becomes everyone's problem, not just Ghanaian

Illegal buying and selling of gold should be prohibited

Illegal gold mining can STOP in Ghana

Referenceshttp://www.ghanabizmedia.com/ghanabizmedia/april-2012-mining/616-galamsey-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.html

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=215909

http://www.mbendi.com/indy/ming/gold/af/gh/p0005.htm