Tag: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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Guinea Expels More Than 8,000 Burkinabé Gold Miners, Triggering Diplomatic Tensions With Ouagadougou
More than 8,000 Burkinabé gold miners have been expelled from Guinea following a crackdown on illegal artisanal mining in the Siguiri region. The operation has triggered diplomatic tensions with Ouagadougou, raised humanitarian concerns and reignited debate over mineral sovereignty, cross-border migration and the future of West Africa’s gold industry.
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🇬🇭 Ghana’s Akyem Mine: How Zijin Golden Ridge Is Turning Mining Into an Opportunity for Local Youth
Zijin Golden Ridge is connecting mining investment with youth skills development, local employment, community infrastructure and environmental protection at Ghana’s Akyem Gold Mine. Discover how its initiatives are contributing to a wider conversation about responsible mining and sustainable economic development in Africa.
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🇬🇭 Ghana’s Gold Rush: Who Pays the Price for Mineral Wealth?
Ghana’s Birim Valley sits at the intersection of mineral wealth, livelihoods and environmental pressure. From diamonds to gold, informal and illegal mining — widely known as galamsey — provides income for communities while raising serious concerns about land degradation, water pollution and mineral smuggling. Ghana now faces the challenge of building a formal, traceable and…
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🇬🇭 13 Suspected Illegal Miners Arrested in Osino as NAIMOS Intensifies Galamsey Crackdown
NAIMOS has arrested 13 suspected illegal miners at Osino in Ghana’s Eastern Region and destroyed mining equipment found at the site, in another operation targeting the persistent return of galamsey activities.