WHY DO PEOPLE RISK THEIR LIVES IN ILLEGAL MINING

 Many people,especially the youth do risk their lives in "GALLAMSEY" for many reasons.

 Some of these  reasons are as a result of penury, that's ,

making it difficult to make ends meet.Others include,unemployment,        

breaking homes,and lack of parental care and control and others

 Lack of skills and the use of unprotective equipment results in

many people getting injured or in some cases been killed in such

 activities.

In an interview with some of the youth who are engaged

 in such activities,

they expressed their views as lack of job opportunities                       

 in their communities,                               
and the inability of the mining companies to perform their social 

responsibilities accordingly,therefore,risking their lives in illegal

mining,is what they get their daily bread from.

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With this,l dont see the reasons why "galamsey " should be a curse,

indeed,it is rather a blessing to some people in Ghana.

What do you think?

ILLEGAL MINING IN GHANA: Do you have any idea about how illegal mining star...

ILLEGAL MINING IN GHANA: Do you have any idea about how illegal mining star...: Do you have any idea about how illegal mining started in Ghana?  hmmm....is a long story,just keep reading and you will find out soon . ...

Do you have any idea about how illegal mining started in Ghana?

 hmmm....is a long story,just keep reading and you will find out soon.
Picture by; Mohammed llyas.

Well,Ghana happens to be the 10th leading producer of gold in the world,and the 2nd largest in Africa.However ,illegal mining popularly known as galamsey started very ,very long ago,before independence,when the capital of Ghana was known as Gold Coast.

 

During those days do you know how the name "Galamsey" was adopted as the meaning of illegal mining?  The colonial masters seeing how  Ghanaians gather the gold they get from their activities and sell them to others gave a name to those activities as "Gather them and sell".So through the Ghanaians pronounciation, instead of saying gather them and sell,they simply called it Galamsey..That's how the name "galamsey" came into the system as the meaning of illegal mining.

 

So,is illegal mining in Ghana, a blessing or a curse? Just give your views or comments about it,and watch out for the details soon.

THE HISTORY OF ILLEGAL MINING{GALAMSEY} IN GHANA

Do you have any idea about how illegal mining started in Ghana? hmmm....is a long story,just keep reading and you will find out soon.
Well,Ghana happens to be the 10th leading producer of gold in the world,and the 2nd largest in Africa.However ,illegal mining popularly known as galamsey started very ,very long ago,before independence,when the capital of Ghana was known as Gold Coast.
During those days do you know how the name "Galamsey" was adopted as the meaning of illegal mining?  The colonial masters seeing how  Ghanaians gather the gold they get from their activities and sell them to others gave a name to those activities as "Gather them and sell".So through the Ghanaians pronounciation, instead of saying gather them and sell,they simply called it Galamsey..That's how the name "galamsey" came into the system as the meaning of illegal mining.
So,is illegal mining in Ghana, a blessing or a curse? Just give your views or comments about it,and watch out for the details soon.