Chinese companies to spend $7bn in Congo's mining sector
The DRC and Chinese construction companies have reached an updated agreement on their Sicomines copper and cobalt JV, Reuters reported. The new agreement includes a commitment of up to $7bn in infrastructure projects in the DRC. This development follows a review of the initial arrangement with DRC President Felix …
DRC: Lessons from Ghana's dealings with illegal Chinese …
Several Chinese miners were arrested in the far Eastern Ituri province where it is believed that an unknown number of Chinese migrants and companies are …
The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold …
Policy brief. 33110 | May 2016. Research by Gordon Crawford, Coleman Agyeyomah, Gabriel Botchwey and Atinga Mba. The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale …
Ghana in China seeking investment in mining sector
A high-level delegation from Ghana is attending the 25th China Mining Conference and Exhibition from 26th to 28th October 2023 in Tianjin, China, to attract investment in the country's mining industry. ... Ahead of the conference, the sector Minister met with selected Chinese mining companies already operating in Ghana, such as …
Chinese Investment in Bauxite Mining in Ghana Has Led to …
As part of a controversial $2 billion deal struck with China in 2018, Ghana has set its sights on mining the forests of the Upper Guinean Forest, a delicate tropical forest that is vital to the ...
A Chinese national has been jailed in a Ghanian court
A Ghanaian court has ended a case that began in 2017 which exposed the involvement of a Chinese woman, Aisha Huang in the illegal gold mining endemic on the Gold Coast. The court ruled that the Chinese national was guilty, effectively sending her to jail. Chinese national Aisha Huang was sentenced to four years in jail for illegal gold …
Chinese participation in Ghana's informal gold mining …
The informal character of Ghana's gold mining economy has been heavily overlooked in discussions on the growing population of Chinese galamsey operators. 2.2. Accounting for the Chinese 'Presence' in sub-Saharan Africa. The local press has become the primary source of information about the growing Chinese presence in Ghana's …
VIDEO: Illegal Chinese gold mining in Ghana
Over the past year, MINING 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. Ghanaian ...
Chinese Participation in Ghana's Informal Gold Mining
In a follow up study in 2014, we revisited the area and observed an increase in the number of companies, many of them operated by Chinese miners who had moved from Ghana, where, at the time, the ...
International Practices in Africa: The Implications of Chinese
For instance, the global value chain in the IT/telecom sector is controlled by a relatively small number of large international businesses. However, Chinese companies operating in the mining and construction industries are less likely to be key players in the global value chain already dominated by large international corporations (Cooke, 2014).
Chinese Gold Miner Cardinal Namdini Mining To Build …
A Chinese gold mining company operating in Ghana has disclosed that it is finalising negotiations with the government for the construction of an airport in the Upper East Region. Cardinal Namdini Mining Ltd had wanted an airstrip for its exclusive use in the Talensi District, where gold production is due in Q4 2024.
Mining in Ghana: History, Challenges and Future
The Mining sector is important for the Ghanaian Economy. The Mining industry of Ghana accounts for 5% of the country's GDP and minerals make up 37% of total exports, of which gold contributes over 90% of the total mineral exports. Ghana is Africa's number one exporter of Gold Overtaking South Africa in 2019 with 4.8 million ounces of …
Community engagement in Chinese and American gold mining companies…
This report presents the results of eld research examining local engagement by a Chinese company and an American company operating in Ghana. Golden Sunshine Mining Company Ltd., a large- scale ...
Community Engagement in Chinese and American Gold …
American company operating in Ghana. Golden Sunshine Mining Company Ltd., a large-scale Chinese gold mining company, is a relatively young company, and is just starting to venture into the world of corporate social responsibility. It relies on local expertise in its engagement with the local community, and so far it has had a limited impact on ...
Shaanxi mining Company (GH) Ltd. is a Chinese mining company operating
Factors driving Shaanxi Mining to engage in CSR: stakeholder expectations, legal compliance, reputation, risk mitigation.Managing diversity: cultural understanding, inclusivity, effective communication, leadership, training. Factors that might propel Shaanxi Mining Company (GH) Ltd. to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in …
All mining companies in Ghana must operate within the regulatory framework
Henceforth, the media must ensure that the regulatory bodies compel all mining companies in Ghana to operate strictly within the regulatory framework in the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Law ...
Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana:
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Cultural differences on work relations in Chinese companies operating
This is one of the biggest Chinese companies in Ghana and has a large proportion of both Chinese and Ghanaian workers. A total of 18 participants were interviewed, and data were analysed thematically. ... The firm is one of the largest Chinese operating companies in Ghana, and it is jointly controlled by Shenzhen Energy Group …
SMALL SCALE MINING IN GHANA
ASM is the supplier of minerals for the Jewelry Industry in Ghana. Serve as Precursors to Large Scale Exploration Companies (Pathfinders) Contribution towards Community Development through Implementation of CSR projects. ASM Contributed 43% (2.1 million oz) of total gold production in 2018, 36% in 2019, 30% in 2020 and.
Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond
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 …
(PDF) Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal Chinese …
The operations of the Shaanxi Mining Company in the Talensi District is a formidable testament to the successful mechanization of small-scale mining in Ghana. The Shaanxi Mining Company, like many other Chinese-backed mining entities, has successfully exploited a loophole in Ghana's Mining Act, which initially permitted foreigners to …
Blessing and curse: understanding the social impact of Chinese mining
A new report by the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) attempts to determine the social impacts of Chinese mining operations in Africa. The study, which found both positives and negatives, once again highlights the need for African nation states to benefit more from their own natural resources. Heidi Vella, speaking to …
Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold …
Given the growing environmental concerns and the fact that the mining codes officially reserve ASM as a mining subsector for Ghanaians (Act 703, 2006, Sec. …
(PDF) South‐South Irregular Migration: The …
Additionally, such official figures do not include those miners who entered Ghana illegally through porous borders, especially from Togo where Chinese nationals have visa-on-arrival access.6 While Chinese mining …
Gold mining: New accusations against Chinese miner Earl …
Ghana's High Court has ordered an interlocutory injunction blocking the Chinese-state-linked miner Earl International, formerly known as Shaanxi, from mining a 10-hectare area in eastern Ghana ...
Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold …
By examining and juxtaposing grassroots perspectives vis-à-vis the mining policy regime, the author argues that successful illegal Chinese ASM in Ghana is a form …
Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold mining
1. Introduction. Over the past decade, Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining 1 sector has attracted a wave of Chinese migrants (Antwi-Boateng and Akudugu, 2020; Boafo et al., 2019; Hilson et al., 2014).Between 2008 and 2016, over 50,000 Chinese gold seekers migrated to rural Ghana to engage in illegal ASM, aided at various levels, …
9 Biggest Mining Companies in China
Here are some of the largest Chinese mining companies. ... The net cash generated from operating activities was RMB 29.2 billion, a 2.7% increase. As of March 31, 2023, the total assets of the ...
Ghana court jails Chinese national over illegal gold mining
The court in the capital Accra sentenced Aisha Huang to four and a half years imprisonment and a fine of 48,000 Ghanaian cedis ($4,000) for running an illegal mining operation, Huang's lawyer Hope ...
Gold, Guns, and China: Ghana's fight to end galamsey
The threat seemed to work. By the end of the three weeks, over 500 excavators used in informal artisanal gold mining – known locally as "galamsey" – had reportedly been voluntarily removed from mining sites. This ultimatum was part of President Nana Akufo-Addo's promise to eradicate the problem of galamsey "once and …