The Fight against Galamsey: How Ghana''s ban on smallscale ...
May 18, 2018· Prior to the implementation of the ban, smallscale miners in Ghana were able to obtain a mining license if they met the requirements set out in the SmallScale Gold Mining Law. Thus, only unregistered operations (also known as ''Galamsey'') were deemed illegal under the SmallScale Gold Mining Law. However, as a result of the temporary ban ...