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Galamsey is illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana.[1] The term is derived from the phrase "gather them and sell".[2] Illegal miners are known as galamseyers, or orpailleurs in neighboring Francophone nations[which?].[3] The practice is also referred to as illegal artisanal small-scale mining (ASM).[4]
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- ^ Owusu-Nimo, F.; Mantey, J.; Nyarko, K. B.; Appiah-Effah, Eugene; Aubynn, A. (1 February 2018). "Spatial distribution patterns of illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining (Galamsey) operations in Ghana: A focus on the Western Region". Heliyon. 4 (2): e00534. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00534. ISSN 2405-8440. PMC 5835009. PMID 29511743.
- ^ "Orpailleur: Définition de orpailleur". cnrtl.fr. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Mantey, J.; Owusu-Nimo, F.; Nyarko, K. B.; Aubynn, A. (1 January 2017). "Operational dynamics of "Galamsey" within eleven selected districts of the western region of Ghana". Journal of Mining and Environment. 8 (1): 11–34. doi:10.22044/jme.2016.627. ISSN 2251-8592.