galamsey
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of galamsey
First recorded in 1980–85; dialectal abbreviation of gather them and sell
Example Sentences
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Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer and the sixth largest in the world, but it is struggling to address widespread illegal gold mining, locally called "galamsey".
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
Fuelled by rising gold prices and youth unemployment, illegal gold mining has been growing in Ghana, despite military operations to shut down galamsey activities.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
He also points to an upsurge in small-scale mining in the area, known locally as galamsey, that’s polluted the water.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
Today, the mine is no longer producing gold and galamsey miners have quickly filled the void, wiping away cocoa farms in their path.
From National Geographic ● Mar. 6, 2018
He’d made a fortune, apparently, from galamsey mining—diamonds in the Western Region and gold in the Northern Volta, among other things.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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