ABSTRACT
This chapter explains that it is evident from Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold sector that mobile technologies contribute to the informal ASM throughout the country by helping to link members of the mining community. It employs a 'new regionalisms' approach to understand the impact of information flows and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on migrants in the context of natural resources. The chapter maps the implications of the forces of informal micro-regionalisms for local communities in Ghana as well as the wider theoretical insights for information flows, governance and agency in natural resource sectors in West Africa. It suggests that solutions to the current ASM challenges need to involve mobile communication in engaging with small-scale miners and establishing effective communication channels on environmental protection, health and safety, education and research. The chapter addresses an important gap in the extant migration literature by scrutinizing the impact of ICT on in-migration to Ghana and internal migration within the country's borders.
