small-scale mining industry in Ghana are also identified. It concludes that, for sustainable ... equipment and better recovery units have been introduced and are run in a more professional
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In Ghana, there are about 300 registered small-scale mining groups and they constitute a major source of employment especially for small-scale gold and diamond miners, and contribute some foreign ...
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147 147 in 2011. In that year also, small scale mining employed about 1,000,000 people compared with 28,000 by large scale mines in the country
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A version of this small-scale mining persists—known today as artisanal mining—but new research shows it is having a growing and sometimes devastating effect on the environment. Researchers from NASA, U.S. universities, and government agencies in Ghana recently used satellite data to estimate the extent of vegetation lost to …
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This paper reports preliminary findings of an ongoing study that looks at how professional engineers could be utilized to improve …
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This article is one of three synthesis reports resulting from an integrated assessment (IA) of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities that involve multiple drivers and diverse disciplines influencing ASGM, an IA framework was used to analyze economic, social, health, and environmental data and to …
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A survey of ex-miners in Tanzania revealed that 45% ended their careers in mining because of "unhealthy, hard and risky work" (Bryceson and Jønsson, 2010: 389), and in Ghana, artisanal and small-scale miners identified galamsey or small-scale mining (along with taxi driving and operating a chain saw) as the most hazardous livelihood …
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Gold mining has played a significant role in Ghana's economy for centuries. Regulation of this industry has varied over time and while industrial mining is prevalent in the country, the expansion of artisanal mining, or Galamsey has escalated in recent years. Many of these artisanal mines are not only harmful to human health due to …
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This chapter discusses small-scale mining in Ghana in the context of two intergovernmental development indicators—the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs) and the African Union 's Agenda 2063 (AU2063). Using the management and governance of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities …
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Conclusion. The annual injury incidence rate among small-scale gold miners is high. Potential targets for improving safety include increasing safety training, increasing use of personal protective equipment, and better understanding potential changes that can be made in the machinery and tools used in small-scale mining, which were associated …
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The 1989 laws established a supply chain of registered actors though the market (Ghana Government, 1989a, Ghana Government, 1989b, Ghana Government, 1989c; 2006).However, Ghana's small-scale gold mining and gold market has become populated by more unregistered market actors than registered ones as actors skirt …
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Introduction. Mineral wealth is an important asset that can be used to stimulate or enhance economic growth and spur infrastructure development, including the building of schools, hospitals and road networks.1 Mining has played a substantial role in the development of Ghana, which is second only to South Africa in terms of gold …
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Small scale mining in Ghana has evidently provided employment to thousands of people, and continues to provide raw materials for both foreign and locally based mineral industries. The sector also plays a significant role in stemming rural-urban migration, as well as providing foreign exchange earnings to the government.
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Precious metals like gold have been a part of local economies for thousands of years and globally remain a highly valued commodity. In Ghana, gold mining is …
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Basu et al. (2015), conducted a study that applied integrated mechanism to address the problem of SSGM operations in Ghana.The authors found that artisanal mining problems are highly complex in nature, and advanced that the challenges can be solved effectively by a comprehensive stakeholders' involvement.
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This paper examines the environmental impacts of small-scale gold mining in Ghana, and prescribes a series of recommendations for improving environmental performance in the industry. Since the enactment of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law in 1989, which effectively legalized small-scale gold mining in the country, industrial operations,
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The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector-commonly described as low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly associated with the use of ...
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This paper explores possible strategies that aim to make small-scale gold mining in Ghana more sustainable (i.e. more efficient, less destructive to the environment and …
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The study's findings reveal a hierarchical arrangement of the main barriers to IGM eradication, with the following order: socioeconomic barriers (44%), governance …
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The environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) are currently a major issue globally. There is cause for concern given the rapid loss of forest resources and pollution of water bodies through contamination with heavy metals like cyanide, arsenic, and mercury. The study investigated the livelihood and …
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Tarkwa (W/R), July 31, GNA-As part of measures to promote mercury-free mining in Ghana, five Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) companies have received mercury-free processing equipment. The equipment, worth US$ 60,000, includes gold Katcha, gold Konka, gold cube and gas-fueled smelter, which would be set up in Dakete, …
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for the purposes of including small-scale mining in national policies. However, as Solomon (1997) explains, none of these definitions has received universal recognition because: 1. Terms such as 'artisanal' (a label typically used for ille-gal mining) and 'small-scale' are used loosely in differ-ent contexts by different people. 2.
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This report is one of three synthesis documents produced via an integrated assessment (IA) that aims to increase understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities surrounding ASGM, an IA framework was utilized to analyze economic, social, health, and environmental data, and co …
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This paper explains longitudinal and spatial variation in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) governance in Ghana. While Ghana's ASM sector has, since 2006, witnessed varying clampdown ... and relish duty-free equipment import. However, as host states became fixated with foreign direct investments (FDIs) from large-scale mining (LSM), …
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Tarkwa (W/R), July 31, GNA-As part of measures to promote mercury-free mining in Ghana, five Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) companies have received mercury-free …
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This article discusses the impact of mechanised small-scale mining on the environment and livelihoods of peasant farmers within broader climate change …
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The small-scale mining laws set a process for Ghanaians above 18 years to obtain a small-scale mining license for a parcel of land ( Teschner, 2012 ). In reality, this process is cumbersome and ...
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Some of the poorest people in the world's poorest countries eke out a living in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Equipped with primitive tools like picks, shovels, buckets, and gold pans, they work mining valuable resources, like gold, diamonds, tin, lithium, rare earth elements, tantalum, and cobalt, and any other usable commodity, …
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