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When unofficial payments (bribes) are included, according to small-scale miners, the costs of getting a licence to mine 25 acres can balloon to as much as US$7,000. A burgeoning body of research has shown that artisanal and small-scale miners in Ghana are driven to mining by poverty.
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for example, have provisions for small scale mining. The Ghanaian Mining Act (2006) and Indonesian Mineral and Coal Law (2009) stipulate that Ghanaian and Indonesian citizens, as individuals or cooperatives of up to ten people, can apply for a licence to mine on a maximum of10 Ha land in areas designated for small scale mining. In Ghana, extension
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Small-scale mining is essentially an artisanal or small industrial form of raw material extraction. 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 exchange to Ghana's economy.
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This, therefore, led to the imposition of a ban on small-scale mining activities in Ghana by the government in 2017 [9, 12, 13]. Research works in this study domain primarily focused on small-scale...
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Using an institutional analytical framework, we argue that the increasing involvement of the Chinese in small-scale mining in Ghana is an expression of a bigger and deep-seated problem characterized largely by uncoordinated interactions between key state and customary institutions.
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April 15, 2021. Ghana needs to rethink its small scale mining strategy. Here's how. Richard Kwaku Kumah, Queen's University, Ontario. The devolution of small-scale mining decisions to municipal ...
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To ensure sustainable and environmental friendly small-scale mining, he said, the President through the MLNR recently commissioned some 100 mercury-free gold extraction machines. This, he said, formed part of the government's efforts to regulate and manage the country's mineral resources, sanitize the small-scale mining sector, and ...
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The Mercury Problem in Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining. The problem of mercury pollution in ASGM is reviewed with a discussion on how the chemistry community can contribute solutions, including portable and low‐cost mercury sensors, inexpensive and scalable remediation technologies, novel methods to prevent mercury uptake in fish and ...
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Ghana is endowed with extensive mineral and agricultural resources. The regions which serve as the major agro-ecological zones coincide with the largest deposits of mineral resources. Destruction of arable land in the agro-ecological zones by illegal small-scale gold mining (galamsey) affects agricultural productivity, and threatens food security in Ghana.
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Though the enactment of the Small-Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDC L 218, legalized the operations of Small Scale Mining (SSM) in Ghana. It is still difficult to differentiate between the activities of small-scale miners and illegal miners. The term galamsey is interchangeably used to refer to both small-scale mining and illegal mining.
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A.RESEARCH ON A BASELINE STUDY OF WOMEN IN MINING; A GENDER MAPPING PROJECT 1.0 Introduction Mining is a major contributor to the economic development of Ghana and a leading foreign exchange earner. According to the Ghana Business News (GBN) in 2015, mining contributed some US$4 billion to the economy with gold being the major mineral exploited.
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ASGM Research Group. Home About Researchers & Partners Funding Contact Integrated Assessment of Water Sustainability, Infrastructural Integrity and Health in Small-Scale Gold Mining Communities In Ghana . Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Get Started ...
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Abstract This research unravels the agents and driving motivation behind the rise of illegal small-scale mining in Ghana and its impact. This is accomplished via a qualitative study using illegal small-scale mining in the Talensi and Nabdam districts of Ghana as a case study. At the forefront of this phenomenon are rent-seeking elites, whereas structural factors such as rising unemployment and ...
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A contextual analysis of implementation challenges of small-scale mining laws in Ghana: A case study of Bekwai Municipality. SAGE Open, 6(3), Article 2158244016665885. SAGE Open, 6(3), Article 2158244016665885.
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It must however, be made clear that Gold operations in Ghana are in two sectors, the large scale sector and the small-scale sector. Generally, any mining operation with concession up to 25 acres ...
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Small-scale mining of precious minerals continues to make significant contributions to the country's foreign exchange earnings. For example, total gold production by small scale miners had risen from 2.2% in 1989 to 18% of the national production in 2009. As has been said earlier, all diamond production is now from small-scale mining. As a
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Small-scale mining in Ghana has been proclaimed as a net contributor to local economies in many scholarly works. Many writeups have lauded the significant contributions these miners have made or are making in terms of poverty alleviation.
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When unofficial payments (bribes) are included, according to small-scale miners, the costs of getting a licence to mine 25 acres can balloon to as much as US$7,000. A burgeoning body of research has shown that artisanal and small-scale miners in Ghana are driven to mining by poverty.
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N2 - Although a growing body of research emphasizes the role of women in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in developing countries, gender inequality is still persistent in the sector. The paper investigates whether ASM sector policies integrate gender equality principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Small scale mining is easy when one knows how. This introduction may help the reader to start in small scale mining activity. The general information shall give a guidance on how to properly look into the future of own sustainable gold mining. Knowledge is power Just like in many other areas of business, knowledge is power.
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A research report titled: "Chinese involvement in small-scale mining in Ghana", prepared by International Growth Centre (IGC) and published in May, 2015, drew government's attention to the ...
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Electronic address: [email protected]. 2 Department of Coastal Studies, East Carolina University, Wanchese, NC, United States. 3 Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States. 4 Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute, Accra, Ghana. 5 Ghana Statistical Service, Accra, Ghana.
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Not all small-scale mining in Ghana is illegal. In fact, Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to pass legislation regulating ASM back in 1989. Currently, the Minerals and Mining Act of 2006 contains provisions for small-scale mining including registration, permits, health and safety, and environmental management.
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and Central and South America [ ]. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is poverty-driven activity and operated in rural and remote areas [ ]. In Ghana, the mining sector directly contributed to % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and .% of government revenue in []. Ghana recorded a magni cent increase in all mineral productions in with gold ...
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Globally, more than 100 million people are estimated to live in small-scale mining communities. There is growing evidence that ASGM activities have profound consequences for human and ecological health and well-being. Since 2009, our team from the University of Michigan has conducted research in Ghana on ASGM.
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1.2 Broad Overview of the Small Scale Mining (SSM) Sector in Ghana. Small Scale Mining (SSM) has evolved from the artisanal stage through the use of rudimentary equipment such as; shovels, pick axes and sluice boards to currently semi-mechanised operations involving the use equipment such as excavators, bulldozers and Washing Plants.
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An overview of small-scale gold mining Before proceeding with the case study, it is import-ant to clarify that small-scale gold-mining activities are not unique to Ghana, and are, in fact, wide-spread throughout Africa, Latin America and Asia (see Figure 1 for an overview of the locations of important small-scale gold-mining regions around the ...
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Ghana - 04 July, 2022. Tropenbos Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has called on the government to introduce reclamation bond as a condition for the issuance of permits to small-scale miners. Mrs. Mercy Owusu Ansah, Director of Tropenbos Ghana, who made the call said, reclamation was the way to go to help restore degraded mining ...
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International network for natural sciences is a global research journal publisher that publish research article on biology, ... Improving the environmental management of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: a case study of Dumas. Journal of Cleaner Production 11, 215-221. Danyo G. 2013. Oil Palm and Palm oil industry: A Short History.
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in small-scale gold mining in Ghana Research by Gordon Crawford, Coleman Agyeyomah, Gabriel Botchwey and Atinga Mba Policy brief 33110 | May 2016 • Small-scale mining contributes about 30% of Ghana's total gold output and provides livelihoods for many people. This study examines the impact of Chinese involvement in the
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In January 2016 Ghana hosted a multi-stakeholder 'action dialogue' on artisanal and small-scale mining. This was the first of a global dialogue series on ASM, planned by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) to facilitate the rights-based formalisation of ASM within a more inclusive and responsible mining sector.
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Dive into the research topics of 'Gender equality in artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana: assessing progress towards SDG 5 using salience and institutional analysis and design'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Within the small-scale gold mining sector is "galamsey", a local term used in Ghana for illegal or unregulated gold mining operations. The galamsey operations are criticized heavily by the public, media and academia throughout the country due to their detrimental effects on water bodies, vegetation, wild animals, human health and safety.
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Abstract In Ghana, small-scale/artisanal gold mining has been on-going for more than a century. Artisanal mining has been the support for the rural people who more often than not are forced to. 15 Impact of illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) on cocoa production in Atiwa district of Ghana D. Boateng, F. Nana, Yaw Codjoe, J. Ofori Economics 2014
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While the engagement of Chinese migrants in small-scale mining in Ghana has gained traction in scholarship, the extant literature pays little attention to how the relationship between the so-called formal institutions (e.g., the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources) and informal institutions (e.g., the chieftaincy and customary land institutions) enables illegalities ...
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Artisanal and small-scale mining is an important commercial activity in Ghana. Indeed, ASM is crucial to rural livelihoods. Hilson et al (2013) point out that ASM provides hope for the inhabitants of the poverty-stricken northern regions of Ghana.
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Apr 18, 2021Artisanal and small-scale mining is estimated to support the livelihoods of some 4.5 million Ghanaians, about 12% of the population. They account for more than 60% of the country's mining sector...
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Small scale mining activities which involve surface mining is an acceptable means of mineral exploitation in Ghana but has serious environmental consequences. Although a number of laws and research papers have been written on restoration after a piece of land has been mined, not much detail is provided on the actual processes involved.
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According to research news supported by 2018 data from the Ghana Chamber of Mines, small-scale mining operations in Ghana produced about 2 million ounces of gold, which is far more than the production from any of the large-scale gold mining companies. ... President Akuffo Addo and his government promised to revamp the small scale mining ...
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Small-scale mining is a source of livelihood for hundreds of thousands of workers and millions of dependents in Ghana. However, in 2017 a government ban was issued on small-scale mining, directed at both licensed and unlicensed miners based on the fact that the mining causes both water and air pollution.
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