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Four small scale mining sites in the Tarkwa mining area of the Western Region of Ghana Fig 1 were used as case study Interviews were conducted with owners/managers and some of the operators
·Searching for and extraction of minerals in Ghana has been an ancient activity Undoubtedly Ghana has a long history of small scale mining of precious minerals particularly gold and diamond which dates to pre colonial times Aryee et al 2003 According to the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research ISSER 2017 gold was mined several years
·Artisanal and small scale gold mining ASGM is pervasive in rural areas in Ghana Teschner 2013 ASGM is especially known to widely contribute to mercury and arsenic pollution of rivers in gold mining areas worldwide Cordy et al 2011 In this article ASGM is defined as an illegal mining activity which does not follow the conventional ecological and
·Illegal small scale mining galamsey in South Western Ghana has grown tremendously in the last decade and caused significant environmental degradation Excessive cloud cover in the area has limited the use of optical remote sensing data to map and monitor the extent of these activities This study investigated the use of annual time series Sentinel 1 data
·In every designated small scale mining area there are established District Mining Committees to assist District offices to effectively monitor promote and develop mining expected to be addressed by the recent announcement by the Minerals Commission to register all small scale miners in Ghana Studies however suggest that there are about
·1 Introduction The extractives resource industry plays an important role in the economic growth of developing countries Artisanal and small scale mining in particular has rapidly expanded but is also associated with poor environmental practices that threaten livelihoods IISD 2014; Maconachie 2022 Artisanal and small scale gold mining ASGM is
·He wants the government to protect cocoa farmers enacting a regulation that does not permit miners to mine in areas where there are cocoa farms Socioeconomic and environmental assessment of informal artisanal and small scale mining in Ghana J Clean Prod 202 2018 pp 465 475 / View PDF View article View
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 universities and government agencies in Ghana recently used satellite data to estimate the extent of vegetation lost to artisanal mining
Under the Small Scale Gold Mining Act of 1989 registered and licensed artisanal gold mining operations were legalized and allocated for Ghanaian citizens Rajaee et al 2015 Formal ASGM
·The idea that artisanal and small scale mining ASM is actually not small is the theme of a recent commentary in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Burki 2019 It cites commonly reported global estimates of 40 million people in 80 countries IISD 2017 as compared to the approximately 7 million people in industrial mining
·Artisanal small scale mining ASM is considered a viable source of income for millions of people in over 80 countries IGF 2018 ASM is a low technology labour intensive mineral extraction and processing industry Hilson & Hilson 2015; Hilson & Maconachie 2020a; Hilson 2016a 2016b which provides both direct as well as indirect employment to millions of
Through Insights we provide cutting edge articles on important areas of laws in Ghana of interest to governments companies and individuals Lom Ahlijah Edmund Akrong and Abigail Adikah EN
The ban on small scale gold mining was lifted in 1989 by passing Small Scale Mining Law 1989 PNDCL 218 Small scale gold mining has contributed to
·small scale mining opera tions in Ghana The study thus d raws on both theore tical and Mining Health Areas Regulatio ns 1935 Vol VIII 1954 Laws of the Gold Coast Prospecting
·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 the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources and informal institutions the chieftaincy and customary land
·In Ghana gold mining has always been a profitable venture for people in areas rich with minerals Small Scale Mining SSM is a major driver of the economy directly employing an estimated 1 million Ghanaians and supporting around million others SSM has accounted for around one third of the country s total gold output in recent years
·The favorable geological setting of Ghana allows small scale mining of gold and diamonds to thrive Several small scale mining areas are dotted throughout the country specifically within the Tarkwaian and Birimian rock systems of Ghana Fig 1 is map of Ghana showing the diamondiferous and gold bearing areas where small scale
·Artisanal small scale mining remains a concern to many mineral rich countries in the developing world In Ghana a significant number of those engaged in the sector are operating illegally The ubiquity of the illegal mining sector has posed a policy challenge to the government and high handed measures to curb the problem have failed This study contributes to our
·Small scale mining continues to contribute significantly to the socioeconomic needs of Ghana The operations have transformed from artisanal to the use of sophisticated mining techniques in recent
·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 environmental implications of
·Ghana has abundant mineral reserves in many of its regions and gold mining remains one of the country s main sources of revenue Given Ghana s current position in the global gold market this review provides insight into the ASGM sector to give an understanding of the pertinent issues in the sector and its role in the socio economic development of the
The application for a license for small scale mining is made in a form the Minister may direct to the office of the Minerals Commission in the area where a person intends to engage in small scale mining operations with the prescribed fees According to Section 83 of Act 703 the applicant for a small scale mining license must be a Ghanaian
·The small scale mining SSM sector in developing countries is increasingly associated with the use of heavy earth moving machines and large volumes of hazardous chemicals for ore extraction