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A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-scale Mining Industry. G. Hilson. Published 2002. Environmental Science, Business. Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development …
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The literature on small-scale mining in Ghana attributes this lacuna to a host of factors, including undue delays and cumbersome bureaucratic requirements and processes associated with the granting of licenses (McQuilken and Hilson 2016); failure of government to engage miners to find viable policy alternatives (OseiKojo and Andrews 2016 ...
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In Ghana, small-scale gold mining is operationalised and defined as 'mining by any method not involving substantial expenditure by individuals or group of persons not exceeding nine or by a cooperative society made up of ten or more persons' (Government of Ghana, 1989 cited in Aryee et al., 2003: 131). In other countries, for example Mali,
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Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector continues to grow in size and significance. Its contribution to wealth creation, employment and the economy make it …
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Furthermore, the mining industry's concentration on water use, particularly for small-scale miners, ignores the legacy impacts of such mines or the long-term effects of small-scale mining. Even for SSMs, it is suggested that there be an imposed aspect on the concurrent treatment and reusability of water with mining operations.
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The report is organized as follows. First, an overview of small-scale mining in Ghana is provided in which a historical perspective of the industry is given, regional geological …
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The 2020 State of the ASM Sector Report builds on the analysis from the 2019 Report to close further data gaps in the ASM sector. The 2020 Report uses the Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8): "promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all" as the …
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The small-scale mining laws from 1989 to 2006 sought to regularize and govern Ghana's ASM operations (Government of Ghana, 1989, PNDCL 217, 218, 219, Government of Ghana, 2014, Act 703). One purpose …
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An Overview of Ghana's Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Sector; Minerals Commission of Ghana: Greater Accra, Ghana, 2010. Gibb, H.; O'Leary, K.G. Mercury exposure and health impacts among individuals in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining community: A comprehensive review. Environ. Health Perspect. 2014, 122, …
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This paper analyzed the legal and political framework governing Ghana's artisanal small-scale gold mining sector, with a focus on land rehabilitation for use …
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2. Literature review and conceptual overview. The literature reports a range of factors affecting the engagement of local community dwellers in ASM activities (Hilson, 2016; Mapuva and Dube, 2016; Yakovleva and Vazquez-Brust, 2018), though no specific empirical conclusion has been drawn on the subject matter probably due to the …
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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 …
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This paper 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 integrated assessment (IA) framework was utilized to analyze socio-economic, health, and …
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According to section 19(2) of the Act, the MCDS is managed by a Local. Management Committee (LMC) in each community, consisting of at least six members, including. the mining area's district chief executive (DCE) or his representative, traditional rulers of the.
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ASM is the supplier of minerals for the Jewelry Industry in Ghana. Serve as Precursors to Large Scale Exploration Companies (Pathfinders) Contribution towards Community …
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Abstract. Over the years, artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities have been associated with unacceptable mining practices, which pose several health and …
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The majority of the challenges posed by small-scale surface mining in Ghana are. experienced in environmental degradation and its effects on several ecological systems. Land degradation, mercury ...
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Furthermore, the mining industry's concentration on water use, particularly for small-scale miners, ignores the legacy impacts of such mines or the long-term effects of small-scale mining.
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Besides, some specific issues like mine closure and small scale mining have sector-specific indicators together with emergency preparedness, material stewardship and compliance. Although reported in many studies from the literature (17 over 50), environmental impacts affecting health are only partially embodied in the environmental …
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Artisanal and small-scale mining for example accounted for 43% of Ghana's total gold production in 2018 (Adu-Baffour et al., 2021). Ghana was one of the first …
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SMALL-SCALE MINING (ASM): A REVIEW OF KEY. NUMBERS AND ISSUES. Secretariat hosted by Secretariat funded by ... United Nations agencies, foundations, the private sector and individuals. The IGF supports more than 60 nations committed to leveraging mining for sustainable development to ensure that negative impacts are …
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Innovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: …
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By 2012, only Chinese miners remained, and an estimated fifty thousand Chinese citizens were mining gold in Ghana (Hilson et al. 2014). 1 Close In 2013, one government official with intimate knowledge of the mining sector estimated Chinese nationals held 70 percent of small-scale concessions. This contradicted other official representations and ...
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Abstract Since 1989 when small scale mining in Ghana was legalised, a lot of interest has been generated in the sector because of it's socio-economic benefits However, owing to lack of the necessary training and inadequate financial base on the part of small scale operators, most operations are poorly managed environmentally. The paper describes …
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Minerals & Mining Policy of Ghana 2.0 Overview of Ghana's Minerals and Mining Sector Ghana is well endowed with substantial mineral resources, the major ones being gold, diamonds, manganese and bauxite. Gold is the predominant mineral produced in the country accounting for over 90% of all mineral revenues annually over the past two …
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In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there are a growing report on the telling contribution of the mining industry. For instance, in Ghana (which was estimated in 2022 as the "major producer of gold in Africa", and ranked sixth in the world), the mining industry attracts 50%, of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country (Ampaw et al., …
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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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The study investigated the livelihoods of small-scale miners in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality following the 2017 Government ban on small-scale mining operations in …
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Along the banks of Ghana's Offin River, abandoned, waterlogged mining pits now stretch for kilometres where agricultural and other land uses recently existed. While small-scale mining is a right reserved for Ghanaian citizens, many mining sites are foreign-operated and almost all go unremediated.
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According to. their survey between 2006 and 2018, the GDP from mining increased from 3664.73 GHS Million. to 6829.13 GHS Million. Ghana, apart from the endowment in precious minerals and metals is ...
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