The environmental and socio-economic impacts of mining on local livelihoods in Tanzania: a case study of Geita District. Journal of Cleaner Production, 14 (3): 405-414. (2006). Hilson, G. The environmental impact of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: identifying problems and possible solutions. Geographical Journal, 57-72. (2002).
Read MoreThis study examined the impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana. The Chinese presence introduced irrevocable changes, notably the use of heavy machinery and new technology, such that the sector will never be the same again. The intensification of small-scale gold mining …
Read MorePDF | On Jul 1, 2016, Gabriel Botchwey published Botchwey, G and Crawford, G (2016) Impact of Small-scale Mining on Education and Livelihoods in Ghana. | Find, read and cite all the research you ...
Read MoreThe small-scale gold and diamonds mining industry is of great importance to Ghana. Since its regularization in 1989 the sector has produced and sold over 1.5 million troy ounces of gold and 8.0 ...
Read MoreWhile 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 ...
Read MoreAdvantages of small scale mining business in Ghana: With the current increase of unemployment cases in Ghana, small scale mining will really bridge the gap of unemployment by taking in skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labor. This would reduce the high poverty levels experienced in remote areas where the minerals are found.
Read Moreenvironmental impacts of small-scale gold mining in Ghana, and to prescribe a series of recommen-dations for improving environmental performance in the industry. The paper begins by providing a general overview of small-scale gold mining and its environmental impacts. Next, the paper discusses the state of the Ghanaian small-scale gold-mining
Read More3. Small-scale gold mining in Ghana and foreign involvement 3.1 Rising significance of small-scale gold mining 3.2 Legal framework 3.3 Influx of Chinese Miners into ASM 4. Conflict and collaboration over resources 4.1 Conflict and collaboration in Southern Ghana 4.2 Shaanxi Mining Company and Conflict in Gbane, Upper East 5.
Read MoreThough 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.
Read Moreimpacts of mining, which may lead to serious consequences and catastrophes if care is not taken. In the Banda Nkwanta and some other communities in Northern Ghana which are involved in mining, education is an important issue that is troubled since the attention of key players (teachers,
Read More6 Small-scale Mining and Sustainable Development within the SADC Region There is about a total of more than 1,000,000 small-scale miners estimated to work within the 6 target countries (which should add up to about 1.5 million for the whole SADC
Read MoreGhana is among the top two gold producers in Africa. What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35% of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale ...
Read MoreUniversal Basic Education programme, the Ghana Education Service has made a lot of inroads in the area of infrastructural provision for schools at the dawn of the 21st Century. It is an established fact that those employed in the small scale mining in this district are mostly either illiterate or semi-literate.
Read Morepromulgation of the Small-Scale Mining Law in 1989 and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1994. The historical importance of mining in the economic development of Ghana is considerable and well documented, with the country's colonial name -- Gold Coast --reflecting the importance of the mining sector.
Read MoreImpact of Small Scale Mining on Basic School Education at Subin Hill A RESEARCH WORK SUBMITTED AS A PARTIAL FULLFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE. ... Teachers will also be able to suggest to the Ghana Education Service the necessary solution to the problems and give more education to the ...
Read MoreIn Ghana, Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) is subsumed under Small Scale Mining (SSM). Therefore, even though Act 703 refers to small scale mining, this includes the artisanal operators. It is recognized that gold accounts for over 90% of SSM operations in Ghana, however, the strategic
Read MoreAfrican Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) 37th Annual Conference – Dunedin – New Zealand – 25-26 November 2014 Conference Proceedings (published January 2015) Africa: Diversity and Development The impact of small-scale gold mining on mining communities in Ghana Isaac Kojo Arah University of New England Ho Polytechnic Abstract The Ghanaian mining industry is …
Read MoreSmall-scale mining contributes about 30% of Ghana's total gold output and provides livelihoods to large numbers of people One aspect of the controversial issue of illegal mining in Ghana is the involvement of foreigners, especially Chinese companies and miners Findings suggest that there are serious negative impacts intensified by the involvement of Chinese miners The […]
Read More2.2 characteristics of small-scale mining: dynamic, diverse and on a spectrum 13 2.3 the negative environmental and socio-economic impacts of ASM are expressions of informality 17 3 …
Read MoreSmall scale mining is a major threat to water resources and agricultural activities in most mining communities across Ghana. This study investigated the effect of small scale mining on the quality of water for irrigation from some selected sites along a river and a reservoir which was used as a control. The physical and chemical parameters of the water samples were measured using standard ...
Read MoreAbstract. 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 ...
Read MoreTo determine the potential risk factors for injury, estimate the annual injury rate and examine the safety perceptions, and use of personal protective equipment among small-scale gold miners in Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 494 small-scale gold miners from four major mining districts in Ghana. A -based approach was used to obtain a representative …
Read MoreThe importance of small-scale mining in Ghana cannot be overstated. Despite the fact that each small-scale mining operation is very small, the combined economic and social impact is significant in many developing economies.
Read MoreDOI: 10.21522/TIJAR.2014.04.02.Art019 ISSN: 2520-3088 environmental and social impacts generated by the miners. The activities of small scale miners in developing countries such as Ghana to a large extent have had major effects on the environment.
Read MoreWhilst the various aspects of Ghana‟s small scale mining sector, including the growing involvement of women, its impact on the environment, relations with large-scale operators, and health and safety, have been examined in significant detail in a host of studies (e.g. Aryee et al. 2003; Amankwah and Anim-Sackey 2003; Yakovleva 2007), at the ...
Read MoreThis Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Handbook for Ghana is the result of a training session held in Ghana in September 2017 through the sub-program on ASM under the overall PanAfGeo project. The ASM sub-program is co-funded by the European Commission's Directorate-General of …
Read MoreThe Impact of Small Scale Mining University of Ghana 9/1/2018· Small scale mining is a major threat to water resources and agricultural activities in mostmunities across Ghana. This study investigated the effect of small scale mining on the quality of water for irrigation from some selected sites along a river and a reservoir which was used as ...
Read MoreThe proliferation of illegal mining in Ghana, coupled with its environmental impacts, especially on water bodies has compelled the government to ban all artisanal small-scale mining (ASM ...
Read MoreDistrict Assembly Report, 2002). Even though small-scale mining is legalised in Ghana, most small-scale miners have not registered with the Minerals Commission, thus are illegal (Awumbila and Tsikata, 2004). Illegal small-scale mining is swaying in the district, specifically Yale community (CHRAJ, 2006). About 17% percent of the
Read MoreIllegal mining appears to be one of world's major mining problems and to a large extent Ghana's greatest environmental hazard. However, small scale and large-scale mining are not excluded from this problem because current statistics point to mining industries consuming almost 20% of the
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