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This paper explores the perceived and actual effects of artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) of gold on farming and food production in the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
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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.
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The mining law of Ghana (GoG 2006) governs both the LSM and the ASM mining sectors. With regard to ASM, the law refers to small-scale mining as any miner having a …
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities have contributed, in most cases, to the rural development of some African countries. Practically, these activities have influenced the environmental, health and socio-economic status. In essence, there is a need to investigate how these activities fuel poverty eradication in Africa. Here, a …
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Over the past decade, Ghana's policymakers have become increasingly preoccupied with extracting a larger share of profits from booming large-scale mineral exploration and mining activities.
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Tschakert (2009) included participatory diagrams making using a social justice mapping approach in research in artisanal mining communities in Ghana, but the overwhelming trend for studies and ...
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This review brings to light various responses and effective strategies to mitigate the negative impacts of mining on land tenure in Ghana. These include …
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Over the past decade, Ghana's policymakers have become increasingly preoccupied with extracting a larger share of profits from booming large-scale mineral exploration and …
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The rapid rise in exploration and excavation activities that has since taken place has displaced thousands of previously-undisturbed subsistence artisanal gold miners. This, along with a laissez faire land concession allocation procedure, has exacerbated conflicts between mining parties. Despite legalizing small-scale mining in …
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Artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. According to historical accounts, artisanal gold mining has been practiced by natives in modern Ghana for well over 2000 years (Hilson, 2002a). Today, with total gold production of 4.8 million ounces in 2018, Ghana leads Africa as the largest gold producing country (Whitehouse, 2019).
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Given that 200,000 people in Ghana are involved in the small-scale gold mining industry and that the numbers are expected to grow in Ghana and many other regions of the world, elucidating mercury ...
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Open Access Library Journal 2021, Volume 8, e7010 ISSN Online: 2333-9721 ISSN Print: 2333-9705 DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1107010 Mar. 16, 2021 1 Open Access Library Journal
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To increase self-care and safety consciousness in artisanal mining, there is the need for a national occupational health and safety legislation in Ghana. Also, interventions and health promotion campaigns for better occupational conditions in artisanal mining should target and revise the health and safety related workplace …
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In spite of the persistent efforts by the responsible state institutions to eradicate galamsey operations in Ghana, little attention is given to the inhabitants' characteristics that may affect the surge in illegal mining operations. This study was designed to investigate whether local community dwe …
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In recent times, stakeholders in the mining sector have expressed concerns about the environmental degradation and the social impacts of uncontrolled Small Scale …
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Artisanal small-scale mining has been part of Ghana's history, but recent public outcry on the devastating impacts of the phenomenon on water bodies, due to expansion in the sector, has led to clamp downs by various governments on the activity. This has called for evaluation of the water quality of …
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Research carried out in Liberia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi which looking at the linkages between subsistence farming and artisanal mining revealed that the ...
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This study quantified the spatial and temporal variability in annual vegetation loss due to artisanal mining in southern Ghana, allowing us to identify where distinct …
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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 envi …
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artisanal and industrial gold mining has been detected as the dominant driver of deforestation in regions like the Ankobra River Basin in South- western Ghana (Obodai …
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The rapid rise in exploration and excavation activities that has since taken place has displaced thousands of previously-undisturbed subsistence artisanal gold miners. This, along with a laissez faire land concession allocation procedure, has exacerbated conflicts between mining parties. Despite legalizing small-scale mining in 1989, the ...
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sanal mining is usually superficial and creates swathes of deforested lands and mercury-contaminated sites (Espejo et al., 2018; Swenson etal.,2011).ExamplesfromPapua,Indonesia,andaroundtheworldin-dicate that open-pit mining, such as that employed for artisanal gold mining, can result in excessive mine …
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Artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. According to historical accounts, artisanal gold mining has been practiced by natives in modern Ghana for well over 2000 years (Hilson, 2002a). Today, with total gold production of 4.8 million ounces in 2018, Ghana leads Africa as the largest gold producing country (Whitehouse, 2019). …
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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.
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The total volume of alluvial gold deposits was 3.4 Mm3 at an average grade of 0.46 g/m3. Economic evaluation yielded a net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) of USD 2.8 M and 48%, respectively. ... Artisanal Small-Scale Mining, Reserve, Exploration, Mine Economic Evaluation, Cashflow ... Main Article Content A …
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Artisanal and small-scale mining operations are no new mineral exploration strategies as far as Ghana is concerned. In fact, Ghana was formerly called Gold Coast, a name earned from its colonial authority, the British, as a result of the undisputed abundance of gold deposits in the region when they first set foot in the country (
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Researchers from NASA, U.S. universities, and government agencies in Ghana recently used satellite data to estimate the extent of vegetation lost to artisanal mining in the southwestern portion of the …
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Globally, small-scale mining is noted to be a major contributor to the pollution of water resources because it makes use of huge volumes of water thereby polluting the water resources (Cunningham et al., 2005; Owens et al., 2005). Most artisanal mining operators have no concession of their own and, thus, operates illegally.
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is an important source of livelihood for millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), though it is small in its contribution to the total mineral production but employs a larger number of people in rural communities than large-scale mining activities do (Hilson and McQuilken 2014).It is reported that over 25 …
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1.1. Objective. This report is one of three studies [8,10] that are being co-published to provide a foundation for a special issue in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health entitled "Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana".This integrated assessment (IA) is guided by …
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