Key words: small-scale mining, mining communit ies, mining industry, mining. Introduction The Ghanaian mi ning industry can be traced back to t he pre-colonial era with some studies
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Small-scale mining in Ghana is defined to include both the exploitation of mineral deposits (1) using fairly rudimentary implements and/or (2) at low levels of production with minimal capital investment. ... These centres, which are manned by experienced mining engineers, provide assistance within small-scale mining areas in close proximity to ...
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A Community Mining Scheme Area is 'An area within a Prospecting License (PL) held by a Large Scale Company that has been relinquished/ surrendered in accordance with Section 38 of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) and specifically requested and designated for small scale mining' (Government of Ghana, 2019, p. 3).
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Small scale gold mining in Ghana has a long history. It has existed as far back as the eighth century as a economic activity. It was legalised recently when the Small Scale Mining L aw ...
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Figure 1: Location Map of Tinga Mining area 23 Figure 2: Simplified Geology map of Ghana showing gold belts 23 Figure 3: A miner entering the underground mine shaft 24 ... of Ghana National Small-Scale Mining Association (GNASSM), including Artisanal Small-Scale Women in Mining (AsWIM).
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Sustainability. 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 …
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Generally, there is a consensus that the factors driving artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and its negative environmental impacts in Ghana are local and global economic forces (Hilson, 2001; Kassa, 2019).This is because, global economic policies in the 1970s and 1980s such as the Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) and Structural Adjustment …
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Illegal small-scale mining and processing activities (ASM) have led to a vast area of degraded, contaminated, and abandoned local-community lands, posing a major environmental concern in many ...
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CASE STUDY; GHANA & SMALL-SCALE MINING. Ghana is well known for its mineral resources such as gold, salt, silver, limestone, and manganese. Approximately two-thirds of Ghana's small-scale miners are engaged in gold production.It is labor intensive and does not require the use of sophisticated machinery; rather it requires the use of simple hand tools such …
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An Overview of Small-scale Mining in Ghana 3 Historical Perspective 3 Geological Setting 4 Socio-economic Impact of Small-scale Mining in Ghana 5 ... within surrounding areas [4]. In fact, small-scale diamond mining occurs either under licences issued by the Minerals Commission or tributer permits granted by GCD on its
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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 4.5 million others. SSM has accounted for around one-third of the country's total gold output in recent years.
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COMMUNITY MINING SCHEME; A LAUDABLE WAY TO SANITIZE SMALL- SCALE MINING For several decades, Ghana has had to grapple with the wanton destruction of its environment, and river bodies, with past governments making one single answer to address that one single challenge the illegal activities in the small-scale mining sector.
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This paper identifies and examines nine factors that affect formalization of informal artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. Despite a series of efforts to ensure cleaner and safer production, informal artisanal and small-scale mining continues to expand with the resulting increase in environmental pollution and damage. The nine factors form what is described in …
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The study assessed levels of heavy metals in drinking water sources in two small-scale mining communities (Nangodi and Tinga) in northern Ghana. Seventy-two (72) water samples were collected from boreholes, hand …
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First, an overview of small-scale mining in Ghana is provided in which a historical perspective of the industry is given, regional geological characteristics are highlighted, and the industry's …
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with cameras are used to gather photographs of small-scale mining areas as part of a solution that is put out to help monitor and solve this issue. A UAV fitted with photogrammetry sensors for mapping an inaccessible mining location in the Wassa Amenfi East area of Ghana was adopted for the data collection.
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In Ghana, gold mining is conducted by way of industrial-scale mines, as well as smaller artisanal mines, locally known as Galamsey. While this industry has provided …
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being of communities in that mining area and the general Ghanaian population. 1. Further research to determine the cause and effect of illegal small-scale mining on the health and well-being of both the miners and the residents in the mining areas. 2. Determine the level of water and food contamination from illegal small-scale gold mining. 3.
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Serious indigenous miners dug deep tunnels— records indicate some up to 80 feet deep. A version of this small-scale mining persists—known today as artisanal mining—but new research shows it is having a growing and …
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Since 2010, artisanal and small-scale gold miners (both legally and illegally operating) have been exploring and mining gold in the district with sophisticated machinery, triggered by commercial discovery of huge gold deposits (7.4 million oz) in nearby Birim North District by Newmont Mining Inc. in 2010 (Mining-technology, 2014).
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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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MAJOR OPERATING MINES IN GHANA List of major mining companies operating in Ghana and their details in case of references NO. Operating Mines Mineral Type Mine Location Website Address 1 AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Ltd Gold Obuasi 2 AngloGold Ashanti (Iduapriem)Ltd Gold Iduapriem (Tarkwa) 3 Gold Fields …
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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 …
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Small-scale mining and illegal mining also referred to as galamsey in Ghana has become the most discussed topic in recent history in Ghana because of the damages it is causing to water …
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2.2 Regulatory bodies of mineral mining in Ghana and their roles. 4 2.3 Small scale mining and illegal gold mining in Ghana 5 2.3.1 Contributory factors of illegal mining in Ghana 7 2.4 Water in mining operation 8 2.4.1 Sources of water pollution at mining sites 9 3 Effects of small scale mining on the environment 10
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Despite the Minerals Commission's offices being present in designated mining areas in Ghana ostensibly to promote the formalization, supervision and management of small-scale mining operations in the country (Government of Ghana, 2006, Sec. 90), mineral rights decisions, including that for ASM are centrally determined. A colossal amount of ink ...
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It is also implementing the Ghana Forest Investment Programme and Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-scale Mining Project to reclaim between 100 and 1,500 hectares of mined areas. Mr Allotey said Ghana was …
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As gold prices soared from 2008 onwards, tens of thousands of foreign miners, especially from China, entered the small-scale mining sector in Ghana, despite it being 'reserved for Ghanaian ...
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The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector-commonly described as low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly associated with the use of ...
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In the Talensi mining area in Ghana, for instance, gender roles are rigidly constructed around discriminatory socio-cultural norms, ... (2024) recommended in their published work on the re-categorization of small-scale mining license in Ghana and other African countries that focus on one-size-fit-all mining for the diverse ASM operations. This ...
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