Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is inherently risky, but little is known about mining-associated hazards and injuries despite the tremendous growth worldwide of ASGM and the benefits it offers. ... Injury Profiles Associated with Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Tarkwa, Ghana Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 ...
DetailsThis research unravels the agents and driving motivation behind the rise of illegal small-scale mining in Ghana and its impact. This is accomplished via a qualitative study using illegal small ...
DetailsOriginal Research Introduction Studies show that artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activi- ... the government to ban all artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities in the country. The ban is intended to promote ... in the region noted for ASM activities are the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality and Wassa Amenfi West District. As such, min- ...
Detailsing livelihoods in the artisanal small-scale mining communi-tieswithintheTarkwa-NsuaemMunicipalityofGhana.Using primary data from a sample of 400 heads, 19 insti-tutions, six artisanal and small-scale mining firms, and two mineral processing companies, the study finds the mining chain, from extraction through processing to sale, …
Detailsbuyers( Akabzaa & Darimani, 2001). In 2011, about 300 small - scale mining groups were registered(Adu - Gyamfi, 2011) and many more including foreigners remained unregistered and therefore operated illegally and unregulated (McTernan, 2013). The small-scale mining activities are located mostly in rural settlements of the
Details66 GMJ Vol. 20, , June, 2020 Spatial Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana* 1B. Kumi-Boateng and 1E. Stemn 1University of Mine and Technology, P. O. Box 237, Tarkwa Kumi-Boateng, B. and Stemn, E. (2020), "Spatial Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in the Tarkwa-
DetailsThis paper examines large and small-scale mining in Ghana's largest diamond mining town, Akwatia, and their relative impact on environmental degradation, health, and the livelihood of artisanal ...
DetailsA past study undertaken by Kumi-Boateng et al. (2012) revealed similar land cover variations in degraded lands and expansion of the built-up area caused by mining activities in the Tarkwa Mining ...
DetailsThe research involved: (a) the determination of gender and generation roles in small scale mining activities; (b) the determination of the effect of mining activities on employment, education, health, agriculture and …
DetailsThe study investigated the livelihoods of small-scale miners in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality following the 2017 Government ban on small-scale mining operations in the country. The study adopted the mixed-method research design. Using questionnaires, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, data was
DetailsWithin the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small scale mining subsector has been marred by controversies mainly due to its threat to sustainable development.
Detailsmining activities often through Artisanal Small-Scale Mining (ASM). LSM companies are perceived to be environmentally destructive and socially disruptive. However, ASM which by law is the preserve of only Ghanaians appears to be more destructive and pose a lot of environmental problems as well as livelihood challenges to local communities.
DetailsThe hydraulic conductivity within the study area ranges between 0.06 to 0.5 m/day based on the available data used for the work. As with the case of groundwater depths, other researchers have ...
Detailsartisanal small-scale mining communities has assumed prominence in international and national discourses. The purpose of this study was to explore ways of sustaining …
DetailsFollowing the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) in 1983, Ghana's mining sector has experienced significant growth, making Ghana one of the 10-leading producers of gold ...
DetailsAnthony Yaw Karikari CSIR – Water Research Institute, Achimota, Accra, Ghana https: ... placed a ban on illegal small-scale mining activities in March 2017. This ban stopped both 'legal' small-scale and the illegal artisanal miners from carrying out any such activity. In July 2018, this study was carried out to examine the status of water ...
DetailsThe study investigated the livelihoods of small-scale miners in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality following the 2017 Government ban on small-scale mining operations in the …
DetailsThe Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality was selected for this study as it represents one of the most active gold mining districts in Ghana. The municipality accommodates two large …
DetailsPDF | On Jan 1, 2010, Jerry S. Kuma published The Need to Regularise Activities of Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: A Focus on the Tarkwa-Dunkwa Highway | Find, read and cite all the research ...
DetailsScale Mining, Supply Chain AMN Research Committee ... Tarkwa, Ghana. ... existing ban on unlawful small-scale mining activities in the area
DetailsThe government of Ghana responding to public outcry against the negative effects of "galamsey", placed a ban on illegal small-scale mining activities in March 2017.
DetailsIn this paper, small-scale gold mining in the Tarkwa District of Ghana has been studied. Some entrepreneurial and managerial problems of small-scale gold miners have also …
DetailsThe fact that the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Ghana is driven largely by poverty means that the sector is a major source of livelihood for people in mining communities across ...
DetailsHowever, despite the increase in small scale mining in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal, the extent to which these activities have impacted on the quality of the Amponsah lake is largely unknown.
Details66 GMJ Vol. 20, , June, 2020 Spatial Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana* 1B. Kumi-Boateng and 1E. Stemn 1University of Mine and Technology ...
DetailsThis paper explores the power relations and institutional arrangements that shape Ghana's artisanal small-scale gold mining industry. Using the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area in the Eastern region ...
DetailsThe Study therefore focuses on finding ways to make small-scale gold mining sustainable by looking at the mode of operations of small-scale gold mining companies …
Detailsunemployed youth to undertake small-scale mining (SSM). Most of these miners operate illegally even though the SSM law (PNDCL) 218 of 1989 and Act 703 of 2006 define the procedures required for ...
DetailsIn this paper, small-scale gold mining in the Tarkwa District of Ghana has been studied. Some entrepreneurial and managerial problems of small-scale gold miners have also …
DetailsFor instance, respondents in Tarkwa, Pepesa, Nsuaem, Benso and Pepesa West where artisanal and small scale mining activities recorded proportions of 95.0 percent, 98.30 percent, 63.90 percent, 73.30 percent and 76.70 percent of respondents affirmed the effects of mining on the communities.
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