Since 2009, with the involvement of Chinese miners in gold mining, which peaked in 2013, small-scale mining in Ghana has become highly mechanized, involving the use of excavators, wash plants and other equipment. ... Informal resource extraction, state enforcement, and conflict in Ghana. Global Environmental Change, Vol. 58, …
DetailsArtisanal and small-scale mining—a low-tech, indigenous mining subsector—is taking on increasing economic importance in many developing countries. Over 150 million people worldwide are ...
Detailsmining companies and local communities, including farmers and small-scale miners) (see Andrews et al., 2017; Hilson, 2002). Critically, many communities and people have been …
DetailsThis article is one of three synthesis reports resulting from an integrated assessment (IA) of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities that involve multiple drivers and diverse disciplines influencing ASGM, an IA framework was used to analyze economic, social, health, and environmental data and …
DetailsConflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining: Chinese miners and the state in Ghana. Gordon Crawford Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, ... Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the galamsey. Resources Policy, 37, 308–314. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2012.02.001
DetailsThe 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 …
DetailsBut the formal procedure to get a small-scale mining licence in Ghana can take up to three years. According to the Minerals Commission, this process should normally take three to four months.
Details1. Introduction. Searching for, and extraction of minerals in Ghana has been an ancient activity. Undoubtedly, Ghana has a long history of small-scale mining of precious minerals, particularly gold and diamond which dates to pre-colonial times (Aryee et al., 2003).According to the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research …
DetailsMineral exploitation contributes significantly to economic growth and development in most world economies. In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about 5.7% of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This …
DetailsThe criteria for defining small scale mining differs from country to country and with reference to Ghana small-scale mining refers to "operations of individual Ghanaians or organized groups of Ghanaians (4-8 individuals), or a co-operative often of more individuals, entirely financed by Ghanaian resources at a certain limit, and carried out ...
DetailsThe negative impact of mining activities on the environment and health is well documented (Heath, 1993, Veiga and Beinhoff, 1997, Warhurst, 1999, Warhurst, 1994). Particular attention has been given to the effect of small-scale gold mining activities on environmental contamination.
DetailsDiscourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to the ...
DetailsIn the Bogoso–Prestea area, where many people depend on small-scale mining, violent conflicts between galamsey (i.e., small-scale miners) and security personnel of the mining enterprises occur frequently as we observed in 2006. ... Gold mining in tropical rainforest in Ghana. Environment and Development Economics. …
DetailsDrawing on findings from multiple qualitative studies in Ghana, we found that the one 'small-scale' mining licence regime was problematic and took no account of the diverse environmental impacts, the safety concerns, and the uneven economic returns from the various mining methods (alluvial, underground, and surface/open-pit mining) …
DetailsA version of this small-scale mining persists—known today as artisanal mining—but new research shows it is having a growing and sometimes devastating effect on the environment. Researchers from NASA, U.S. universities, and government agencies in Ghana recently used satellite data to estimate the extent of vegetation lost to …
DetailsSmall 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 ...
DetailsIn 2006, SSM regime was integrated into the new Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703). Sections 81 to 99 apply to Small Scale Mining. ASM is a significant sub sector …
DetailsSSM of gold in Ghana is a pre historic activity which can be traced to the 5th Century Discouraged in the colonial era, till 1989 This led to Secret Activities and Smuggling of Proceeds outside the country In 1989 –SSM Activities were mainstreamed through promulgation of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDCL 218 (1989) In 2006, SSM …
DetailsArtisanal and small-scale mining employs approximately 1 million people in Ghana. An additional 5 million peoples' livelihoods depend on its proceeds. Artisanal and small-scale mining also ...
DetailsThe global rush to grab resources took an unexpected turn in Ghana recently. With the hike in gold prices from 2008 onwards, a large influx of foreign miners, especially from China, entered into the artisanal and small-scale mining sector (ASM), despite it being 'reserved for Ghanaian citizens' by law. Thus all were working on an illicit basis. An astonishing …
DetailsA version of this small-scale mining persists—known today as artisanal mining—but new research shows it is having a growing and sometimes devastating effect on the …
DetailsWhile 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 …
DetailsThis paper analyzed the legal and political framework governing Ghana's artisanal small-scale gold mining sector, with a focus on land rehabilitation for use post-mining, and …
DetailsSmall-scale gold mining in what is modern day Ghana can be traced as far back as the 15th century. It continues to be an important means of livelihood for many relatively low-income Ghanaians and ...
DetailsABSTRACT 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 citizens' by law. A free-for-all ensued in which Ghanaian and Chinese miners engaged in both contestation and collaboration over access to gold, a …
DetailsThat notwithstanding, the boom of gold mining in Southern Ghana in the last 20 years has diverted internal migration destinations for Northern women with many women moving into informal artisanal and small-scale mining, locally called galamsey. 1 As argued in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) literature, migration to ASM …
DetailsThe environmental impacts of small-scale mining in Ghana are then detailed, along with the land-use disputes that have occurred in the industry. The report concludes by providing contact information for some important people involved in small-scale mining research …
Detailsto small-scale mining activities, of ten conducted without proper permits, in violation of mining regulations and environmental laws (Ghana Chamber of Mines, 2019). While small-scale mining plays ...
DetailsAs 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 ...
DetailsThe severe environmental repercussions of small-scale gold mining in riverbeds and forest reserves, which employ advanced machinery, prompted a two-year ban on small-scale activities in 2019. The government also prohibited the issuance of mining permits for gold exploration/mining in forest reserve zones and imposed a ban on …
DetailsThe Case of 'Illegal' Small-Scale Mining in Ghana Alex Osei-Kojo and Nathan Andrews IntroductIon Recent reports indicate that 'illegal' artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) contin - ues to ourish in mining communities in Ghana, despite several attempts by governmental apparatuses to stop it.1 In response, two presidents, John
DetailsThis chapter discusses small-scale mining in Ghana in the context of two intergovernmental development indicators—the United Nations (UN) Sustainable …
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