· The coexistence of large-scale mining and artisanal and small-scale mining on the Abosso Goldfields concession in Western Ghana ’, Resources Policy 34: 64 – 70. Google Scholar Baba , S. and Raufflet , E. ( 2014 ) ‘ Managing relational legacies: lessons from British Columbia, Canada ’, Administrative Sciences 4 ( 1 ): 15 – 34 .
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· One common feature is that both large-scale and small-scale gold mining companies operate in these communities. This has resulted in socio-economic and environmental problems including resettlement issues, leading to clashes between the mining companies and host communities ( Akabzaa & Darimani, 2001 ).
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· Artisanal and small-scale mining is a widespread economic sector in the African Great Lakes Region, where it has an adverse impact on the population’s environment. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and consider the typology of the environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining, in particular, the
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· Large-scale mining, also known as legal mining, generates more than 95 percent of the world's total mineral production and employs approximately 2.5 million people across the world.13 In Ghana, there are 19 large mining companies operating approximately 16 gold mines, one bauxite mine and one manganese mine.2 These
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· Recent interest by governmental, non-governmental and civil society organisations in monitoring, tracing, tracking and flushing out illegal mining activities in Ghana has intensified due to the fact that large tracts of arable lands, forests and water resources are destroyed by this group of illegal miners. Yet, the scale of operation,
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· Concentrations varied between 6.80–19.82 mg/l for water and 28.90–84.30 mg/kg in sediment at sites with extensive small-scale mining activities. At low small-scale mining sites concentration
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· The majority of the challenges posed by small-scale surface mining in Ghana are. experienced in environmental degradation and its effects on several ecological systems. Land degradation, mercury
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· The list of gold mining companies in Ghana includes Perseus Mining (Ghana) Ltd, Newmont Golden Ridge Ltd, Chirano Gold Mines Ltd, Abosso Goldfields Limited, and Asanko Gold Mine. There
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· In Ghana, small-scale (gold) mining has two forms: registered (small-scale) mining and informal, illegal or unregistered (small-scale) mining activities, locally called galamsey. Registered small-scale miners are those who have obtained mining licenses from the Minerals Commission to undertake mining activities on their concessions.
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· While the former is driven by profit maximization, the latter is embarked upon to earn a living (Salati et al., 2014); hence, large-scale gold mining entities are easily distinguishable from ASGM
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· The small-scale mining sector has of late become one of the pillars of the economy of Zimbabwe contributing significantly to national fiscus. Rudairo Dickson Mapuranga The small-scale gold mining sector contributes up to 12 percent of total exports cementing its position in prop (up) the country to achieve the President’s vision of
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· Our goal here was to assess land cover change due to gold surface mining in Western Ghana, one of the world’s leading gold mining regions, and to study how these changes affected land use systems. We used Landsat satellite images from 1986–2002 to map land cover change and field interviews with farmers to understand the
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Artisanal and small-scale mining is also the source of the largest releases of mercury, estimated at 1,400 tonnes per year in 2011 according to the Minamata Convention. Exposure to mercury can have serious health impacts, including irreversible brain damage.
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· Few studies have utilized satellite data to quantify the spatial footprint of Galamsey across a large region in Ghana. A recent study by Forkuor et al. (2020) used Sentinel-1 time series to quantify changes in gold mining from 2015 to 2019 within a smaller study area of 9071 km 2.
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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 environmental data, and co-develop
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· Major large-scale firms currently operating in Ghana include: Anglogold Ashanti, Kibi Gold Goldfields, Newmont Ghana Gold Company Limited, Golden Star, Ltd, and Asanko Gold Mine (Hilson, 2001, 2008). These companies are principally found in the Asanti, Eastern, Western and Wester North regions of Ghana.
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· Over the last three decades, small-scale gold mining involving a crew with mechanization has become more common, for example, in Colombia (Masse & McDermott, 2017). Equipment might include high-pressure water cannons for knocking down riverbanks for sluicing, backhoes, and river dredges.
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:John M. Keynesplein 1, Amsterdam, 1066 EP030 397 8895 · The Bibiani gold mine is located in the western region of Ghana. Credit: Resolute Mining. The Bibiani gold project located in Ghana is being developed by Asante Gold, a gold exploration, development
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· Combating child labour in Tanzania is a challenging endeavour especially in small-scale gold mining communities. Location of Study Area in Kahama District in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania Source
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· However, the Western Region hosts over 70 % of large-scale mining companies and 30 % of licensed small-scale mines in Ghana (Owusu-Nimo et al., 2018). It is believed that illegal mining activities in the country are also prevalent where licensed mining operations are concentrated ( Owusu-Nimo et al., 2018 ).
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· Within the small-scale gold mining sector is “galamsey”, a local term used in Ghana for illegal or unregulated gold mining operations. Illegal gold mining operations are criticised heavily
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:Chirano Gold MineBest Mining Company in GhanaGold Mines Companies in Ghana · Major large-scale firms currently operating in Ghana include: Anglogold Ashanti, Kibi Gold Goldfields, Newmont Ghana Gold Company Limited, Golden Star, Ltd,
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· The mining industry is a significant asset to the development of countries. Ghana, Africa’s second-largest gold producer, has benefited from gold mining as the sector generates about 90% of the country’s total exports. Just like all industries, mining is associated with benefits and risks to indigenes and the host environment. Small-scale
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· Delve is a global platform for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) data. Its vision is a world in which ASM is recognized as an important contributor to global development. Recommended citation: World Bank. 2020. 2020 State of the Artisanal and
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While the bulk of Ghana's gold mining is in legally sanctioned mining by large enterprises, 35% of Ghana's gold is extracted by small-scale miners, most operating illegally. [1] More than 21% of gold production in the early 1990s came from underground mines in western and Ashanti Region, with the remainder coming from river beds in Ashanti Region and
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· Informality lowers the barriers to entry 14 and encourages widespread participation in ASGM. As such, in many regions around the globe, ASGM activities have become the backbone of rural economies. 15, 16, 17 For millions of miners and their dependents, ASGM is the primary source of income. 18 For others, it is a complementary
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empowerment. Small-scale gold mining is only one micro-industry; however, as Labonne (1996: 36) articulated: “(small-scale) mining… may become a stepping stone towards economic fulfilment, contributing to a better future for women and men in
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· Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and large-scale mining in the Ecuadorian Amazon region is potentially harmful to nature, and its impacts are associated with environmental degradation
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No. Large Scale Mining Companies 1 Adamus Resources 2 Angolgold Ashanti (Obuasi) 3 Chirano Kinross Mines Ltd 4 Asanko Gold 5 Golden Star Resources 6 GoldFields 7 Perseus Mining 8 Ghana Manganese Company Ltd 9 Ghana Bauxite Company 16 Kibi
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· New large-scale gold and silver mining and processing companies such as KEFI Minerals have been granted licenses for exploration, development and a production plant. KEFI acquired concession in the western region of Ethiopia in April 2015 and planned to install a gold processing plant with a capacity of 1.5-1.7 million tons of gold
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