4 · Resource politics and the impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale mining in Ghana-Volume 88 Issue 4 Luning and Pijpers (Reference Luning and Pijpers 2017) give a valuable analysis of the interplay between politics and geology in forms of cohabitation between international mining companies and small-scale mining operators on large
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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 sometimes devastating effect on the environment. Researchers from NASA, U.S. universities, and government agencies in Ghana
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· This study was undertaken to understand the safety performance of the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Ghana by relying on media reports of past ASM accidents. The study was implemented by classifying and analysing 36 accidents identified through the application of several inclusion criteria.
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· 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
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· Mining in Ghana—Part 2: Natural Sciences Review Mozhgon Rajaee 1 , Samuel Obiri 2 , Allyson Green 1 , Rachel Long 1 , Samuel J. Cobbina 3 , Vincent Nartey 4 , David Buck 5 , Edward Antwi 6
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· The review highlights that illegal mining activities accelerate land degradation and deforestation in Ghana (Aidoo et al., 2018;Boakye et al., 2020). The unregulated extraction of minerals
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This paper explains longitudinal and spatial variation in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) governance in Ghana. While Ghana’s ASM sector has, since 2006, witnessed
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It appears that land degradation, environmental pollution and many socio-economic problems have been major issues with communities where small-scale mining is practised in Ghana. Most of these negative impacts are a result of deficiencies on the part of the regulatory bodies charged with monitoring the mining industry.
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· PDF Effects of small-scale gold mining on surface and ground water quality Agyapong et al. of sulphates, nitrates and phosphates. Sulfa Ver. 4, Nitrate Ver. 5 and Phos Ver. 3 reagent powder were added to the filtered water samples for the determination of sulphate
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· This chapter discusses small-scale mining in Ghana in the context of two intergovernmental development indicators—the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs) and the African Union ’s Agenda 2063 (AU2063). Using the management and governance of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities
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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
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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
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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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1. GOVERNING ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING IN AFRICA: THE GHANAIAN EXPERIENCE. Abstract. This paper explains longitudinal and spatial variation in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) governance in Ghana. While Ghana’s ASM sector has, since 2006, witnessed varying clampdown measures, amid periods of tolerance,
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· Mercury contamination in gold mining areas is another cause of groundwater contamination with toxic mercury. For example, 60% of Ghana's water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal
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Ghana, located in the heart of West Africa with a population of 30.8 million people in 2021,1 has seen rapid economic growth over the past two decades, it significant contriutions rom ot reneale and nonreneale natural resources. and resources including agricultural lands orests natural aitats and minerals are critical or anas grot Togeter
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· In Ghana, the research focus, recent reports revealed that approximately a million and 4.5 million people directly and indirectly engage in artisanal and smallscale mining operations, respectively
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· K. Afriyie J. Ganle J. Adomako. Environmental Science, Political Science. 2016. Abstract Galamsey, a low-tech, labour-intensive, small-scale mining activity in Ghana, has recently come under intense criticism and state policing despite being an important livelihood source. Based….
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· Although illegal small-scale mining and its impacts are not new in Ghana, the proliferation of. Chinese miners has revolutionized the sector, and (re)shaped the local economies and social
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· Illegal mining in Ghana is an archetypical complex problem as it is cross-scalar, involving public, private, nonprofit sector actors interacting at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of government. The relevant public agencies regulating the sector are the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the Minerals Commission, and the
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· Destruction of arable land in the agro-ecological zones by illegal small-scale gold mining (galamsey) affects agricultural productivity, and threatens food security in Ghana. This article examines the impact of the effects of illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana, through the lens of a conceptual model that links galamsey and agricultural
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PDF | On Jul 1, 2016, Gabriel Botchwey published Botchwey, G and Crawford, G (2016) Impact of Small-scale Mining on Education and Livelihoods in Ghana. | Find, read and cite
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· The total employment from both small and large-scale mining in Ghana is estimated to be over 1 million from direct sources and indirectly supporting more than 4.5 million people (McQuilken and
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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. Given the
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· Since 2009, with. the involvement of Chinese miners in gold mining, which peak ed in 2013, small-scale mining in Ghana has become highly mechanized, involving the use. Gabriel Botchwey. Germany
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· Within the study area of southwestern Ghana, our results indicate that approximately 47000 ha (⨦2218 ha) of vegetation were converted to mining at an average rate of ~2600 ha yr⁻¹. The
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In hard rock mining in the Upper East, the mechanisation and intensification of production is limited to Shaanxi’s site, but with legal and policy implications 6. The research did not aim to interview Chinese miners for two reasons. One is that this research was
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· In a study conducted by Azumah et al. (2021), it was found that artisanal gold mining is among the leading causes of absenteeism and school dropout in host communities.The study also found that IGM activities breed all forms of social vices. Bansah et al. (2016), researched on the impact of underground SSGM in Ghana, and found that
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· gold was won through panning in rivers, but the bulk of Abuakwa ore was. produced by the centuries- old technique of pit mining, known in recent years. as artisanal small-scale mining. According
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· This paper contributes to the debate on mining policy enforcement and compliance by investigating non-compliance with Ghana's government militarization response to illegal mining activities. Drawing on Lawrence Sherman's defiance theory and using a systematic literature review, this analysis offers an alternative explanation for the
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