Illegal mining, also known as "galamsey" in Ghana, has become one of the country's most pressing environmental crisis. This unregulated activity, often undertaken by small-scale miners, has not only led to the destruction of …
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mining is also popular in the small-scale gold sub-sector. Following a period of general economic decline in the 1970s to mid-1980s, Ghana's mining industry recovered on the back of market …
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Illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, has become a significant and pervasive issue in Ghana, posing substantial challenges to the country's economy, environment, and social fabric …
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exports. Thus, the focus of Ghana's mining and minerals development industry remains focused on gold. – (Wikipedia). Ghana's mining sector comes in two main ways; Large …
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Mining reclamation projects in Ghana are essential to reversing the environmental damage caused by both legal and illegal mining activities. These projects focus on rehabilitating …
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Keywords: Illegal mining, Ecosystem services, Degraded mined sites, Community participation, Restoration, Ghana Map of Ghana showing the study district and selected communities.
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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 …
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SSM 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 …
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The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the environmental …
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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 throughout Ghana due to their …
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Background Access to improved water and sanitation infrastructures are key determinants of health. The sub-Saharan African region in particular is lagging behind the …
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The findings from the study revealed that in Ghana, just like most African countries, artisanal and small-scale mining has contributed positively to the economy through job …
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The Ahafo Mining Project of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited started active mining in 2006 after several ... In the mist of the mixed effects of mining sector on the Ghanaian economy, the …
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significant mining investment has been attracted into the country over some 20 years of stable multi-party democracy. The mining sector has therefore been an important part of our …
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In Ghana most of the accessible rainforests are shrinking due to the combined effect of forest fires, logging, agricultural colonization, mining activities, wildland fires and other …
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Mining-induced displacement and resettlement is an important development issue because it significantly influences the livelihoods and sustainability of mining communities. This …
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This score was lower than the mean scores of 4.40 from pregnant women of all ages in the 2017 Ghana Micronutrient Survey (University of Ghana, 2017) and 4.00 from pregnant …
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Gold mining has been carried out in the former Gold Coast, now Ghana, for centuries (Ofosu-Mensah, 2011a).Artisanal gold mining started in the gold-rich areas long …
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The small-scale mining sector in Ghana is an important contributor to job creation for people in rural communities due to lack of sufficient-paying alternative jobs (Hilson and …
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According to Terminski (2012), one of the negative effects of modern mining is the forcing of thousands of people to abandon their current place of residence. Mining-induced displacement …
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Ghana, which is also reflected in mining's contribution to GDP and direct employment, respectively 1.7 per cent of Ghana's GDP and 1.1 per cent of the Ghanaian labour force. …
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small-scale gold mining is reserved for Ghanaians, but the boom in gold prices in the 2000s and Ghana's unprotected gold wealth drew thousands of Chinese miners to Ghana who started …
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the privatization of state owned mining companies and the opening up of the country to foreign investment [6]. The effects of these structural adjustment programs have been twofold: 1) …
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The Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana is expected to start production in 2025 and become the first lithium mine in West Africa. The project could transform Ghana's economy and boost its green transition. ... South …
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As such, where there is a high demand for community development projects, sand mining activities act not only as an income generator, but also to initiate housing and …
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In view of the fact that miners are legally forced to design their activities in a way that minimizes the effect on the environment (Urkidi, 2010; Aryee et al., 2003), impact assessment …
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Schueler et al., (2011) who examined the effects of surface mining on land use/land cover changes in the Western Region; Gallwey et al., (2020) also used sentinel-2 images to analyse …
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SERVIR WA 2 Project Engages Communities on the Environmental and Health Challenges of Unregulated Mining Operations. Artisanal mining is considered a significant …
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The main objective of this study is to analyze the illegal small scale mining and its effects on the economic development of Ghana. The following specific objective will guide the study; a. …
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The study focuses on the adverse effects of illegal mining, including environmental degradation, social instability, governance challenges, and lost revenue. ... illegal mining in Ghana, there is …
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