Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana
In Ghana, the endemic nature of Buruli ulcer in communities adjacent to mining activities suggests that proximity to artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a risk factor for this disease, as is the case of the higher prevalence of Buruli ulcer in the Amansie West District.26 An increased risk of infection was not associated with direct ...
How the Ghanaian government is supporting community mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a major driver of the economy, directly employing an estimated 1m Ghanaians and supporting around 4.5m others. ASM – categorised by concessions of under 4000 sq metres – has accounted for around onethird of the country's total gold output in recent years. "Almost all the jewellery worn in Ghana.
Why is Ghana losing the war against illegal gold mining
Ghana, like most resource-rich countries, is saddled and inundated with resource curse challenges. Key among them is the problem of illegal small-scale gold mining activities (ISSGMAs), which is mercilessly robbing the nation of its ecological integrity, despite attempts by successive governments to remedy the situation. In the …
Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana…
1. Introduction. There has been increasing global concern regarding the environmental impacts of mining (United Nations Environmental Programme, 2018; World Economic Forum Mining and Metals team, 2014), which has been fueled by a growing number of artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities in developing countries …
Small Scale Mining in Ghana: Improving Operations by …
This, therefore, led to the imposition of a ban on small-scale mining activities in Ghana by the government in 2017 [9, 12, 13]. Research works in this study domain primarily focused on small ...
Relationship between small-scale gold mining activities …
1. Introduction. Ghana, Africa's leading gold producer, has recently been in the spotlight for concerns of unlicensed mining activities polluting surface water sources (Akotey, 2023).Although mining has contributed significantly to the West African nation's economic fortunes and is in some ways a significant part of the country's post-colonial …
Government's ban on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Prior to the total ban on small-scale mining activities in Ghana in 2017 (Eduful et al., 2020; Osei et al., 2021), the GWC officials had warned that the country risked importing water from ...
Small-scale Mining, the SDGs and Human Insecurity in Ghana
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 …
Lifting the lid on Ghana's illegal small-scale mining problem
Artisanal and small scale mining accounts for 35% of Ghana's total gold production. For many years, small-scale mining suffered benign neglect from the state which focused on large-scale mining.
The hazardous nature of small scale underground mining in Ghana
The small scale mining activities of these foreign nationals have involved the destruction of cocoa farms, wide areas of land and protected forests, and reported as security threat to the people of Ghana (Al-Hassan & Amoako, 2014). In 2013, an inter-ministerial taskforce (drawn from the military, immigration and police) was set up by the ...
Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization challenges in …
However, the regulation of ASM activities in Ghana can largely be described as unsuccessful. Evidence shows that more than 85% of small-scale mining operations still occur in the informal and illegal sector of the economy …
(PDF) Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
Indeed, Commercial Scale Gold Mining is believed to have commenced in Ghana in. the early 19th century by the British. After the ban in Gold mining was lifted in December 2018, there has been a ...
Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the …
Highlights Examination of Ghana's small-scale mining sector. Notes the economic importance of the sector to rural Ghana. Finds that the 1989 small-scale mining laws do not capture the activities of miners. Recommends comprehensive reforms to the 1989 laws. Recommends an anti-corruption in law enforcement campaign.
Impacts of illegal Artisanal and small-scale gold mining on …
1. Introduction. In the heartland of Ghana's cocoa (Theobroma cacao) production, there is a profound and intricate interplay between agriculture, particularly cocoa farming, and Illegal Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).This issue has emerged as a subject of paramount concern. The Amansie West District, nestled within the fertile embrace of this …
Livelihood coping strategies among displaced small scale miners in Ghana
In Ghana, there is a consensus that all the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) degraded landscapes should be restored to ecologically functionable limits after the small-scale mining ban.
Gendered mining landscapes and health implications in Ghana…
In Ghana, fewer than 5% of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) licenses are held by women (Buss et al., 2021). The industry reflects "a growing number of women at the bottom of the labor hierarchy, carrying out highly-manual work, and a small group of what would be considered elite concession holder" ( Buss et al., 2021 : 6).
(PDF) SMALL-SCALE MINING IN THE TARKWA DISTRICT: …
Small-scale gold mining, like all mining activities, has positive and negative environmental impacts. In this paper, small-scale gold mining in the Tarkwa District of Ghana has been studied.
Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond
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 …
ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA…
Within 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. This paper ...
Small-scale Mining, the SDGs and Human Insecurity in Ghana
Galamsey —a corrupted enunciation of 'gather them and sell'—is a popular term used locally in Ghana to refer to illegal artisanal and small-scale mining activities. It is an informal, low-tech and labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing activity widely practised in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Hilson et al. 2017 ).
Artisanal and small-scale mining | EITI
Ghana. According to a 2015 study commissioned by Ghana EITI, over 1300 registered small-scale mining groups are engaged in the mining of gold, diamonds and industrial minerals across the country. The study provides an overview of ASM in Ghana, with information on the legal framework, payments streams and economic contribution of …
Detecting Gold Mining in Ghana
This unregulated small-scale and artisanal gold mining is known locally as galamsey, a slang word derived from the Ghanaian words "gather" and "sell.". About one million Ghanaians engage in the practice, supporting about 4.5 million people in the country. Many of the galamseyers live in poverty, and their activities often come at a cost ...
Small-Scale Mining, Environment and Livelihoods: …
small-scale mining on the environment and livelihoods of peasant farmers within broader. climate change processes in Ghana. Methods used include community-level qualitative. interviews, eld...
Ghana lifts ban on small-scale mining
By tackling illegal and informal mining activities, and encouraging small miners to obtain licences, the government also hopes to raise its income from the segment. Cleaning Up. Small-scale mining, known popularly as galamsey, has existed in Ghana for generations. The ban on it was first imposed in January 2017 and extended several times ...
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The small-scale mining industry is reserved exclusively for Ghanaians. Current investors have raised concerns about safety at the mines and associated camps, illegal mining operations on adjacent land, and land squatters. ... and downstream activities for Ghana's minerals. Such opportunities include: Production: Setting up …
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Legal Regime in …
Artisanal Small-Scale Mining (ASM) has become an issue of national interest due to its evident impact on the environment and society at large. Recognizing the need to regulate the sector, and in response to …
A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale Mining …
small-scale mining research and regulation activities in Ghana, and provides details of some important background reading. An Overview of Small-scale Mining in Ghana Historical Perspective The Ghanaian small-scale mining industry is well over 2,000 years old. Vestiges of alluvial
Effect of small-scale illegal mining on surface …
The 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. This ban stopped both 'legal' …
(PDF) Effect of small-scale illegal mining on surface water …
The 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.
mining in Ghana: identifying problems and possible …
An overview of small-scale gold mining Before proceeding with the case study, it is import-ant to clarify that small-scale gold-mining activities are not unique to Ghana, and are, in fact, wide-spread throughout Africa, Latin America and Asia (see Figure 1 for an overview of the locations of important small-scale gold-mining regions around the ...