Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana:
Focusing on Ghana as a study case, this paper explores the factors that hinder the implementation of its legal framework for mining. A combination of qualitative The increase in gold mining in Ghana has also seen some significant improvement in the livelihoods of communities where gold mining is in operation ( Ofosu Frontiers “Illegal” Gold Mining Operations in Ghana:
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(PDF) Large scale mining in Ghana: A review of the
PDF Following the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) in 1983, Ghana’s mining sector has experienced significant growth, making In this paper, we investigate the preparedness of Ghanaian mine stakeholders for the adoption of autonomous mining systems (AMS) to Ghana's surface The future of mining in Ghana: Are stakeholders prepared for
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Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small
Globally, more than 100 million people depend directly or indirectly on artisanal mining for their livelihoods [ 3, 4 ]. In Ghana alone, an estimated 1.1 million people directly work in ASGM activities, This chapter reflects critically on the impact the mining sector has had in Ghana since its independence. There is little disputing that mining has a special place in Ghana’s history: Mining in Ghana: Critical Reflections on a Turbulent Past and
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Sustainable mining practices: Willingness to adopt mercury
In response, Ghana began a three-year (2021–2023) project called “Promoting Mercury-Free Mining in Ghana” (Pro–MFM) aimed at lowering mercury The gold mining industry is a major contributor to the economy of Ghana. However, this contribution has been declining over the past decade. This decline coupled with the importance of the industry to the country’s economy necessitated the need to analyse the performance of companies within the industry. Therefore, a cost Cost competitive analysis of large-scale gold mines in Ghana
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Ghana needs to rethink its small scale mining
What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35% of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale miners. Artisanal and small-scale mining is estimatedMining has played an important role in the development of Ghana. Like all industries, mining has both benefits and risks for the people living in communities where minerals are found. How these environmental and health impacts are managed by the government, nearby communities and mining companies can either worsen or improve the lives of community Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana
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A review from environmental management to environmental
Industries in Ghana, over the centuries and for the sake of developments, have degraded the environment by polluting the air, water, and land through agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and other processes such as exploration of natural resources. The environmental policies in Ghana have been more of state "regulation" or Introduction Mining Licence in Ghana. Every company seeking to enter the mining industry in Ghana requires a mining licence. The mining industry in Ghana accounts for 5% of the country’s GDP and minerals make up 37% of total exports of which gold contributes over 90% of the total mineral exports.How to Obtain a Mining Licence in Ghana Firmus Advisory
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Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
This 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 to Even though the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been applauded for several decades, the concept of stakeholder engagement is relatively new to the Ghanaian mining sector. This study investigates the CSR process of an extractive company and examines how stakeholders are engaged in CSR. Using purposive and Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement in Ghana
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(PDF) Large scale mining in Ghana: A review of the
Following the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) in 1983, Ghana’s mining sector has experienced significant growth, making Ghana one of the 10-leading producers of goldThe mining industry in Ghana, in particular, faces difficulties in translating governance processes and procedures from paper to successful practice. The small-scale mining legislation of 1989, which was later changed under the 2006 Minerals and Mining Act (Act 703), aimed to regulate small-scale mining operations in Ghana.Is illegal mining socio-politically entrenched? An opinion
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Effects of Illegal Mining on the Environment, Economy, and
The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural In Ghana, the conduit for reporting and soliciting information from people within the environment expected to be affected by mining projects during EIA processes, is not appropriate. Proposals are notified and advertised in the national press for the public to express interest and to comment on the project (Antwi-Boasiako, 2003).ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: INSIGHTS
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Shifting sands: changes in community perceptions of mining in Ghana
Since public participation is an integral part of the environmental assessment process in Ghana, the paper concludes by recommending among others, precise channels of communication and dialogue before mining begins and during the operation of the mine, to increase awareness among community members. Land use post-mining. The visualization process facilitated the identification and discussion of these challenges and ways in which they could be overcome. 2.2.3. Stakeholder interviews Guided by findings from the Process Net-Maps, indepth interviews with selected respondents from all identified stakeholder categories were conducted Hohenheim Working Papers on Social and Institutional
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From Gold Coast to Ghana: Changing political economy of mining
In adopting the political economy thinking, this study assumes small mining towns in Ghana as spaces of intense political and economic interactions. These interactions are continuously being shaped by the changing governance, legal and socio-economic frameworks and processes that shape Ghana's mining industry.Ghana’s geographical location, climatic and meteorological conditions are suitable for solar salt production. Rock salt mining Shreve's Chemical Process Industries, 5 th Edition, McGraw(PDF) SALT PRODUCTION IN GHANA: METHODS AND PRACTICES
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South‐South Irregular Migration: The Impacts of China's
als Commission allowing them to mine.1 However, the large majority of small-scale mining under-taken by Ghanaians is unregistered, and therefore unlawful.2 Such illicit mining is known colloquially as galamsey. In Ghana, Chinese migrant miners found ways to integrate themselves into the widespread illicit gold mining sector (Teschner,Introduction Mining Licence in Ghana. Every company seeking to enter the mining industry in Ghana requires a mining licence. The mining industry in Ghana accounts for 5% of the country's GDP and minerals make up 37% of total exports of which gold contributes over 90% of the total mineral exports. Ghana is one of the leading How To Obtain A Mining Licence In Ghana Mining Ghana
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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 Ghana is Africa’s largest gold producer, the sixth globally.It produced approximately 129 metric tonnes in 2021.. Gold mining in Ghana stretches back over 1000 years. It first served as aGhana's artisanal miners are a law unto themselves: involving
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(PDF) AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES
For a fair expropriation regime in Ghana's mining sector, there is the need for a centralised guiding framework to streamline expropriation and compensation practices. during the EIA processes
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