Mechanisms for Ending Illegal Mining and Protecting
Illegal mining, often referred to as 'galamsey,' has become a significant environmental and social issue in Ghana. The unregulated extraction of minerals not only leads to serious water pollution, deforestation, and land degradation but also …
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Reflecting on the impact of an artisanal and small-scale mining …
In the face of all this, the impact of the ASM ban on vulnerable mining communities in northern Ghana like Nanga and Takpo has not been explored scientifically. 3.2 . Research design
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Ecological Study of Galamsey Activities in Ghana and their
Galamsey, a popular name for small-scale mining in Ghana, is an important livelihood for many rural Ghanaians. Although concerns have been raised in the popular media about the adverse effects of ...
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Assessing inclusiveness for indigenous communities in …
Indigenous communities and their land rights in mining areas in Ghana. Indigenous communities in mining areas of Ghana are frequently faced with several challenges, including issues relating to land rights, environmental degradation, and socio-economic repercussions [27]. Some of these indigenous communities have been displaced due to …
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Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of Obuasi …
The mining industry has been crucial to the development of Ghana. As with all industries, mining has both advantages and disadvantages for the inhabitants of mineral-rich communities.
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The Mining Industry in Ghana: A Blessing or a …
faced by mining sector investors and ... It has also created other social problems as ... on both the speculators and the mining companies within some mining communities in Ghana. As a qualitative ...
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Causes and Effects of Coastal Sand Mining in Ghana
problem facing West African coasts today (Hinrichsen, 1990). Since coastal sand serves as a barrier between the sea and the land, uncontrolled sand mining (known as "sand winning" in Ghana) causes a range of coastal environmental problems. Ghana has a shoreline of 550 km and its coastal sand is essential to the construction industry.
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The Impact of Mining on the Ghanaian Economy: A …
(e) What are the social consequences of mining in Ghana, including social disruptions, conflicts, and community development initiatives? (f) What are the main challenges and opportunities associated with mining in Ghana, and how can sustainable development in the sector be …
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Combating Illegal Mining (Galamsey) In Ghana Using …
(Tschakert, P., & Singha, K., 2007). Illegal mining in the Offin shelterbelt forest reserve, Ghana, has increased income, employment opportunities, and market activities, but has also degraded the reserve and threatened community livelihoods according to research by Boadi, et al. 2016. The role of AI in mining
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The Challenges of Environmental Governance: The Case of Mining …
With the empowerment of governmental institution and the local mining communities, Ghana can ripe a great benefit from its gold mines and also ensure the environment is not degraded to the ...
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(PDF) Challenges of parents of young adults misusing …
PDF | On Jul 26, 2024, Philip Asamoah and others published Challenges of parents of young adults misusing psychoactive substances in small-scale mining communities in Ghana Challenges of parents ...
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Mining and resettlement communities in Ghana
to highlight the problems encountered by displaced people living in mining communities in Ghana where foreign mining companies, including Canadian companies like Kinross/Chirano Gold, operate. Using case ... they are faced with a demand to move, and (2) to help them adapt and to recover and rebuild their social ...
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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Ghanaian …
fiduciary responsibility to shareholders within gold mining companies in Ghana. Social exchange theory was the theoretical base of this quantitative correlational study, which included point-biserial and Spearman correlations to examine archival data from 10 active gold mining companies in Ghana. Results indicated a significant inverse
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Galamsey: Fourteen (14) Regions Devastated by Illegal Mining …
The Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) problems in Ghana are very challenging, especially as they become intensified and difficult to solve day-by-day. Currently, ASM activities have seriously affected the lands and waterbodies in fourteen (14) out of the sixteen (16) regions in Ghana. ... popularly known in the local parlance as ...
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COMMUNITY MINING SCHEME; A LAUDABLE WAY TO …
Unlike other mining schemes in Ghana, Community Mining Scheme is strictly reserved for Ghanaians, with emphasis on host communities. It is a highly innovative way of involving locals into mining activities legally within their communities. The intention is to make the Community Members also benefit from natural ...
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Investigation into the Employment Status, Granite Future …
The aim of this research was to investigate granite or crush rock reserve in Ghana; the problems faced by quarry industries in Ghana and the employment status of the quarry sites. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. ... This project is designed to examine the overall benefits of mining to local communities in Ghana through the ...
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Troubled waters: Artisanal mining and …
The problems with artisanal mining in Ghana are well-known, and I saw them first-hand. What's missing in finding a solution? This is the image I saw as soon as I got out of the car. We had just arrived in one of the coastal …
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mining in Ghana: identifying problems and possible …
This paper examines the environmental impacts of small-scale gold mining in Ghana, and prescribes a series of recommendations for improving environmental performance in the industry. Since the enactment of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law in 1989, which effectively legalized small-scale gold mining in the country, industrial operations,
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The state of human rights in mining communities in …
mining communities in Ghana, the CHRAJ organized public hearings in selected districts in the country where mining activities take place. Following these public hearings, a team of investigators from the Commission undertook ... that access to water is a problem in many mining communities. The report noted in particular, that:
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The state of human rights in mining communities in …
In the pursuit of the right to development, serious human rights abuses are sometimes committed. In this article, I review the monitoring role of the Commission on Human Rights and …
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Land Management Problems in the Mining …
Management Problems in the Mining Communities of Tarkwa, Ghana -A Look at Boundary Markers and Resurveys", Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 11-21. Abstract Boundary resurveys have become necessary in most mining communities of Ghana, especially, Tarkwa and its environs due to pressure and alteration in land use and land cover by ...
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Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining …
In Prestea, one of the mining communities in Ghana, increased mining activities have resulted in disproportionate contamination of major water bodies leading to loss of aquatic organisms, …
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Confronting gold mining challenges in Ghana
Although lower prices and higher costs are a concern for Ghana's mining industry, the Mining Commission's re-evaluation of prospecting licences could add some momentum and set the scene for a welcome revival and new lease of life for private operators. Ghana is the continent's second biggest gold miner after South Africa, producing 4.29m ounces (122
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Rescuing and igniting hope for children and youth …
After series of surveys conducted in mining communities within the Diaso Area programme, World Vision noticed that small-scale mining was the most common economic activity that youth engaged in. Due to financial …
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mining in Ghana: identifying problems and possible …
This paper examines the environmental impacts of small-scale gold mining in Ghana, and prescribes a series of recommendations for improving environmental performance in the industry.
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Community Mining In Ghana
Community Mining is a new programme introduced by the government of Ghana aimed at formalizing illegal SSM (galamsey) in selected communities across the country and diverting the interest of the youth from illegal mining to properly regulated mining. Community Mining was specifically designed to respond to the wanton illegal mining that plagued ...
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(PDF) Challenges of parents of young adults misusing …
small-scale mining communities of Ghana's Western Region is a cause for concern, little evidence based on empirical research is known about the challenges faced by parents of young adults ...
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Challenges of Land Acquisition in the Mining …
Challenges of Land Acquisition in the Mining Communities of Tarkwa, Ghana, (6950) Edward Kwesi, Peter Ekow Baffoe and Kwame Tenadu (Ghana) FIG Congress 2014 ... that the 'buyer' usually comes to face-to-face with the real problems of the land, such as disputes over the ownership, boundaries and multiples sales. ...
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Problems facing people in the rural areas.
One of the major problems facing the people in the rural areas is good networking system. the world has become technological world where everything deals with technology. if you go to places like Dunkwa Kumakrom, Amangoase, alhaji krom and the rest they are suffering from good network in the community.
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Transboundary Water Pollution in Ghana: Addressing …
Illegal mineral mining hurts ecosystems, nearby communities, and sustainable development. Environmental deterioration ... The problem of illegal mining in Ghana and its neighboring nations looks to be becoming worse rather than better, with no end in sight. This essay aims to draw attention to the impacts of illegal mining on international ...
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