Small-scale mining contributes significantly to Ghana’s gold production. According to the Ghana Chamber of Mines, small-scale miners accounted for 38% of the country’s total gold output in . This percentage has been steadily rising
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2025425;Introduction: A Crisis Beneath the Soil. Across Ghana’s forests and rivers, a silent crisis unfolds—one fueled by desperation, corruption, and the relentless pursuit of gold.
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PDF | On Sep 1, 2016, James Mcquilken and others published Artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana Evidence to inform an action dialogue | Find, read and cite all the research you need on
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91;Informal artisanal and small-scale mining (ASGM) activities continue to have far-reaching consequences on the environment (Adetunde et al., 2014; Macdonald et al., 2015;
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Gold from small-scale mines may represent 20-30% of the world’s output [2]. West Africa, particularly Ghana, is one of the world’s most important gold mining regions. From antiquity,
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The Future of Gold Mining in Ghana: Small-Scale vs. Large-Scale Operations. Ghana is one of Africa’s leading gold producers, with a rich history and a promising future for the gold mining
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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 and agricultural productivity, in terms of the realistic
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2025425;Introduction: A Crisis Beneath the Soil. Across Ghana’s forests and rivers, a silent crisis unfolds—one fueled by desperation, corruption, and the relentless pursuit of gold.
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1027;Ghana has abundant mineral reserves in many of its regions, and gold mining remains one of the country’s main sources of revenue. Given Ghana’s current position in the
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81;Ghana, Africa''s leading gold producer, has recently been in the spotlight for concerns of unlicensed mining activities polluting surface water sources (Akotey,
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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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Naturally, it is the favourable geological setting that enables widespread small-scale gold mining to occur in Ghana. The country is situated mostly within the West African Craton, which
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9 ;Ghana expects to rake in $12 billion a year from small-scale gold production if output doubles as planned. Gold exports from the country have surged as international prices have
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200231;This paper examines the environmental impacts of small-scale gold mining in Ghana, and prescribes a series of recommendations for improving environmental performance
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By law, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM) in Ghana is ‘reserved for Ghanaians’ and has long been an indigenous livelihood activity using rudimentary1 methods. Any foreign presence
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In Ghana, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has grown in size and significance. Its contribution to wealth creation, employment and the economy makes it one of the nation’s
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121;Furthermore, the mining industry''s concentration on water use, particularly for small-scale miners, ignores the legacy impacts of such mines or the long-term effects of small
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People have been mining gold in Ghana for centuries. Today, artisanal and small-scale gold mining contributes substantially to the country''s economy. The sector has witnessed
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Abstract Illicit financial flows (IFFs) generated by the artisanal and small -scale gold mining (ASGM) sector in West Africa have historically contributed to conflict and instability, althoughit
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is an alarming rate of illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana, with an estimated 60% to 80% of small-scale miners operating without proper licenses and oversight1 2 3. These unregulated
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81;Ghana, Africa''s leading gold producer, has recently been in the spotlight for concerns of unlicensed mining activities polluting surface water sources (Akotey,
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2015715;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
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People have been mining gold in Ghana for centuries. Today, artisanal and small-scale gold mining contributes substantially to the country''s economy. The sector has witnessed
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614;People have been mining for gold in Ghana for centuries. Long before European colonists set foot in the area in the 1400s, Ghanaians looked for gold with pickaxes, shovels, and pans. A version of this small-scale mining
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20141125;The Ghanaian mining industry is a controversial one. Many believe that the industry has contributed greatly towards the socioeconomic development of the country in
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810;In Ghana, gold mining is conducted by way of industrial-scale mines, as well as smaller artisanal mines, locally known as Galamsey. While this industry has provided
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112;The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector-commonly described as low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly
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