comtemporary issues on gold mining in ghana

  • Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict in

    Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict in

    200711;Among the more widely documented mining conflicts are the ongoing feuds and standoffs between Ghana''s indigenous galamsey 2 and large-scale mine operators. Today,

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  • The Illegal Artisanal and Small-scale mining (Galamsey) ‘Menace…

    The Illegal Artisanal and Small-scale mining (Galamsey) ‘Menace…

    2020101;The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector accounts for approximately 31 percent of the total gold production in Ghana and plays a significant role in the economic

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  • Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana

    Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana

    3 Issues and policy framework 19 3.1 Introduction 20 3.2 Barriers to formalising ASM activities 20 3.3 Land tenure system in Ghana 21 4 Stakeholder mapping 23 4.1 Stakeholder mapping and

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  • Ghana’s Gold Gamble: How illegal mining threatens

    Ghana’s Gold Gamble: How illegal mining threatens

    202498;Ghana, a nation once celebrated for its gold reserves and rich natural beauty, is now grappling with an existential threat. The rise of illegal

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    Challenges with eradicating illegal mining in Ghana: A perspective from the grassroots
    This paper argues that artisanal mining communities are somewhat bound to their operations, and helps explain why formalisation, alternative livelihood projects and military intervention—the traditional strategies employed by governments to tackle illegal mining—have proved ineffective. Findings fro...
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    Original article Governing the Ungovernable? Conceptualising embeddedness in Ghana''s gold mining sector
    The term “artisanal” refers to primitive, non-industrial, or pre-industrial handicrafts. Because they contribute less revenue to state agencies, produce lower mineral export volumes, apply less sophisticated technologies, frequently violate mining certification and licensing arrangements and/or evad...
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    Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study
    The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector – commonly described as low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly associated with the use of heavy earth moving machines and hazardous chemicals for ore extraction, which can have negative impli...
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  • The Conversation
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    Ghana is Africa’s largest gold producer, but it has an illegal mining

    2024910;Researcher Richard Kumah explains that though Ghana has enacted over 30 laws to deal with its mining ecosystem, there’s a disconnect between the reality of illegal small

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  • Chinese participation in Ghana''s illegal small-scale gold mining

    Chinese participation in Ghana''s illegal small-scale gold mining

    121;Over the past decade, Ghana''s artisanal and small-scale mining 1 sector has attracted a wave of Chinese migrants (Antwi-Boateng and Akudugu, 2020; Boafo et al., 2019;

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  • Shifting sand, shifting livelihoods? Reflections on a coastal gold

    Shifting sand, shifting livelihoods? Reflections on a coastal gold

    201461;The formalisation process in Ghana, for example, has been widely criticised for being financially and bureaucratically burdensome such that only an estimated 10 per cent of

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  • (PDF) Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining

    (PDF) Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining

    201729;As gold prices soared from 2008 onwards, tens of thousands of foreign miners, especially from China, entered the small-scale mining sector in Ghana, despite it being

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  • Non-state Actors against Contemporary Slavery in Ghana

    Non-state Actors against Contemporary Slavery in Ghana

    This paper is about contemporary slavery by focusing on two key industries of Ghana, namely gold mining and fishery from the point of view of interest groups and their fight to either

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  • ILLEGAL GOLD MINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN PRESTIA-GHANA

    ILLEGAL GOLD MINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN PRESTIA-GHANA

    Aryee, B. N. (2003) ''Small-scale mining in Ghana as a sustainable development activity: its development and a review of the contemporary issues and challenges'', in Hilson, G. (ed.) he

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  • THE GHANA CHAMBER OF MINES

    THE GHANA CHAMBER OF MINES

    Provide thought leadership for the solution of national issues related to mining 2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL GOLD INDUSTRY IN Like other assets, the demand for gold responds to

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  • Gold Mining in Ghana| Discover Low Prices, Gold

    Gold Mining in Ghana| Discover Low Prices, Gold

    Note that these gold prices change depending on the gold market’s current . Challenges Faced by Artisanal Miners in Ghana. 1 Regulatory Issues:

  • Academia.edu
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    Environmental and Security Aspects of Contemporary

    The main sources of gold amenable to small- scale mining in Ghana are associated with: Fig. 2 Mining in a Palm Plantation in Ghana Some cocoa,

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    THE GHANA CHAMBER OF MINES

    Provide thought leadership for the solution of national issues related to mining 2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL GOLD INDUSTRY IN Like other assets, the demand for gold responds to

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  • Historical overview of traditional and modern gold mining in Ghana

    Historical overview of traditional and modern gold mining in Ghana

    201111;Small can with rope attached 4. Koro 5. Amena pea nkron . From G. E. Ferguson (1891). As Found in Kwame Arhin, Gold Mining and Trading among the Ashanti in Ghana,

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  • The impact of small-scale gold mining on mining communities in Ghana

    The impact of small-scale gold mining on mining communities in Ghana

    20141125;It appears that land degradation, environmental pollution and many socioeconomic problems have been major issues with communities where small-scale mining

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  • The Devastating Impact of Illegal Minning on Ghana’s Rivers

    The Devastating Impact of Illegal Minning on Ghana’s Rivers

    2024106;Illegal mining in Ghana is a long-standing issue, with thousands of artisanal miners operating without proper licenses or regulations. These miners use harmful methods,

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  • Small Scale Gold Mining and Environmental Degradation, in Ghana: Issues

    Small Scale Gold Mining and Environmental Degradation, in Ghana: Issues

    Small scale gold mining in Ghana has a long history. It has existed as far back as the eighth century as a household economic activity. It was legalised recently when the Small Scale

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  • 7 serious social problems in Ghana and their solutions: be

    7 serious social problems in Ghana and their solutions: be

    1114;Like other developing countries in Africa, Ghana faces multiple issues. Its contemporary society is highly influenced by rapid social and technological changes. These

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  • Wasa people

    Wasa people

    Gold Mining. The Wassa lands are central to Ghana’s gold industry, hosting major mining operations in towns like Tarkwa, Bogoso, and Prestea. Artisanal and small-scale mining,

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  • Socio-ecological analysis of artisanal gold mining in West Africa: a

    Socio-ecological analysis of artisanal gold mining in West Africa: a

    The surge in artisanal gold mining (AGM) activities and the associated environmental impact in Ghana have elicited several stakeholders'' attempts to curb the problem.

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  • Major Problems Facing Ghana Today

    Major Problems Facing Ghana Today

    Ghana (formerly known as Gold Coast) was the first Sub-Saharan African country to gain independence (from colonial rule). Ghana gained independence in 1957 from the United

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  • Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict in

    Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict in

    200711;Among the more widely documented mining conflicts are the ongoing feuds and standoffs between Ghana''s indigenous galamsey 2 and large-scale mine operators. Today,

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  • Industry Statistics

    Industry Statistics

    Monthly Production Statistics on Gold Data statistics on Monthly Production of Gold 2020 2019 2017 2016 2020 MONTHLY PRODUCTION STATISTICS ON GOLD 2020 Abosso

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  • Trends in the small-scale mining of precious minerals in Ghana: a

    Trends in the small-scale mining of precious minerals in Ghana: a

    200331;In Ghana, small-scale (gold) mining is defined as “…mining (gold) by any method not involving substantial expenditure by an individual or group of persons not exceeding nine

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  • New Report Uncovers Illicit Financial Flow Risks in

    New Report Uncovers Illicit Financial Flow Risks in

    202524;Global Financial Integrity (GFI) and the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC-Ghana) published a new report, Mapping of

  • anangtawiah.com
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    Title: Gold Mining in Ghana: An Overview of the

    Despite its economic benefits, gold mining in Ghana poses significant environmental and social challenges. Large-scale and artisanal mining

  • miningsee.eu
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    Ghana’s gold mining dilemma: Balancing economic benefits with

    2024911;Researcher Richard Kumah identifies two major issues: the transient nature of mining operations and the time-consuming process of obtaining a mining license. Additionally,

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  • Chinese participation in Ghana''s illegal small-scale gold mining

    Chinese participation in Ghana''s illegal small-scale gold mining

    121;Over the past decade, Ghana''s artisanal and small-scale mining 1 sector has attracted a wave of Chinese migrants (Antwi-Boateng and Akudugu, 2020; Boafo et al., 2019;

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  • (PDF) Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining

    (PDF) Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining

    201729;As gold prices soared from 2008 onwards, tens of thousands of foreign miners, especially from China, entered the small-scale mining sector in Ghana, despite it being

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  • Challenges with eradicating illegal mining in Ghana: A

    Challenges with eradicating illegal mining in Ghana: A

    200831;Small-scale mining in Ghana as a sustainable development activity: its development and a review of the contemporary issues and challenges. G. Hilson (Ed.),

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  • Mining in Ghana: A Future of Challenges and Opportunities

    Mining in Ghana: A Future of Challenges and Opportunities

    58;The problem of illegal mining is one of the biggest issues facing Ghana''s mining sector. including, among others, gold, bauxite, and manganese. Ghana has the potential to

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  • There''s Mining, Then There''s Galamsey

    There''s Mining, Then There''s Galamsey

    20241119;60% of Ghana’s fresh water sources are contaminated by toxins and chemicals from illegal gold mining.. For centuries Ghana was

  • Skillings Mining Review
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    Mining in Ghana: A Future of Challenges and

    58;The problem of illegal mining is one of the biggest issues facing Ghana''s mining sector. including, among others, gold, bauxite, and

  • Academia.edu
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    Non-state Actors against Contemporary Slavery in Ghana

    This paper is about contemporary slavery by focusing on two key industries of Ghana, namely gold mining and fishery from the point of view of interest groups and their fight to either

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