Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization challenges in Ghana
Artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. According to historical accounts, artisanal gold mining has been practiced by natives in modern Ghana for well The natural-color image above shows a large-scale mine and several artisanal mines in the Central Region of Ghana. The image was captured on March 29, 2020, by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana
miners, who under current law are working illegally, often fill gaps in the supply of finance, equipment and technical knowledge. The greatest barriers to formalisation are a lack of The 1989 small-scale mining laws ( Ghana Government, 1989a, Ghana Government, 1989b, Ghana Government, 1989c; 2006) sought to regularized and Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the
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Small-scale mining policies in Ghana: Miners’ knowledge, attitudes
In Ghana, over one million people are employed in the small-scale gold, diamond, sand-winning and quarry industries as compared to Large-Scale Mining (LSM) This paper identifies and examines nine factors that affect formalization of informal artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. Despite a series of efforts to ensure Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization in Ghana: The
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The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
The natural-color image above shows a large-scale mine and several artisanal mines in the Central Region of Ghana. The image was captured on March 29, A cross-sectional survey of small-scale miners was conducted in six communities across three districts in Ghana, West Africa. The mixed methods approach was adopted. A total of 148 small-scale miners participated in the study. Six focus group discussions (FGDs) were held across the six communities. The data were analysed Working in a Risky Environment: Coping and Risk Handling
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Injury rate and risk factors among small-scale gold miners in Ghana
Separate surveys among small-scale miners in some parts of Ghana, revealed that most of the miners have never used any form of PPE . The level of mechanization in most small-scale mining is very low, activities are carried out with inadequate safety precautions, and the techniques employed by small-scale miners are How many small-scale gold miners work in Ghana? There is no authoritative estimate of the actual number of people engaged in ASGM in Ghana. This is expected to be addressed by the recent announcement by the Minerals Commission to register all small-scale miners in Ghana. Studies however suggest that there are about 500,000 to 1,000,000 smallBaseline Information for the National Action Plan on Artisanal and
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Resources Free Full-Text Questioning the Status Quo: Can
Ghana’s small-scale mining sector faces complex challenges, including environmental degradation and pollution, loss of life and increased health risks, despite several years of implementation of small-scale mining laws. These challenges, generally, are known to have escalated because of illegal small-scale mining, locally known as Socio-demographic characteristics of miners have been identified to play an important role in determining the distribution of costs and benefits in the mining sector. This study aims at providing an overview of the nature of the artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Ghana by focusing on the socio-economic characteristics of miners and Socio-demographic attributes of artisanal small-scale miners and
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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 Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is inherently risky, but little is known about mining-associated hazards and injuries despite the tremendous growth worldwide of ASGM and the benefits it offers. The current study aimed to characterize the physical injuries associated with ASGM in Ghana to guide policy formulation. A cross Injury Profiles Associated with Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold
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ScienceDirect Working in a Risky Environment: Coping and Risk
A cross-sectional survey of small-scale miners was conducted in six communities across three districts in Ghana, West Africa. The mixed methods approach was adopted. A total of 148 small-scale miners participated in the study. Six focus group discussions (FGDs) were held across the six communities. The data were analysed Currently, illegal miners, who constitute over 85% of small-scale miners, are not engaged in policy development dialogues and have been subject to brutal measures from successive Ghanaian governments such as shooting, arrests, and confiscation of assets (Hilson 2017).Public Administration, Governance, and Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
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Governing access to gold in Ghana: in-depth geopolitics on
Studies of articulations between large- and small-scale mining have overlooked the subterranean dimension of extraction and ignored how mining companies and artisanal miners cohabit in places with long histories of small-scale mining and are affected by their different capacities to access specific mineral deposits.The recent increase in artisanal and small scale gold mining Pulmonary function and respiratory health of rural farmers and artisanal and small scale gold miners in Ghana Environ Res. 2017 Oct;158:522-530. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.011. Epub 2017 Jul 12.Pulmonary function and respiratory health of rural farmers and PubMed
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Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization challenges in Ghana
Ghana legally recognizes ASM as a legitimate livelihood source with formalization blueprints for operators. 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 Ghana is among the top two gold producers in Africa. What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35 per cent of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale Ghana needs to rethink its small-scale mining strategy
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The illegal gold mines killing rivers and livelihoods in Ghana
Ghana is the leading producer of gold in Africa and about 35% of it is extracted by small-scale miners, Video, 00:07:16 Underground with a child gold miner in Ghana. Subsection. AfricaSmall-scale miners in Ghana make use of mercury for the amalgamation of gold. Whole ore amalgamation is not commonly practiced in Ghana, but still, the use of 2 g Hg per g gold produced is common (Donkor et al., 2006; Hilson et al., 2007; Kasper et al., 2014; McQuilken and Hilson, 2016).Does mercury emission from small-scale gold mining cause
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Small-scale miners in Ghana, PC: Francis Carmine
gold from small-scale mines in Ghana (Pichler et al. 2016). And at the height of the gold rush it was estimated that billions of yuan were being sent from Ghana to China—far more than the Ghanaian governmental revenue (He 2013). The sudden influx of Chinese miners, and the expansion of their small-scale mining operations, was facilitated throughArtisanal and small-scale gold miners are confronted with numerous hazards often resulting in varying degrees of injuries and fatalities. In Ghana, like many developing countries, there is paucity of information on the causes and nature of the accidents that result in the injuries. The study was a retrospective, cross sectional type Injuries among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners in Ghana
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The Illegal Artisanal and Small-scale mining (Galamsey) ‘Menace
The Illegal Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (Galamsey) ‘Menace’ in Ghana: Is a Military-Style Approach the Answer? 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 development of the country. However, the Over the past decade, the government of Ghana has been trying to regulate the activities of the artisanal small scale miners. • The latest is the moratorium on small scale mining activities IGF, 2017, resulting in the loss of livelihoods. • The displaced small scale miners and their employees have tried to cope with the impacts of the ban. •Livelihood coping strategies among displaced small scale miners in Ghana
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Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
This paper is one of three synthesis documents produced via an integrated assessment (IA) that aims to increase understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities surrounding ASGM, an integrated assessment (IA) framework was utilized to analyze socio-economic, health, and
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