Abstract Since 1989 when small scale mining in Ghana was legalised, a lot of interest has been generated in the sector because of it's socio-economic benefits However, owing to lack of the necessary training and inadequate financial base on the part of small scale operators, most operations are poorly managed environmentally. The paper describes …
This study examines IFFs associated with the ASGM sector in Ghana and Liberia and reveals a complex web of informal and illicit activity associated with IFFs, with detrimental consequences for development. It focuses on gold because of its prominence in the West African Region and artisanal small-scale mining (ASM), rather than large-scale mining
This chapter discusses small-scale mining in Ghana in the context of two intergovernmental development indicators—the United Nations (UN) Sustainable …
Small-Scale Mining Sector 2019 From ... GNASSM Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners GNI gross national income ... review that traces the origin of the global data gap on ASM, the report then examines the present-day challenges of effectively closing it. Next, the sector is placed squarely within the debate on the SDGs, ...
Planning for the effective and sustainable management of Ghana's artisanal small-scale gold mining industry. ... Cronin et al., (2008) step-by-step approach 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 …
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-scale mining. Even for SSMs, it is suggested that there be an imposed aspect on the concurrent treatment and reusability of water with mining operations.
promulgation of the Small-Scale Mining Law in 1989 and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1994. The historical importance of mining in the economic development of Ghana is considerable and well documented, with the country's colonial name -- Gold Coast --reflecting the importance of the mining sector.
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.
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-scale mining.
Conceptual framework and literature review. In this section, governance challenges that arise from private sector, public sector and third sector (non …
Reliable financial source for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has been a topic of concern for researchers, politicians, policy makers, civil society organisations, international donors and other development stakeholders in mineral-rich countries. This paper uses a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed journal …
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Introduction. The socioeconomic significance of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) of precious minerals has been discussed by many authors. It provides employment (Hilson, 2016), supports livelihoods of poor rural populations (Fisher et al., 2009), and contributes to national income (Shen and Gunson, 2006), through taxes, …
THE IMPLICATIONS OF GHANA'S 2017 SMALL-SCALE MINING BAN ON LIVELIHOODS: A CASE STUDY OF TARKWA NSUAEM MUNICIPALITY BY ... LITERATURE REVIEW 10 Introduction 10 ... (1994), say that the SSM in the gold mining sub-sector contributed about 58% of gold revenue to the Zimbabwean government in …
Some of the poorest people in the world's poorest countries eke out a living in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Equipped with primitive tools like picks, shovels, buckets, and gold pans, they work …
In a country where GNP per capita is $390, as Appiah [11] explains, the average small mine worker earns approximately $7 each day, which, for a five-day work week, …
Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector continues to grow in size and significance. Its contribution to ... the literature review and stakeholder consultations …
Cocoa and gold are significant contributors to the gross dormestic product of Ghana which makes both commodities key parts of the Ghanaian economy.
In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about 5.7% of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying ... These included research tools such as review of relevant literature including policies and legal documents, participant observation ...
Within the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small scale mining subsector has been marred by controversies mainly due to its threat to sustainable development.
2. Literature review and conceptual overview. The literature reports a range of factors affecting the engagement of local community dwellers in ASM activities (Hilson, 2016; Mapuva and Dube, 2016; Yakovleva and Vazquez-Brust, 2018), though no specific empirical conclusion has been drawn on the subject matter probably due to the …
The small-scale mining laws from 1989 to 2006 sought to regularize and govern Ghana's ASM operations (Government of Ghana, 1989, PNDCL 217, 218, 219, Government of Ghana, 2014, Act 703). One purpose was to …
Strategies for sustainable development of the small-scale gold and diamond mining industry of Ghana R.K. Amankwaha,*, C. Anim-Sackeyb aMining Engineering Department, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont., Canada K7L 3N6 bSmall-Scale Mining Department, Minerals Commission, Tarkwa, Ghana Received 22 November 2002; received in revised …
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-scale mining.
Myths and superstition in the small scale gold mining industry of Ghana. Res. J. Environ. Earth Sci., 3 (3) (2011), pp. 249-253. Google Scholar. Alves, 2019. B. Alves. ... The effectiveness of engineering workshops in attracting females into engineering fields: a review of the literature. Clear. House A J. Educ. Strategies, Issues Ideas, 84 (1 ...
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations have been conducted in Ghana for centuries. Over time, technological advances in the industry occurred and miners separated from large-scale mining and applied this knowledge to small-scale or individual mining practices. In March 2017, the government responded to a media …
Known in the international literature as small-scale and artisanal gold mining (ASGM), this sector involves millions of miners across the world and hundreds …
Conceptual framework and literature review. In this section, governance challenges that arise from private sector, public sector and third sector (non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations) failures in the artisanal small-scale mining sector are identified. ... This is followed by a review of the ASM …