Economic Implications for Ghana. The sale of the Akyem Gold Mine to Zijin Mining is a transaction with far-reaching economic implications for Ghana. On one hand, it represents a significant foreign investment in the country's mining sector, promising an influx of capital, technological advancement, and potential job creation.
Given that the mining industry "is currently distrusted by many of the people it deals with day to day" (Starke, 2002, p. xiv), Ghana's mining industry was chosen to reflect an industry perceived ...
Third, implications of mining induced towns on Ghana's urban planning are discussed. Using documentary review and empirical cases of selected mining towns, findings indicate that the political economic situation of Ghana's mining industry has produced and continues to shape affected intermediate towns in five ways: 1) ...
The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has released a press statement to add their voices to the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey in Ghana Facebook Linkedin Twitter Youtube
literacy rates are the highest in Ghana and point to the degree of under-development and poverty in the area (Ghana Statistical Service, 2007, Norton et al, 1995). Migration dynamics and mining: a historical perspective Ghana has had a long history and tradition of population mobility and high rates of migration.
Downloadable! This review examines the impact of mining on the Ghanaian economy from 1992 to 2020. The purpose of the study is to comprehensively analyse the effects of mining on economic growth, employment, government revenue, environmental sustainability, and social outcomes in Ghana. The problem statement arises from the need to understand …
They argued that, new L.I. aims to support permission for mining across of Ghana's forest reserves without taking into consideration the rural communities whose environmental rights are being completely ignored. But the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources believes that, the focus of all stakeholders should be on the guidelines ...
The high incidence of galamsey or illegal mining in recent times, have been on several discussions and heated debates for some time now and has perplexed the minds of the general public in Ghana ...
The interventions have not produced an effective response to the problem, and the mining activities continue to ravage pristine landscapes. In Ghana, for instance, informal mining continues to expand and damage the environment despite enhanced regulations and increased military patrolling of mining sites (Bansah et al., 2022; Eduful et al., 2020; Hilson et al., 2014).
Mining in Ghana: Implications for national economic development and poverty reduction ... This paper provides a concise historical account of gold mining in Ghana, from the pre-colonial period ...
The ongoing pollution from illegal mining in the Black Volta River, a tributary of Lake Volta, along with endemic diseases in the lake, further compounds fish health and welfare …
This study therefore conducted a review of the implications of large-scale mining in Ghana. Findings revealed that, mining activities gravely affect the quality of water in most …
Insecticide resistance in malaria vector mosquitoes in a gold mining town in Ghana and implications for malaria control Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2006 Dec;99(5):400-3. Authors ... AngloGold/Ashanti in preparation for their implementation of an integrated malaria control programme at the Obuasi gold mine in Ghana. Malaria vectors that were collected ...
The problem of illegal mining in Ghana and its neighboring nations looks to be becoming worse rather than better, with no end in ... scale mining, and their implications for addressing illegal mining and water pollution. The need for interdisciplinary approaches that integrate environmental science, law, policy, economics, and social ...
Numerous studies have highlighted the negative implications of these activities, with clear evidence of the devastation illegal mining has wrought on our forests, rivers, and ecosystems. Ghana's once-vibrant landscapes are now being scarred by these destructive practices, putting biodiversity and essential ecosystems at risk.
Illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey in Ghana, has emerged as one of the most critical issues impacting the countrys environment, economy, and society. While the practice may offer ...
A quick glance at a Ghana 'Concessions Map' will reveal, to the naked eye, that at least 25 percent of the country is currently in the hands of multinational large-scale mining and mineral exploration companies: at the beginning of 2013, there were 435 active licenses, 57 of which were mining licenses. 20 Many of these licenses cover ...
Introduction: Gold mining is crucial to economic growth and development in several countries including Ghana. It accounts for 40% of Ghana's export earnings and 5.7% of Ghana's GDP.
Practical implications. This paper has documented the critical risk factor affecting the mining industry in Ghana. Though the identified risk types are also prevalent in other sectors of the construction industry, the key findings of this paper emphasize the need for a comprehensive risk management culture in the mining sector.
Introduction. Gold mining follows two divisional lines in Ghana; the large-scale multi-national and the small-scale mining sectors (Wireko-Gyebi et al., 2020).Typically, the small scale mining aspect of gold extraction can be further divided into two classes (legal and illegal) depending on its legal approval and operational protocols (Boateng et al., 2014).
Ghana's mining sector has witnessed a steady growth in recent times, contributing significantly to revenue generated by the government. The mining sector contributed GH¢15.8 billion and GH¢17. ...
Discourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to the predominant...
Mining Operations in Ghana: Implication for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Northwestern Ghana. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 5:745317. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.745317 "Illegal"GoldMiningOperationsin
Livelihood implications of artisanal gold mining in farming communities: insight from the Wa East District, Ghana 87 the small-scale mining sector is blamed on the difficulty, bureaucracy, cost, and time involved in obtaining the license in Ghana (Hilson et al., 2014). Thus, most artisanal and small-scale miners
The impact of mining on farming as a livelihood strategy and its implications for poverty reduction and well-being in Ghana ... Ghana has a long history of mining which many stakeholders ...
Illegal gold mining is an acute problem in Ghana. Activities of illegal miners threaten the environmental and social unity of the country. This research, however, highlights illegal
Statistics indicate that mining receives Ghana's most significant portion of FDI inflows. Ghana has become the preferred nation for most mining investors in Sub-Saharan …
The authors recommend the need for preventing related socioeconomic and public health implications through public education initiating plans towards the containment of water pollution. Previous article ... in the discharge of appreciable amounts of mercury and other heavy metal contaminants into the environment in many mining areas of Ghana ...
Illegal mining, a low-technology and labor-intensive mining activity (Kwadwo et al., 2016) in Ghana, has come under serious scrutiny due to its implication on agricultural land and other livelihood sources (Amankwah, …
The research assessed the impact of illegal mining on the suitability of the Oda River water in Ghana for irrigation purposes and the implications for public health, drawing on the FAO standards. Intriguing results emerged from the study.
The gold mining industry in Ghana has made a substantial contribution to the country's economic growth by generating diverse employment opportunities, both directly and indirectly, in mining communities. ... Everyone is now concentrating on the mining': drivers and implications of rural economic transition in the Eastern Region of Ghana. J ...
When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo redirected national focus towards the canker by making a bold pledge to tackle illegal mining, popularly called galamsey, head-on, many thought a time had come to curb the menace. But not much has changed. The fight against the menace has proven tougher than envisaged, as the destruction of the […]
metals in surface soils from a mining and a non‑mining community in Ghana: implications for human health ... Therefore, the primary aim of Ghana's mining and mineral industry and development is tai-lored toward gold. Ghana is the largest gold producer in Africa, producing about 80.5 tons annually (Was-serman et al., 2003). The detrimental ...
of a Deep State in Ghana: Implications for National . Security and Development." RHSS 4 (2014): 47-56. 35. ... Galamsey, a popular name for small-scale mining in Ghana, is an important ...
That notwithstanding, the boom of gold mining in Southern Ghana in the last 20 years has diverted internal migration destinations for Northern women with many women moving into informal artisanal and small-scale mining, locally called galamsey. 1 As argued in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) literature, migration to ASM communities is ...
The RSA of CSIR and GAEC therefore, called on the government of Ghana to take urgent, decisive, and sustained actions to address the galamsey menace. The Associations call for immediate suspension of all illegal small-scale mining activities in Ghana until there was support for Sustainable Mining Practices.
Article 257 (6) of the Constitution and Section 1 of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006, provides as follows: every mineral in its natural state in, under, or upon any land in Ghana, streams ...
This article disseminates vital empirical findings on factors affecting the formalization of informal mining in Ghana and explores the implications of the findings for cleaner and safer production. Thus, this section presents two main topics: informal ASM anti-formalization and implications of the anti-formalization factors for cleaner and ...
The illegal mining crisis in Ghana has far-reaching regional and international implications. Ghana is the second-largest producer of gold in Africa, accounting for 20% of the continent's output.
