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A GEOSPATIAL APPROACH IN RESOLVING ILLEGAL …
geospatial technology in an effort to resolve unlawful mining activities in Ghana, with the hopes of answering the aforementioned issues. 2. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN GHANA Mining is the process of removing metals and minerals from the Earth, such as manganese, gold, copper, and tin (Worlanyo and Jiangfeng, 2021). For many years, the extraction and
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Mineral mining activities in Africa have long been associated with a myriad of socio-environmental impacts and conflicts, posing significant challenges to sustainable development and environmental ...
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The environmental impact of small-scale gold mining in Ghana
Though the study did not find direct evidence of the impact of climate change processes on the environment, corroborative reports from research indicate about 1.6% rise in temperature across Ghana ...
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(PDF) EIA Compliance in Ghana's Mining Communities
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 environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the environmental impacts of mining activities in Ghana.
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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana
Mining has played an important role in the development of Ghana. Like all industries, mining has both benefits and risks for the people living in communities where minerals are found. How these environmental and health impacts are managed by the government, nearby communities and mining companies can either worsen or improve the lives of community …
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(PDF) "Unearthing the Hidden Costs: Exploring the
Studies have examined the impacts of illegal mining on indigenous and loca l communities in Ghana. Bloch Bloch (2011) explored the role of illegal armed groups in mining and their effects on ...
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Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities in Ghana
Mineral exploitation contributes significantly to economic growth and development in most world economies. 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 environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the …
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Environmental Impact of Illegal Mining in Ghana (Part 1)
There are four main types of mining impacts on water quality: acid mine drainage, heavy metal contamination and leaching, processing chemicals pollution and erosion and sedimentation. Water has been called "mining's …
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The findings from the study showed that mining activities, especially that resulting from illegal small-scale mining (popularly known as 'galamsey') …
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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in …
Mining has played an important role in the development of Ghana. Like all industries, mining has both benefits and risks for the people living in communities where minerals are
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Galamsey Fight in Ghana: An Analysis of Failure of Government
The paper contributes to the discussion on illegal mining in Ghana and its impact on the environment and sustainable development. Discover the world's research 25+ million members
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Multiple scales of diamond mining in Akwatia, Ghana: addressing
This paper discusses the environmental and human development impact of mining activities in Ghana's largest diamond production town, Akwatia. Indeed, while the environmental impact of diamond mining in Akwatia is not linked to environmental contamination from mercury (as is found in artisanal gold mining), the town provides a unique example of the negative …
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(PDF) Illegal Mining Impacts on Ghana's Development …
The paper analyses the extent to which gold resource management institutions restructure social processes in Ghana, and how these actions influence sustainable development. 3.5. ... (Hilson & Garforth, 2012). The poor and …
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Evaluating the environmental and economic impact of mining for …
A study conducted by Mensah et al. (2015) on the environmental impact of mining in Ghana Prestea, found out that most of the major rivers in the mining communities, which served as the primary source of water for both domestic purposes and farming were heavily polluted by the activities of mining (Fig. 4 below). The activities of small-scale ...
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The impact of small-scale gold mining on mining communities in Ghana
The Ghanaian mining industry is a controversial one. Many believe that the industry has contributed greatly towards the socioeconomic development of the country in terms of employment and social ...
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A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale Mining …
Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The project was made ... Socio-economic Impact of Small-scale Mining in Ghana 5 ... igneous activity, erosion and sedimentary processes, giving rise to a series of gold belts [5]. As Dzigbodi-Adjimah and Bansah [6] explain, geologists today place these gold deposits ...
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Handbook of Ghana
2 ASM Handbook for Ghana The Pan-African Support to the EuroGeoSurveys-Organisation of African Geological Surveys Partnership, abbrev-iated to PanAfGeo, is a project which supports training of geoscientic staff from African Geological Surveys
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"Unearthing the Hidden Perils: A Comprehensive Review of Illegal Mining
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.
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An IntegrAted Assessment of ArtIsAnAl And s gold mInIng In …
[9]. ASGM accounted for 10.5% of Ghana's national gold production and employed 0.5–1 million people as of 2010 [10,11]. Gold production from ASGM in Ghana rose 43% from 2011– 12 [12]. Approximately 70% of ASGM in Ghana is estimated to occur illegally, though specific numbers are hard to determine.
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(PDF) Managing the impacts of mining on Ghana's water
Managing the impacts of mining on Ghana's water resources from a legal perspective. ... Mining—Water resources—flooding environment—Ghana. ... the food chain processes of rivers, lake and ...
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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.
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Impact of different illegal Artisanal Small-Scale Mining techniques …
The impact of illegal ASM on soil physico-chemical properties is multifaceted and can vary depending on factors such as mining techniques, ore types, and site-specific conditions (Macdonald et al., 2014).For example, the use of heavy machinery in mechanized mining operations may lead to soil compaction and erosion, altering soil structure and reducing water …
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Informal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana
The traditional ASGM literature shows that numerous variables impact the escalation and intensity of unlawful mining operations, thus, this study was concerned with examining the impacts of illegal mining on the environment, the awareness of these impacts by the miners, why they engage in it, and how to mitigate these impacts using Ghana as a ...
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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of …
The current analysis focuses on the environmental and health impacts of mining in Ghana and blends extant data from the literature as well as the co-authors' recent findings on the causes, status, trends, and …
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The Mining Industry in Ghana: A Blessing or a Curse
The processes involved in the computation and payment of compensation were not in line with protocols enshrined in the Minerals and Mining Act 703 of Ghana and the tenets of the entitlement theory ...
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Environmental Impact of Illegal Mining in Ghana (Part 2)
It also holds the highest concentration of gold deposits. Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa exporter, contributing 20 percent of the world's supply. More than 70 percent of cocoa beans come from West Africa. The mining sector has been blamed for changing the colour and quality of local rivers in Dunkwa, a mining town in Ghana.
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Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities in Ghana
The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the environmental impacts of ...
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Effect of mining on the environment | The Ghana Report
Lumen (n.d.) affirmed, that issues of the environment emanating from mining activities could include loss of biodiversity, erosion, formation of sinkholes; and contamination of surface water, soil and groundwater by …
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Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities …
Mining, especially surface mining results in adverse environmental impacts on water bodies (rivers and streams) in Ghana through a release of effluents such as mercury, arsenic and …
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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana
The work reviews data on environmental and health impacts of mining such as pollution of water bodies, degradation of forest resources, depletion of soil nutrients, …
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