Small Scale Mining In Ghana Activities

Download Citation | Small scale mining (SSM) has been going on for a long time in Ghana. SSM was legalized by the PNDC Law 218, 1989. Since then there have been numerous gains from the SSM industry.

The World Bank works with governments, companies, NGOs and stakeholders to reduce poverty and boost prosperity by supporting the integrated sustainable development of communities involved in artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries.

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Journal of Cleaner Production 11 (2003) 131–140 cleanerproduction.net Trends in the small-scale mining of precious minerals in Ghana: a perspective on its environmental impact

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Water scarcity, quality, and control are growing problems worldwide. In this paper, values associated with water-sociocultural, economic, and chemical-in a small-scale gold mining community in northeastern Ghana are considered.

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The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana Research by Gordon Crawford, Coleman Agyeyomah, Gabriel Botchwey and Atinga Mba

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that government will from 2018 vet all small-scale miners across the country to regularize and monitor their activities. The move, he said will ensure that small-scale mining is done in a responsible, environmentally-friendly and sustainable manner ...

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IJAAR 2 (2014) 89-99 ISSN 2053-1265 Impact of illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) on cocoa production in Atiwa district of Ghana Dennis Owusu Boateng*, Francis Nana Yaw Codjoe and Johnson Ofori

The Impact of Expanding Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining on Small Holder Agriculture in West Africa A Case Study of Burkina Faso, Ghana and Sierra Leone

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This paper argues that the current formalization system for small-scale gold miners in Ghana has been undermined and the small-scale mining laws no longer capture the reality of the sector’s activities.

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An Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana: ... the majority of Ghanaians leading to a rise in illegal mining activities [6].

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