(PDF) Governance challenges of small-scale gold …
Focusing on Ghana as a study case, this paper explores the factors that hinder the implementation of its legal framework for mining. A combination of qualitative explorative methods was...
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Handbook of Ghana
This Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Handbook for Ghana is the result of a training session held in Ghana in September 2017 through the sub-program on ASM under the overall …
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Informal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana
The current study adopted both the purposive sampling procedure and the simple random sampling method for data collection. The purposive sampling procedure was used to select communities and participants for this study. ... Unpacking land grabs: subjects, performances and the state in Ghana's 'small‐scale'Gold mining sector. Development ...
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Relationship between small-scale gold mining activities and …
Ghana, Africa's leading gold producer, has recently been in the spotlight for concerns of unlicensed mining activities polluting surface water sources (Akotey, 2023).Although mining has contributed significantly to the West African nation's economic fortunes and is in some ways a significant part of the country's post-colonial identity, there is a real risk that these …
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Rethinking small-scale gold mining in Ghana: A holy grail …
In most developing countries where there are no fuel deposits, mining has been the mainstay of their economies. According to the World Bank's taxonomy of countries, 50% of the countries whose economies are mostly propelled by the mining industry were able to move at least one step within a period of two decades (Yiridomoh, 2021).In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), …
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana – …
Note that artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is subsumed under small-scale mining (SSM). Therefore, even though Act 703 refers to small-scale mining, this includes the artisanal operators (Minerals Commission, 2015). Artisanal and small-scale mining activities in Ghana are regulated by the Minerals Commission of Ghana
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(PDF) Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana
The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector-commonly described as low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly associated with the use of ...
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(PDF) Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
Given that 200,000 people in Ghana are involved in the small-scale gold mining industry and that the numbers are expected to grow in Ghana and many other regions of the world, elucidating mercury ...
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Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
The application for a license for small-scale mining is made in a form the Minister may direct to the office of the Minerals Commission in the area where a person intends to engage in small-scale mining operations, with the prescribed fees. According to Section 83 of Act 703, the applicant for a small-scale mining license must be a Ghanaian ...
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Baseline Information for the National Action Plan on
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 …
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mining in Ghana: identifying problems and possible …
environmental impacts of small-scale gold mining in Ghana, and to prescribe a series of recommen-dations for improving environmental performance in the industry. The paper begins by providing a general overview of small-scale gold mining and its environmental impacts. Next, the paper discusses the state of the Ghanaian small-scale gold-mining
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MINERALS AND MINING POLICY OF GHANA
The Small-Scale Gold Mining Law (PNDC Law 218), the Mercury Law (PNDC Law 217) and the Precious Minerals Marketing Corporation Law (PNDC Law 219) were passed in 1989 to …
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Rethinking small-scale gold mining in Ghana: A holy grail for
Ghana is fast losing its ecological health to illegal gold mining (IGM), since the last two decades. Aside the dearth and paucity of studies on IGM, prior literature on IGM have …
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Minerals Commission Official Website
Mining Cadastre The implementation of Mining Cadastre Administration System (MCAS) at the Minerals Commission seeks to improve and strengthen current levels of compliance checks and license administration procedures and practices. READ MORE Industry Statistics Monthly statistics of Gold produced and transported by the various mining companies on both small …
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Brick by brick, block by block: Building a sustainable …
Ghana's small-scale miners have long called for the implementation of a more operator-friendly licensing apparatus and support structure, although it is becoming …
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The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in …
In Ghana, gold mining is conducted by way of industrial-scale mines, as well as smaller artisanal mines, locally known as Galamsey. While this industry has provided …
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Small Scale Licence
Minerals in Ghana; Small Scale Mining; LAWS. Acts; ... Licence / Permit Procedure; INSPECTION & COMPLIANCE. Exploration / Monitoring & Evaluation; Operating Mines; Inspections; Mining Competency Exams; ONLINE. E-Recruitment; Mining Cadastre; Application Forms; Auctions; E-Procurement; Small Scale Licence. Mineral Licences for Small Scale ...
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Trends in the small-scale mining of precious minerals in …
ginaliation of the small-scale gold mining sector was det-rimental to the economy led to a study into the phenom-enon, which resulted in its regularization through the enactment of the Small-Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDC L 218, in May 1989. Concurrently, the state agency responsible for marketing diamonds— the Diamond Mar-
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The Clinical Importance of the Mercury Problem in Artisanal Small-Scale …
Regulation of Artisanal Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Ghana and Indonesia as Currently Implemented Fails to Adequately Protect Aquatic Ecosystems. Xuzhou: Press CUoMaT; (2014). [Google Scholar] 10. Hoedoafia MA, Cheabu BSN, Korang V. The effects of small scale gold mining on living conditions: a case study of the west gonja district of Ghana.
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The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana
Precious metals like gold have been a part of local economies for thousands of years and globally remain a highly valued commodity. In Ghana, gold mining is conducted by way of industrial-scale mines, as well as smaller artisanal mines, locally known as Galamsey.While this industry has provided economic benefits to local communities, the environmental and health …
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana
In January 2016 Ghana hosted a multi-stakeholder 'action dialogue' on artisanal and small-scale mining. this was the first of a global dialogue series on ASM, planned by the International …
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License Procedure
List of Gold Exporters; LICENSING. Types of Mineral Rights; Licence / Permit Procedure ... Small Scale Mining Licence in Ghana. THE PROCESS INVOLVE. STEP 1. ... The forms are available to the general public to begin the process of obtaining licences for the various mining procedures. Download forms +233 030 277 1318 +233 030 277 2783. info ...
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SMALL SCALE MINING IN GHANA
The forms are available to the general public to begin the process of obtaining licences for the various mining procedures.
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