Solidaridad, an NGO in Ghana, has made some progress by distributing six advanced mercury-free processing units to mining regions. However, the high cost of these units, ranging from $100,000-120,000, makes them unaffordable for most small-scale miners.
Gold mining has played a significant role in Ghana's economy for centuries. Regulation of this industry has varied over time and while industrial mining is prevalent in the country, the expansion of artisanal mining, or Galamsey has escalated in recent years. Many of these artisanal mines are not only harmful to human health due to …
This paper explains longitudinal and spatial variation in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) governance in Ghana. While Ghana's ASM sector has, since 2006, witnessed varying clampdown ... and relish duty-free equipment import. However, as host states became fixated with foreign direct investments (FDIs) from large-scale mining (LSM), …
Ghana, like most resource-rich countries, is saddled and inundated with resource curse challenges. Key among them is the problem of illegal small-scale gold mining activities (ISSGMAs), which is mercilessly robbing the nation of its ecological integrity, despite attempts by successive governments to remedy the situation. In the …
Abstract. Gold mining has played a significant role in Ghana's economy for centuries. Regulation of this industry has varied over time and while industrial mining is prevalent in the country, the expansion of artisanal mining, or Galamsey has escalated in recent years.Many of these artisanal mines are not only harmful to human health due to …
The small-scale mining industry is reserved exclusively for Ghanaians. Current investors have raised concerns about safety at the mines and associated camps, illegal mining operations on adjacent land, and land squatters.
This paper explores possible strategies that aim to make small-scale gold mining in Ghana more sustainable (i.e. more efficient, less destructive to the environment and …
Ghana is among the top two gold producers in Africa. What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35% of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale ...
by reducing and where feasible eliminate the use of Hg for small-scale mining. However, due to some legal limitations to the current situation there is the need to amend some of these laws to help ...
The environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) are currently a major issue globally. There is cause for concern given the rapid loss of forest resources and pollution of water bodies through contamination with heavy metals like cyanide, arsenic, and mercury. The study investigated the livelihood and …
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 ...
Tarkwa (W/R), July 31, GNA-As part of measures to promote mercury-free mining in Ghana, five Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) companies have received mercury-free …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) plays a significant socio-economic role in the alleviation of poverty. In Ghana, the increase in and persistence of illegal ASM (galamsey) can be explained by unemployment, cumbersome and costly registration, lack of land, corruption and Chinese engagement.Traditionally, Ghanaian governments have …
In Ghana, small-scale (gold) mining is defined as "…mining (gold) by any ... never use any form of personal protective equipment [15]. These descriptive studies provide some
Between March 2017 and December 2018, all forms of small-scale mining were prohibited, enforced by a combined military and police task force, resulting in the arrest of defiant miners and the confiscation of mining equipment. Ghana took further action on May 1, 2019, imposing a temporary restriction on excavator imports to tackle …
small-scale mining industry in Ghana are also identified. It concludes that, for sustainable ... equipment and better recovery units have been introduced and are run in a more professional
sector was established in Ghana in 1989. The Small-scale mining law, PNDCL 218 (Anon, 1989a) led to the establish-ment of the Small-scale Mining Project within the Ghana MineralsCommission.TheSmall-scaleMiningProject(now Small-scale Mining Department) has the responsibility of providing technical assistance to prospective and registered
To determine the potential risk factors for injury, estimate the annual injury rate and examine the safety perceptions, and use of personal protective equipment among small-scale gold miners in Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 494 small-scale gold miners from four major mining districts in Ghana. A -based …
147 147 in 2011. In that year also, small scale mining employed about 1,000,000 people compared with 28,000 by large scale mines in the country
Despite the falling share of mineral rents in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the mining industry has made major contributions to Ghana's revenue. Government income from manganese reached ...
For instance, John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to use AI to locate all small-scale mining and galamsey operations, track excavators, and geofence all concessions to help coordinate and monitor activities within the small-scale mining sector. (Citi Newsroom, 2024) 2. …
Small scale mining in Ghana has evidently provided employment to thousands of people, and continues to provide raw materials for both foreign and locally based mineral industries. The sector also plays a significant role in stemming rural-urban migration, as well as providing foreign exchange earnings to the government.
This paper provides background research on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Ghana to inform a multi-stakeholder dialogue on formalisation and responsible mining. It …
Minerals and Mining (Mineral Operations - Tracking of Earth Moving and Mining Equipment) Regulations, 2020 (L.I. 2404); ... Small-scale mining is crucial for Ghana's gold production and local participation but faces environmental risks from illegal activities. To address this, the Minerals Commission obtained marine vessels to combat …
Background: To determine the potential risk factors for injury, estimate the annual injury rate and examine the safety perceptions, and use of personal protective equipment among small-scale gold miners in Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 494 small-scale gold miners from four major mining districts in …
This paper reports preliminary findings of an ongoing study that looks at how professional engineers could be utilized to improve …
The mining law of Ghana (GoG 2006) governs both the LSM and the ASM mining sectors. With regard to ASM, the law refers to small-scale mining as any miner having a …
This article is one of three synthesis reports resulting from an integrated assessment (IA) of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities that involve multiple drivers and diverse disciplines influencing ASGM, an IA framework was used to analyze economic, social, health, and environmental data and to …
This report is one of three synthesis documents produced via an integrated assessment (IA) that aims to increase understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities surrounding ASGM, an IA framework was utilized to analyze economic, social, health, and environmental data, and co …
The study's findings reveal a hierarchical arrangement of the main barriers to IGM eradication, with the following order: socioeconomic barriers (44%), governance …
While the engagement of Chinese migrants in small-scale mining in Ghana has gained traction in scholarship, the extant literature pays little attention to how the relationship between the so-called formal institutions (e.g., the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources) and informal institutions (e.g., the chieftaincy …
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 …
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. Since the enactment of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law in 1989, which effectively legalized small-scale gold mining in the country, industrial operations,
This chapter discusses small-scale mining in Ghana in the context of two intergovernmental development indicators—the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs) and the African Union 's Agenda 2063 (AU2063). Using the management and governance of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities …
Tarkwa (W/R), July 31, GNA-As part of measures to promote mercury-free mining in Ghana, five Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) companies have received mercury-free processing equipment. The equipment, worth US$ 60,000, includes gold Katcha, gold Konka, gold cube and gas-fueled smelter, which would be set up in Dakete, …
Conclusion. The annual injury incidence rate among small-scale gold miners is high. Potential targets for improving safety include increasing safety training, increasing use of personal protective equipment, and better understanding potential changes that can be made in the machinery and tools used in small-scale mining, which were associated …
In Ghana, there are about 300 registered small-scale mining groups and they constitute a major source of employment especially for small-scale gold and diamond miners, and contribute some foreign ...
Basu et al. (2015), conducted a study that applied integrated mechanism to address the problem of SSGM operations in Ghana.The authors found that artisanal mining problems are highly complex in nature, and advanced that the challenges can be solved effectively by a comprehensive stakeholders' involvement.
for the purposes of including small-scale mining in national policies. However, as Solomon (1997) explains, none of these definitions has received universal recognition because: 1. Terms such as 'artisanal' (a label typically used for ille-gal mining) and 'small-scale' are used loosely in differ-ent contexts by different people. 2.
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