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Effects of Illegal Artisanal Gold Mining Operations on Groundwater Quality in Ghana: The Case of Ahafo-Ano South District October 2021 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.100242
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Danyo Gilbert, and Osei-Bonsu Albert, "Illegal SmallScale Gold Mining in Ghana: A - Threat to Food Security." Journal of Food Security, vol. 4, no. 5 (2016): 112-119. doi: 10.12691/jfs-4-5-2. 1. Introduction . Ghana occupies an estimated total land area of 23 884
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The general properties and overall chemical quality for potability of groundwater in Ahafo-Ano South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana have been evaluated. With respect to pH, about 92% of groundwaters were potable while 8% were acidic and not potable. Approximately 4%, 32%, 56% and 8% of sampled groundwater …
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A photographer captured the harsh reality of illegal mining under the unforgiving sun in Ghana. Primary Menu ... *** EXCLUSIVE *** GHANA, WEST AFRICA – 2014: The gold mining industry has taken ...
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This story map captures the breath taking story of illegal gold mining activities in Ghana. It illustrates the effects of unregulated surface and alluvial mining activities have affected …
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1. Introduction. Over the past decade, Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining 1 sector has attracted a wave of Chinese migrants (Antwi-Boateng and Akudugu, 2020; Boafo et al., 2019; Hilson et al., 2014).Between 2008 and 2016, over 50,000 Chinese gold seekers migrated to rural Ghana to engage in illegal ASM, aided at various levels, …
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Along with gold and oil, the cocoa industry is a mainstay of Ghana's economy and foreign currency earnings. Any losses in revenue hit hard, as the country struggles to weather its worst economic crisis in decades. But cocoa production is falling victim to illegal mining, mostly for gold and known locally as "galamsey."
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Two security personnel and one civilian were killed in an attack by illegal miners at the Asanko gold mine, in Ghana, over the weekend. The mine is a 50:50 joint venture between JSE-listed Gold ...
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Ghana, one of the world's biggest producers of cocoa beans, is facing a crisis around dangerous and dirty galamsey, or informal, mining—which experts warn could derail its …
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Sixty percent of Ghana's water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal mining activities. Ghana is the leading producer of gold in Africa and about 35% of it is extracted by small-scale ...
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The increase in gold mining in Ghana has also seen some significant improvement in the livelihoods of communities where gold mining is in operation (Ofosu et al., 2020).
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In their repeated documentation of the dynamics of artisanal and small-scale mining activities in Ghana, Hilson and Potter (2003:237) questioned why the "illegal gold mining activity is so ...
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Moreover, the industry is estimated to offer other forms of economic activities to 4.5 million people throughout the mining value chain. Major large-scale firms currently operating in Ghana include: Anglogold Ashanti, Kibi Gold Goldfields, Newmont Ghana Gold Company Limited, Golden Star, Ltd, and Asanko Gold Mine (Hilson, 2001, 2008). …
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A Ghanaian court on December 4 sentenced Huang to 4½ years in prison and levied a $4,000 fine for running an illegal mining operation. Authorities told reporters that she will …
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Environmental destruction: Illegal gold mining in Ghana has left a trail of environmental devastation. Miners employ crude techniques such as open-pit mining and the use of …
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Gold mining has been the backbone of Ghana's development since pre-colonial times. It has been essential in revenue mobilisation and the provision of employment to many people. However, in recent times the sector has received severe public backlash due to its inability to effect appropriate socioeconomic change; and the …
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Mining sectors in the developing world are located in villages, where farming is the prime source of income. This generates the likelihood of adverse spillovers to agriculturalists through rivalry for main inputs (i.e. land, labor, water, and environmental pollution). To explore this concern, gold mining sites on the Pra River of Ghana and …
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Two security personnel and one civilian were killed in an attack by illegal miners at the Asanko gold mine, in Ghana, over the weekend. The mine is a 50:50 joint venture …
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Ghana is Africa's biggest gold producer after South Africa, producing more than 1.6 million ounces in the first half of 2012. More on this story Chinese gold miner's death probed
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Gold deposits in Ghana are mostly characterized by Paleoproterozoic Birimian and Tarkwaian sedimentary rock types which are associated with disseminated sulphides (Dzigbodi-Adjimah, 1993; Akoto and Anning, 2021; Kazapoe et al., 2022). They are rich in sulphide minerals which results in the production of sulphide ore in the mining …
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Artisanal miners prospect for gold, near Takoradi, Ghana, Jan. 24, 2015 (Sipa photo by Javier Carbajal via AP Images).
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Artisanal Small-scale mining (ASM), popularly known as 'galamsey' in the mineral-rich country of Ghana, is a fast-growing phenomenon that is present in several other countries with underground mineral resources. Coined from the English phrase, "gather and sell", galamsey has become a subject of great concern for governmental …
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Introduction. Over the past decade, Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining 1 sector has attracted a wave of Chinese migrants (Antwi-Boateng and Akudugu, 2020; Boafo et al., 2019; Hilson et al., 2014). Between 2008 and 2016, over 50,000 Chinese gold seekers migrated to rural Ghana to engage in illegal ASM, aided at various levels, by …
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Within the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small scale mining subsector has been marred by controversies mainly due to its threat to sustainable development.
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This story map captures the breath taking story of illegal gold mining activities in Ghana. It illustrates the effects of unregulated surface and alluvial mining activities have affected major river bodies and how the government is deploying GIS technology to …
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Ghana's geological landscape teems with diverse mineral resources with the commercially exploited ones being gold, diamond, manganese and bauxite. In 2021, gold accounted for 96.98 per cent of gross mineral revenue while the respective shares of manganese, bauxite and diamond were 2.57 per cent, 0.42 per cent and 0.03 per cent.
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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 …
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Abstract: Notwithstanding its prolonged existence, little research has hitherto been undertaken to determine why illegal artisanal and small-scale mining is a widespread phenomenon in the developing world. This paper profiles the case of Ghana, where clandestine gold mining activity is now ubiquitous throughout many rural areas. Despite …
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Wa East District was the hotspot of illegal mining activities (1644 sightings) in the region. Based on the characterisation, this study, argued that galamsey activities in Upper West …
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Currently, Ghana is the second-largest gold producer in Africa and eighth-largest in the world, with a reported output of 117 metric tons in 2021. Gold production in Ghana includes both large ...
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This paper looks at the developments in the small-scale gold and diamonds mining industry in Ghana and proposes some strategies on how the concepts of sustainable development could be applied to ...
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Accra, July 24, GNA – AngloGold Ashanti has given an update on the recent illegal mining arrest. AngloGold Ashanti, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said on July 15, Ghana's public security agencies apprehended a group of illegal miners carrying gold-bearing material from the underground workings of the Obuasi Gold Mine.
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Gold is Ghana's top export, earning the country US$5.93 billion, or about 45 per cent of the West African nation's total exports in 2020, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity data.
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Without mincing words, the spate of small-scale artisanal illegal gold mining in Ghana has assumed a terrific dimension in recent years with unprecedented dire environmental …
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The Gold Boom's Implication for Land Tenure and the Environment in Ghana. In Ghana's Gold Rush and Regional Development: The Case of Wassa West District (143-160). SPRING Research Series, no. 44, SPRING Centre, (Fakultät Raumplanung) Faculty of Spatial Planning, University of Dortmund, Federal Republic of Germany. Akabzaa, T., …
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Illegal gold mining in Ghana further exacerbates a volatile cocoa market. In 2014, experts predicted a global cocoa shortage by 2020. However, cocoa production statistics have been unpredictable ...
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Globally, climate-smart agriculture is highly recognized as an approach for sustainable agriculture and food systems. In Africa and other developing countries, climate-smart agriculture is observed to reposition and modify agricultural systems for improved food and nutritional security. Despite the relevance of the approach to sustainable …
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