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Today, the most significant gold-producing country in West Africa is Ghana, which accounts for some 70% of regional output (Utter, 1992).As Fig. 1 indicates, prospective gold regions are concentrated within the western portion of the country, where the Tarkwaian and Birimian belts, in strips ranging between 15 and 40 km in width, intersect and continue north to …
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Centuries later Ghana remains Africa's biggest producer, with major operators such as the UK-based Anglogold Ashanti Plc, Gold Fields Ltd. from South Africa, American miner Newmont Corp and ...
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In a decisive move to combat illegal mining, Ghana's Lands Minister has revoked all small-scale mining licences granted after December 7, 2024, citing irregularities and lack of …
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The natural resources expert voiced his concerns during Day 2 of the Constitution Review Committee's deliberation which focused on Lands and Natural Resources. He noted …
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From 2008 to early 2017, the third phase of gold mining in Ghana witnessed a significant upsurge in small-scale mining activities due to the escalating gold prices (Hausermann et al., 2018; ... Impacts of surface gold mining on land use systems in Western Ghana. Ambio, 40 (2011), pp. 528-539, 10.1007/s13280-011-0141-9. View in Scopus Google ...
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Globally, land is a valued asset characterized by abundant natural resources including water, vegetation, soil, and minerals [].In Ghana, the economic foundation is predominately agrarian, with substantial waterbodies and diverse mineral resources like bauxite, gold, and crude oil [2,3].Historically referred to as the "Gold Coast", Ghana's extensive gold …
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My company is advising a client on the sale of large scale gold mining concession and they are open to establishing an alliance relationship and the gold concession is located in Ghana. All documents covering the mining concession are available for your review and cross-checking on-Site Plan, Land...
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Between the mid 2000s and 2016, more than 50,000 Chinese investors took up mining in Ghana, introducing the Chanfan – a cheap, diesel-powered floating machine – to the age-old practice. This device has revolutionised alluvial gold mining, but uses up more land and pollutes more water in its wake.
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Some are near, or overlap with large scale conventional mining concessions, as well as the operations of legal, small scale mining ventures. 6 There are multiple, interrelated political, social, and economic drivers of illegal gold mining in Ghana (Stærfeldt and Stacey, n.d), including urban public sector retrenchment and unemployment ...
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Such risks have driven calls for a total ban on all forms of artisanal mining. In January 2022, Ghana's government reduced the tax on gold from artisanal miners from 3% to 1.5% in an attempt to curb gold smuggling. This increased legal gold exports from the small-scale mining sector, but smuggling remains prevalent.
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agricultural lands in Ghana. In the pre-colonial era, the vast stretches of land were exploited mainly for hunting, ... gold mining in Ghana. The modern state of Akyem Abuakwa occupies much of
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High gold prices and unemployment linked to surge in illegal mining, but scientists fear women at risk of maternal deaths, miscarriages and birth defects in their children from the pollution caused.
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Illegal gold mining has been wreaking havoc in southern Ghana for years, particularly in resource-rich regions, such as the Upper Offin sub-basin. According to International Water Management Institute's study, these areas once celebrated for their dense forests and flourishing cocoa plantations, now face a grim reality of land degradation ...
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The performance of the gold mining business in the Gold Coast prompted the Legislative Council of the colonial state to draft the Crown Lands Ordinance in 1894 and the Land Bill of 1897 (Ofosu-Mensah, 2011; Ubink & Amanor, 2009). These marked the beginning of the attempt by the modern state (colonial) to exert control over land tenure in the ...
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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 ... T., and Schröder, H (2011). Impacts of surface gold mining on land use systems in Western Ghana. AMBIO 40, 528–539. doi: 10.1007/s13280-011-0141-9. PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text ...
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Ghana, one of Africa's leading gold producers, is witnessing a modern-day gold rush, driven by the surge in illegal small-scale mining activities, popularly known as 'Galamsey'.
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Mine water increased in spatial extent by almost 33,000 percent while land-use in gold mining increased nearly 7900 percent. ... 'All we get is malaria': The political ecology of landscape change and cumulative vulnerability in central Ghana's gold mining country. (In peparation). Google Scholar. Ghana Government, 1989. Ghana Government ...
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land degradation nexus in small-scale gold mining (Galamsey) in Ghana: Evidence from the Wa East District . Journal of Environmental & Agricultural Sciences. 23(1&2): 19-29.
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Illustration of how galamsey has damaged the water bodies, forests and soils in Ghana. Political debates have erupted over how to address issues that the mining sector faces in Ghana (Teschner, 2012; Ntewusu, 2018).The patterns of power relations among diverse stakeholders, as well as their engagement in small-scale gold mining and land management, have been a …
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Land degradation has caused the removal of top soils, vegetation, and trees with the use of heavy machines for mining gold deposits. This has run down the nutrients of the soil …
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Effects of Loss of Agricultural Land Due to Large-Scale Gold Mining on Agriculture in Ghana: The Case of the Western Region Stephen Doso Jnr, Grad CIEEM*1, Abraham Ayensu-Ntim2, Boakye Twumasi-Ankrah3
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3.3 Land tenure system in Ghana 21 4 Stakeholder mapping 23 4.1 Stakeholder mapping and analysis 24 4.2 perspectives on ASM 28 4.3 power and participation in decision making 29 4.4 examples of partnerships and collaboration 31 ... gold mining Ghana. in Ghana. Mining Artisanal and Small-Scale . the development ASM. and
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This paper focuses on the outbreak of illegal mining (galamsey) operations in Ghana in recent times claiming that the outbreak is accompanied by massive environmental destruction including ...
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Over the last two decades, gold mining in Ghana, particularly in the small-scale sector, has experienced significant growth, driven in part by global market factors such as …
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Blue Gold, a prominent British mining firm operating the Bogoso Prestea Mines in Ghana with plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange, is embroiled in a heated dispute with Ghana's Minerals Commission and the …
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Under the principal Act, the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), every mineral in its natural state in, under or upon any land in Ghana, rivers, streams, water-courses throughout the country, the exclusive economic zone or any area covered by the territorial sea or continental shelf is the property of the Republic of Ghana.
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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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Ghana's rise as a global leader in gold production has fueled a rapid surge in economic activity, urban development, and foreign investment. ... small-scale gold mining. It is a practice that has not only scarred Ghana's landscapes but also polluted its rivers, devastated agricultural lands, and undermined the health of its communities ...
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We have studied foreign gold mining in Ghana since 2010. Our research has documented profound social and environmental transformations. Within a 300-m buffer 1 of the Offin River, mining—mostly Chinese operations—expanded 7,900% between 2008 and 2013, a time corresponding with an all-time high in gold prices; water in abandoned mining pits …
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Wassa West district and major gold deposits and mining concessions considered in Western Ghana (adapted from Hirdes et al. ())Land use has substantially altered the region's natural vegetation communities, and today rainforest covers less than 20% of the district, mostly within the Bonsa (210 km²), Ekwumi (173 km²), and Neung (158 km²) forest reserves (Agbesinyale …
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