Environmental Safety and Sustainability in Ghana's Gold Mining …

These studies evaluated how mining affects GDP, employment, fiscal responsibility, sustainable development, and social impacts. Many Ghanaian studies have addressed extraction and income growth. Using statistical methods, Amankwah and Anim-Sackey (2018) studied coal's GDP impact in Ghana. Mining's impact on Ghana's economy is well studied.

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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) In Ghana –The

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the assessment of individual projects by identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the biophysical, social and other relevant impacts. In Ghana,the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Act 490, 1994 grants the EPA the right to request a company or anybody undertaking a project to carry out an ...

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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.

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The Mining Industry in Ghana: A Blessing or a Curse

The processes involved in the computation and payment of compensation were not in line with protocols enshrined in the Minerals and Mining Act 703 of Ghana and the tenets of the entitlement theory ...

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Environment and development: analysing the impact of diplomatic

Abstract. This study examines the impact of Ghana-China diplomatic relations on government efforts to combat illegal gold mining in Ghana. While diplomatic ties between the two nations foster cooperation, trade, and economic growth, the environmental damage caused by illegal Chinese miners has raised concerns.

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Through a systematic search and analysis of relevant literature, this review identifies the causes, methods, and consequences of illegal mining in Ghana. The findings reveal that illegal...

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(PDF) Small Scale Gold Mining and Environmental Degradation, in Ghana

In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about 5.7% of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the environmental impacts of mining activities in Ghana.

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Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities in Ghana

Mineral exploitation contributes significantly to economic growth and development in most world economies. In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about 5.7% of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the …

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Handbook of Ghana

2 ASM Handbook for Ghana The Pan-African Support to the EuroGeoSurveys-Organisation of African Geological Surveys Partnership, abbrev-iated to PanAfGeo, is a project which supports training of geoscientic staff from African Geological Surveys

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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana

Mining has played an important role in the development of Ghana. Like all industries, mining has both benefits and risks for the people living in communities where minerals are found. How these environmental and health impacts are managed by the government, nearby communities and mining companies can either worsen or improve the lives of community …

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Environment and development: analysing the impact of diplomatic

This study examines the impact of Ghana-China diplomatic relations on government efforts to combat illegal gold mining in Ghana. While diplomatic ties between the two nations foster cooperation, trade, and economic growth, the environmental damage caused by illegal Chinese miners has raised concerns.

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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana

The work reviews data on environmental and health impacts of mining such as pollution of water bodies, degradation of forest resources, depletion of soil nutrients, …

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Illegal Mining 'Galamsey' pollutants: Taking control with

The ongoing illegal mining activities in Ghana have set loose many pollutants into the environment which are associated with several short- to long-term impacts. While the illegal activities have ...

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(PDF) Managing the impacts of mining on Ghana's water

Managing the impacts of mining on Ghana's water resources from a legal perspective. ... Mining—Water resources—flooding environment—Ghana. ... the food chain processes of rivers, lake and ...

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Environmental Impact of Illegal Mining in Ghana (Part 2)

It also holds the highest concentration of gold deposits. Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa exporter, contributing 20 percent of the world's supply. More than 70 percent of cocoa beans come from West Africa. The mining sector has been blamed for changing the colour and quality of local rivers in Dunkwa, a mining town in Ghana.

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The environmental impact of small-scale gold mining in Ghana

Though the study did not find direct evidence of the impact of climate change processes on the environment, corroborative reports from research indicate about 1.6% rise in temperature across Ghana ...

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(PDF) "Unearthing the Hidden Costs: Exploring the

Studies have examined the impacts of illegal mining on indigenous and loca l communities in Ghana. Bloch Bloch (2011) explored the role of illegal armed groups in mining and their effects on ...

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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of …

A comprehensive study analysed 3344 soil samples from a mining district in Ghana, revealing high concentrations of arsenic (As), lead (Pb), …

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Impact on Soil and

The gold mining industry in Ghana has made a substantial contribution to the country's economic growth by generating diverse employment opportunities, both directly and indirectly, in mining communities. This has the potential to mitigate poverty and improve the quality of life for individuals and s in rural areas, where climate change is having a disproportionate …

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Evaluating the environmental and economic impact of mining for …

A study conducted by Mensah et al. (2015) on the environmental impact of mining in Ghana Prestea, found out that most of the major rivers in the mining communities, which served as the primary source of water for both domestic purposes and farming were heavily polluted by the activities of mining (Fig. 4 below). The activities of small-scale ...

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(PDF) Illegal Mining Impacts on Ghana's Development …

The paper analyses the extent to which gold resource management institutions restructure social processes in Ghana, and how these actions influence sustainable development. 3.5. ... (Hilson & Garforth, 2012). The poor and …

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The findings from the study showed that mining activities, especially that resulting from illegal small-scale mining (popularly known as 'galamsey') …

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Galamsey Fight in Ghana: An Analysis of Failure of Government

The paper contributes to the discussion on illegal mining in Ghana and its impact on the environment and sustainable development. Discover the world's research 25+ million members

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(PDF) Socio-environmental impacts of mineral mining and …

Mineral mining activities in Africa have long been associated with a myriad of socio-environmental impacts and conflicts, posing significant challenges to sustainable development and environmental ...

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Effect of mining on the environment | The Ghana Report

Lumen (n.d.) affirmed, that issues of the environment emanating from mining activities could include loss of biodiversity, erosion, formation of sinkholes; and contamination of surface water, soil and groundwater by …

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A GEOSPATIAL APPROACH IN RESOLVING ILLEGAL …

geospatial technology in an effort to resolve unlawful mining activities in Ghana, with the hopes of answering the aforementioned issues. 2. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN GHANA Mining is the process of removing metals and minerals from the Earth, such as manganese, gold, copper, and tin (Worlanyo and Jiangfeng, 2021). For many years, the extraction and

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A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale Mining …

Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The project was made ... Socio-economic Impact of Small-scale Mining in Ghana 5 ... igneous activity, erosion and sedimentary processes, giving rise to a series of gold belts [5]. As Dzigbodi-Adjimah and Bansah [6] explain, geologists today place these gold deposits ...

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(PDF) Environmental Impact of Mining in Ghana

1.3. Environmental Activities in Ghana Impacts of Mining Despite all these policies and institutions, environmental degradation in most of mining communities in Ghana is still of a major threat and concern. The extent of environmental devastation caused by mineral mining in Ghana is well documented [7,8,9,11,25,26,31,32].

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"Unearthing the Hidden Perils: A Comprehensive Review of Illegal Mining

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.

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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in …

Mining has played an important role in the development of Ghana. Like all industries, mining has both benefits and risks for the people living in communities where minerals are

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