Human insecurities in gold mining: A systematic review of evidence from
Ghana's mining sector knows a marked distinction between large-scale mining (further abbreviated as LSM) and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). The LSM sector encompassed 14 companies in 2016, operating from 11 mines, and extracting gold, bauxite, manganese, oil, and gas (Hilson, 2019; Ministry of Finance, 2018).
Creating a gender-inclusive mining industry: Uncovering the challenges
A unique addition to the existing literature is that this paper focuses on the views of young, professional African women. ... explored superstitious beliefs in Ghana's small-scale mining sector and stated that ... a review of the literature. Clear. House A J. Educ. Strategies, Issues Ideas, 84 ...
Small Scale Mining in Ghana: Improving Operations by …
The absence of trained engineers in the small scale mining sector is believed to have contributed to poor safety standards, lack of environmental protection, …
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana – …
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana – Creating Value or Destroying Value: The Search for a Way Forward inra.unu.edu | 2. ... Though formal gold mining is now dominating the gold mining sector in Ghana, a significant part of gold ... Many local stakeholders and the academic literature recognise the significant and positive ...
Assessing livelihood and environmental implications of
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 …
Mining in Ghana – What future can we expect?
narrative and literature on the mining sector's contribution to economic progress have often been woven around descriptive ... small-scale mining and strengthening the collection, transparency and management of mineral revenues. In 2012 ... production and related investments in mining and oil, Ghana's economy grew from its average of 6.5 ...
Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of …
Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of ... Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has also been dominant in Ghana's mining sector as the large-scale MNCs, evidenced by 1,000,000 ...
Entrepreneurship and innovation in Africa's artisanal and small-scale
Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Entrepreneurship and innovation in Africa's artisanal and small-scale mining sector: Developments and trajectories" by G. Hilson et al.
A Review of the Scope of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining …
Many of the world's most valuable commodities, for example, gold, diamonds, and strategic metals, and less valuable resources, for example, sand, clay, and coal, are the products of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).
Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement in Ghana's
Even though the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been applauded for several decades, the concept of stakeholder engagement is relatively new to the Ghanaian mining sector. This study investigates the CSR process of an extractive company and examines how stakeholders are engaged in CSR. Using …
Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities 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 ...
The Illegal Artisanal and Small-scale mining (Galamsey) 'Menace…
The Illegal Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (Galamsey) 'Menace' in Ghana: Is a Military-Style Approach the Answer? The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector accounts for approximately 31 percent of the total gold production in Ghana and plays a significant role in the economic development of the country.
Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of Obuasi …
Furthermore, the mining industry's concentration on water use, particularly for small-scale miners, ignores the legacy impacts of such mines or the long-term effects of small-scale mining.
Innovation in the Mining Industry: Technological Trends …
However, by the nature of the topic, artisanal and small-scale mining have been mostly excluded from the analysis, considering the historical low degree of technological specialization in this sector.
Assessing the safety and health practices in the artisanal and small
Finally, the study assessed the level of adherence and strategies for improving OSH practices in the Artisanal Small-scale mining industry. The research questions for the study include; • What are the operational activities and OSH management systems that exist in the artisanal small-scale mining industry of Ghana? •
(PDF) Assessing the Impact of Illegal Small-Scale Mining …
Assessing the Impact of Illegal Small-Scale Mining (Galamsey) on Cocoa Farming and Farmer Livelihood: A Case Study in the Amansie West District of Ghana
IMPACT OF MINING SECTOR INVESTMENT IN GHANA: …
promulgation of the Small-Scale Mining Law in 1989 and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1994. The historical importance of mining in the economic development of Ghana is considerable and well documented, with the country's colonial name -- Gold Coast --reflecting the importance of the mining sector.
Effects of the government's ban in Ghana on women in …
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations have been conducted in Ghana for centuries. Over time, technological advances in the industry occurred and miners separated from large-scale mining and applied this knowledge to small-scale or individual mining practices. In March 2017, the government responded to a media …
Planning for the effective and sustainable management of Ghana's …
The review focused on books, peer-reviewed articles and reports on artisanal small-scale mining in developing countries, particularly, Africa and Ghana, as well as the influence of the sector on development.
THE MINING SECTOR IN GHANA
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A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-scale Mining …
This study examines the implementation challenges of small-scale mining laws in the Bekwai Municipality of Ghana. The study adopted the qualitative approach using a case …
Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization challenges in Ghana …
This paper grapples with the question of why despite decades of formal policy initiatives aimed at formalizing Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector, the vast majority of activities remain informal.
Typology of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining is a widespread economic sector in the African Great Lakes Region, where it has an adverse impact on the population's environment. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and consider the typology of the environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining, in particular, the …
State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector …
The 2019 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector is a collaboration between the World Bank ... GNASSM Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners ... review that traces the origin of the global data gap on ASM, …
ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA…
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.
The existing financial sources for artisanal and small-scale mining …
Reliable financial source for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has been a topic of concern for researchers, politicians, policy makers, civil society organisations, international donors and other development stakeholders in mineral-rich countries. This paper uses a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed journal …
(PDF) Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in …
Focusing on Ghana as a study case, this paper explores the factors that hinder the implementation of its legal framework for mining.
Socio-demographic factors affecting artisanal and small-scale mining …
2. Literature review and conceptual overview. The literature reports a range of factors affecting the engagement of local community dwellers in ASM activities (Hilson, 2016; Mapuva and Dube, 2016; Yakovleva and Vazquez-Brust, 2018), though no specific empirical conclusion has been drawn on the subject matter probably due to the …
Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: …
This paper analyzed the legal and political framework governing Ghana's artisanal small-scale gold mining sector, with a focus on land rehabilitation for use …
Planning for the effective and sustainable management of Ghana's …
Planning for the effective and sustainable management of Ghana's artisanal small-scale gold mining industry. Author links open ... step-by-step approach to traditional literature review was used which involved three main phases, namely, literature search, gathering, reading and analysing the literature, details of which are discussed ...
Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization challenges in …
A recent study on the spatial distribution of mining operations in Ghana shows that the Western Region has the largest concentration of the different forms of …
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST THE IMPLICATIONS OF …
The study investigated the livelihoods of small-scale miners in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality following the 2017 Government ban on small-scale mining operations in the …
Effect of small-scale illegal mining on surface water and …
In Ghana, small-scale mining (SSM) has been carried out for many years, generating employment and income. Currently, illegal artisanal mining ('galamsey') has impacted the environment negatively, resulting in land degradation and water pollution. The government of Ghana, responding to public outcry against the negative effects of ...
Illegal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana: A Public …
Illegal small-scale mining activity in a typical mining community in Ghana. Various techniques are employed in the mining activities including the use of mercury in the extraction of the gold.