The recent resurgence in small-scale mining in Ghana has coincided with falling enrolments in schools, leading to public concerns about the participation of children and young people in mining work. The engagement of children and young people in gold mining is also perceived to diminish efforts to improve education, inviting abolitionist ...

Small-scale mining is a significant economic activity that contributes about 30% of Ghana's total gold output and provides livelihoods to a large number of people. In Ghana, the small-scale gold mining industry has been 'reserved for Ghanaians' by law, often using rudimentary means of extraction.

Recently, there have been efforts by stakeholders to monitor illegal mining (galamsey) activities, foster their formalization and reclaim the many abandoned wastelands in Ghana. However, limited information exists on the locations, abundance, scope and scale of galamsey types, which hinders t …

A preliminary assessment of toxic element pollution caused by artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the Bonsa river of Ghana as well as the influence of TOC and SO4 2− concentration on these traces in the sediment has been determined. With the exception of mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), and arsenic (As), the concentration of …

Small-Scale Gold Mining Law, 1989 PNDCL 218 11.8-1 SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING LAW, 1989 (PNDCL 218) ... submit to the Minerals Commission in such form and at such intervals ... "authorised buyer" means a person authorised by the Secretary to buy gold; "citizen of Ghana" has the same meaning as provided in section 84(1) of the Minerals …

PDF | On Sep 1, 2016, James Mcquilken and others published Artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana Evidence to inform an action dialogue | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...

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5 In another interesting study of Ghanaian perceptions of Chinese migrants, undertaken by a Chinese postgraduate researcher, Liu Shaonan, it was similarly noted that coverage of Chinese miners in the Daily Graphic during May–June 2013 was entirely negative in tone and used the word 'illegal' in all 22 stories (Liu Citation 2014).The …

Abstract Illicit financial flows (IFFs) generated by the artisanal and small -scale gold mining (ASGM) sector in West Africa have historically contributed to conflict and instability, althoughit would be a

Small scale gold mining in Ghana has a long history. It has existed as far back as the eighth century as a economic activity. It was legalised recently when the Small Scale Mining L aw ...

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 use of …

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DOI: 10.1016/J.LANDUSEPOL.2020.105271 Corpus ID: 233838508; Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study @article{AduBaffour2021GovernanceCO, title={Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study}, …

The Ghana ASM dialogue project was made possible with the generous support of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation. Funding for background research and publication of this paper …

Since the enactment of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law in 1989, which effectively legalized small-scale gold mining in the country, industrial operations, collectively, have made important ...

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 economic …

DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2023.101356 Corpus ID: 263683886; Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold mining: Linking local pull factors to distributional inequities

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 ...

The legal framework for registration of small-scale gold and diamond mines, mineral production and sales in the 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

ABSTRACT As gold prices soared from 2008 onwards, tens of thousands of foreign miners, especially from China, entered the small-scale mining sector in Ghana, despite it being 'reserved for Ghanaian citizens' by law. A free-for-all ensued in which Ghanaian and Chinese miners engaged in both contestation and collaboration over …

Ghana is well known for its gold production, the second largest in Africa, with both large-scale and small-scale gold mining. While large-scale gold mining is dominated by transnational mining corporations, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has been a traditional and indigenous activity for centuries, commonly using rudimentary means of …

Small scale gold mining in Ghana has a long history. It has existed as far back as the eighth century as a economic activity. It was legalised recently when the Small Scale Mining L aw ...

Abstract Gold mining has profound ties to the history of Brazilian colonization and still takes place with many communities involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mining.

DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.104879 Corpus ID: 268100719; Impacts of illegal Artisanal and small-scale gold mining on livelihoods in cocoa farming communities: A case of Amansie West District, Ghana

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from China stated that almost 50,000 Chinese nationals had migrated to Ghana for purposes of small-scale gold mining 4. The other form made use of the legal provision for foreign companies to act as 'mine support service providers' to registered Ghanaian small-scale miners, as outlined in Act 703.

Section 1 - Licensing Of Small-scale Gold Mining; Section 2 - Qualification Of Applicants For Small-scale Gold Mining Licence; Section 3 - Conditions For The Grant Of A Licence ... GHANA INDUSTRIAL HOLDING CORPORATION (DISSOLUTION) ACT 1993 (PNDCL 324) 1993: GHANA NATIONAL THEATRE ACT 1991 (PNDCL 259) 1991:

Increasingly, gold extraction is transitioning from large mining operations to small-scale, often illegal, mining ventures. Informal small-scale gold mining in Ghana typically occurs in shallow pits where earth material is removed, crushed, washed, amalgamated with mercury and then burned to extract trace amounts of gold.