Small-scale mining licence procedure transparent
By GNA. 23.04.2016 LISTEN. Accra, April 22, GNA - The Minerals Commission says its procedure for the grant of small-scale mining license is transparent, neutral and based on merit. In a statement issued in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency, the Commission said the small scale mining license acquisition process is guided by the …
A Political Economy of Regulatory Policy: The Case of 'Illegal' Small
One main strategy to regulate the small-scale mining sector is to enforce institutions and legislative instruments. North (1990, 3) defines institutions as "the rules of the game in a society, or more formally, are the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction … they structure incentives in human exchange, whether political, …
(PDF) Governance challenges of small-scale gold …
The small-scale mining (SSM) sector in developing countries is increasingly associated with the use of heavy earth moving machines and large volumes of hazardous chemicals for ore extraction ...
Available Legal Regime and The Use of Mercury for Small-Scale Gold …
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of mercury (Hg) and available laws to regulate its use in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Community in Ghana. Research shows that ...
The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana
Within the study area of southwestern Ghana, our results indicate that approximately 47,000 ha (⨦2218 ha) of vegetation were converted to mining at an average rate of ~2600 ha yr−1. The results indicate that a high percentage (~50%) of this mining occurred between 2014 and 2017. Around 700 ha of this mining occurred within …
Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
This article is one of three synthesis reports resulting from an integrated assessment (IA) of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities that involve multiple drivers and diverse disciplines influencing ASGM, an IA framework was used to analyze economic, social, health, and environmental data and to …
Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
This report is one of three synthesis documents produced via an integrated assessment (IA) that aims to increase understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities surrounding ASGM, an IA framework was utilized to analyze economic, social, health, and environmental data, and co-develop …
Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
A study in the Tarkwa area of southwest Ghana, where large and small-scale gold mining occur along with subsistence farming, found median groundwater and surface water pH (5.71, 5.05, and 6.40 for borehole, well, and stream water, respectively) below the WHO guideline range (6.5–8.5) .
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4.2.2 Improve Licensing Procedures, Facilitating Formalization and Control and Support to Artisanal and Small ... were passed in 1989 to regularise and streamline small-scale gold mining, regulate the ... Sector in Ghana. Small Scale Mining (SSM) has evolved from the artisanal stage through the use of rudimentary equipment such as; shovels ...
Historical and Modern Artisanal Small-Scale Mining in Akyem Abuakwa, Ghana
Small-scale gold mining provides innumerable bene ts to the people of Akyem Abuakwa and the Government of Ghana when it was formalized in 1989, but its operation has been responsible for a wide ...
Small-scale mining policies in Ghana: Miners
1. Introduction. Searching for, and extraction of minerals in Ghana has been an ancient activity. Undoubtedly, Ghana has a long history of small-scale mining of precious minerals, particularly gold and diamond which dates to pre-colonial times (Aryee et al., 2003).According to the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research …
Impacts of illegal Artisanal and small-scale gold mining on …
1. Introduction. In the heartland of Ghana's cocoa (Theobroma cacao) production, there is a profound and intricate interplay between agriculture, particularly cocoa farming, and Illegal Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).This issue has emerged as a subject of paramount concern. The Amansie West District, nestled within …
A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale …
Over $117 million in gold and $98 million in diamond product has been obtained from small-scale mining operations since complete legalization of the industry in 1989. Gold production from the small-scale gold-mining industry has increased nearly tenfold since 1989, from 17,234oz in 1990 to 107,093oz in 1997.
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana. Evidence …
In January 2016 Ghana hosted a multi-stakeholder 'action dialogue' on artisanal and small-scale mining. This was the first of a global dialogue series on ASM, planned by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) to facilitate the rights-based formalisation of ASM within a more inclusive and responsible mining …
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana – …
Artisanal gold mining has a long history in Ghana and the colonial name of Ghana was 'The Gold Coast'. Between 1493 and 1600, Ghana was the largest producer of gold in the world, accounting for about 36 per ... Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana – Creating Value or Destroying Value: The Search for a Way Forward ...
Available Legal Regime and The Use of Mercury for …
Available Legal Regime and The Use of Mercury for Small- Scale Gold Mining in Ghana David Asumda 1, Prof. Francis D. P. Situma 2, Dr. Kariuki Muigua 2, Dr. Shirazu Issahaku 3
(PDF) Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana
of a small-scale mining license is required to reclaim and revegetate land that is no longer used for mining within one month of terminating ac- tivities on the land ( Government of Ghana, 2012c ).
Trading In Minerals
Gold Trade Licence Ghana has two classes of gold mining licences, these are large-scale gold mining licence and small-scale mining licence. LARGE-SCALE In the case of large-scale gold mining companies, gold sales have either been by the spot price at the London Metal Exchange or by other Marketing Agreements with overseas refineries with the …
Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana
The International Labour Organisation defines small-scale mining as less intense and operated with basic or low-level machinery.11 In Ghana, small-scale mining involves "the mining of gold by a technique not involving substantial expenditure by an individual or group of people not exceeding nine in number or by a supportive society …
Ghana needs to rethink its small-scale mining strategy
Ghana is among the top two gold producers in Africa. What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35 per cent of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale miners. Artisanal and small-scale mining is estimated to support the livelihoods of some 4.5 million Ghanaians, about 12 per cent of …
Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
This paper is one of three synthesis documents produced via an integrated assessment (IA) that aims to increase understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities surrounding ASGM, an integrated assessment (IA) framework was utilized to analyze socio-economic, health, and …
Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
The population numbers refer to various studies as follows. Study Population 1—Southwest Ghana in large-scale and small-scale gold mining area, : 1a. Non-miners 10 km from mines (n = 12); 1b. permanent large-scale miners (n = 12); 1c. Casual large-scale miners (n = 12); 1d. Large-scale miners 0.5 km from mines (n = 12); 1e.
Exposure of Small-Scale Gold Miners in Prestea to Mercury, Ghana, 2012
Abstract. Introduction: Small-scale gold miners in Ghana have been using mercury to amalgamate gold for many years. Mercury is toxic even at low concentration. We assessed occupational exposure of small-scale gold miners to mercury in Prestea, a gold mining town in Ghana. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in which …
Assessment of the Challenges in Policy Implementation in the Small
In recent times, stakeholders in the mining sector have expressed concerns about the environmental degradation and the social impacts of uncontrolled Small Scale Mining (SSM) activities in Ghana despite the existence of legislative instruments that define the procedures required for the acquisition of licences and operations of SSM …
Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale …
This report is one of three synthesis documents produced via an integrated assessment (IA) that aims to increase understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the …
Small Scale Mining in Ghana: Improving …
In Ghana, small-scale artisanal firms stood for frequent accusations as guilty of these environmental challenges, due to their unsafe modes of operations. This, therefore, led to the imposition of ...
Baseline Information for the National Action Plan on …
How many small-scale gold miners work in Ghana? There is no authoritative estimate of the actual number of people engaged in ASGM in Ghana. This is expected to be …
MINERALS AND MINING POLICY OF GHANA
mining, was identified as one of the key sectors that could help revive the economy at the time. In 1986 the Minerals and Mining Law (PNDC Law 153) was enacted to promote and regulate the orderly development of the sector. The Small-Scale Gold Mining Law (PNDC Law 218), the Mercury Law (PNDC Law
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana
ARtISAnAl AnD SMAll-SC AlE GolD MInInG In G hAnA | EID ENCE TO INFORM AN 'ACTION DIALOGU E' 6 Summary Introduction In Ghana, artisanal and …
Improving awareness of mercury pollution in small-scale gold mining
Institutionally and legislatively, significant progress has made by the Ghanaian Government to formalize small-scale gold mining since the establishment of the Small-Scale Mining Project 3 in the early-1990s (Tsikata, 1997).. Finally, in-depth analysis of the Ghana experience promises to provide valuable guidance to policymakers confronted …