Precious metals like gold have been a part of local economies for thousands of years and globally remain a highly valued commodity. 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 benefits to local communities, the …

Akyem Gold Mining Project November 2008 FINAL EIS . Project Description 2-3 and an Operational Phase when mining and ore processing would occur. It is expected the ... Ghana Mining and Environmental Guidelines (1996) which govern design, construction, operation and closure of mining facilities. The general construction method for the facility

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.12.014 Corpus ID: 6407237; Community-company relations in gold mining in Ghana. @article{Garvin2009CommunitycompanyRI, title={Community-company relations in gold mining in Ghana.}, author={Theresa D. Garvin and Tara K. McGee and Karen E. Smoyer-Tomic and Emmanuel Ato Aubynn}, journal={Journal of environmental …

By 2009, Ghana was the second-ranked African producer after South Africa, and had become the world's ninth largest producer of gold, at some 3.8% of global production, up from 2.6% five years earlier.

Recent, in-depth analysis (Hilson, 2002a; Tschakert and Singha, 2007, Bush, 2009, Hilson and Ackah-Baidoo, ... The analysis that follows aims to broaden understanding of how Chinese citizens have managed to infiltrate Ghana's informal gold mining economy over the past decade, and why they have been able to flourish, despite not having the ...

The findings reported here were part of a larger study examining community and company relations in the gold mining sector of the Wassa West District of Ghana (E.A. Aubynn, 2003).This part of Ghana (see Fig. 1) contains the largest concentration of surface gold mining activity in the country with an estimated 70% of total unoccupied land leased out as …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) plays a significant socio-economic role in the alleviation of poverty. In Ghana, the increase in and persistence of illegal ASM (galamsey) can be explained by unemployment, cumbersome and costly registration, lack of land, corruption and Chinese engagement.Traditionally, Ghanaian governments have neglected to address …

According to Garvin, et al. (2009), large-scale mines employ approximately 20,000 people and currently around 34,000 people in Ghana, significantly less than the projected number of persons ...

Between 1983 and 1998, the mining industry brought approximately US $4 billion in foreign direct investment to Ghana. While large-scale gold mining has seen a significant increase, artisanal gold ...

The history of gold mining in Ghana reveals geochemical and geological methods to be among the most used exploration techniques that help define most areas in Ghana ... (2009) Significance of regolith mapping and its implication for gold exploration in northern Ghana: a case study at Tinga and Kunche. Geochem Explor Environ Anal 9(1):63–69.

1. Introduction. The institutional reform efforts to keep Ghana's gold mining sector under effective state control and minimise (potentially) negative impacts have always generated mixed results (Besada and Golla, 2023; Ros–Tonen et al., 2021).Since the 1980s, the World Bank has been a key advocate for the formalisation of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and …

Key aspects of mining conflicts in Ghana: The case of Obuasi. Ghana has been plagued by a history of conflict in its gold mining communities, particularly clashes between artisanal and small-scale groups, and multinational companies [20]. Conflict between these parties has, over the past two decades, escalated, becoming a defining feature of ...

This is particularly true in the case of gold mining in Ghana, West Africa. 2. Background and study context 2.1. Gold mining in Ghana Ghana, known as the Gold Coast during colonial occupation, has a long history of mining going …

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; Barenblitt et al., 2021). This era marked a significant environmental impact as advanced technology such as excavators and wash plants were introduced ...

While previous studies (Akabzaa, 2009; Taabazuing et al., 2012) found inherent weakness with the Mineral and Mining Act of 2006, (Act 703), as well as inconsistencies in Ghana's environmental and mining policies (Hilson, 2004, Atta-Quayson, 2018), and called for its amendment, findings from our study indicate that the problem in Ghana's gold ...

The Ghana Chamber of Mines estimated that in 2016, illicit miners smuggled $2.3 billion worth of gold out of the country, depriving the state of crucial revenue.

Abstract: This article explores the concept of "contact zones" to counteract misrecognition and exclusion in the artisanal gold mining sector of Ghana. The large majority …

There is little denying that the macroeconomic gains made by Ghana's mining sector since 1986 have benefited the economy in terms of exports (see e.g., Akabzaa, 2009, Gough and Yankson, 2012).It is however argued that mining activity made only a marginal contribution to GDP; generate limited job opportunities, especially for the individuals in mining …

Our goal here was to assess land cover change due to gold surface mining in Western Ghana, one of the world's leading gold mining regions, and to study how these changes affected land use systems. We used Landsat satellite images from 1986–2002 to map land cover change and field interviews with farmers to understand the livelihood ...

Abstract. Ghana is a major player in the gold mining industry globally and in Africa in particular. The country is ranked 11th in the global league of gold producers and the …

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 …

The first is the list of Designated Areas for Small Scale Gold & Diamond Mining in Ghana, which was first circulated by the Minerals ... hand (2003–2004). During Kufuor's second term (2005–2008), they were once again fused as one Ministry of Lands, Mines and Forestry. In 2009, President John Atta-Mills introduced the current Ministry of ...

1. Introduction. Ghana, the second largest gold producer in Africa has made huge economic gains from gold since it was first mined in1471 1 to date with environmental degradation also on the ascendency. Although Ghana has a Legal and Regulatory Framework that requires prospective miners to carrying out an environmental impact assessment, the …

Best Areas (Places) To Start A Gold Business In Ghana. In Ghana, the best areas to start your gold business are the mining communities. The reason is that a gold dealer will have a constant supply of gold from these indigenous …

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'.

Ghanaian policemen observe some ore seized on pits operated by artisanal gold miners to verify the presence of visible gold. In Ghana, artisanal mining is called "galamsey".

Gold mining in Ghana. Ghana, known as the Gold Coast during colonial occupation, has a long history of mining going back over 1000 years (Annin, 1992, Dumett, 1998, Government of Ghana, 1980, Huqq, 1989, Sweeting and Clark, 2000). ... 2009, p. 583). Hence, MNCs have the potential to address critical community concerns, needs, and public policy ...

At Ashanti Goldfields Company's Obuasi mine, violent clashes erupted in 1996 between galamsey operators and local secur- ity forces, resulting in over $1 million in damages at the site, and in ...

and GLSS with production data for 17 large-scale gold mines in Ghana. We find that a new large-scale gold mine changes economic outcomes, such as access to employment and cash ...

As shown in Table 4 major gold mining companies in Ghana are mostly foreign-owned, a situation made possible by Ghana's acceptance of the SAP policy and its privatisation condition. Farazmand's ...