Environmental Impact Assesnt Of Gold Mining In Ghana

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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. Since the enactm...

Assessing environmental exposure and health impacts of …

Assessing environmental exposure and health impacts of gold mining in Ghana. ... Understanding the extent to which people are being exposed to environmental contaminants …

Informal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana

DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.102907 Corpus ID: 251336199; Informal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana: Assessing environmental impacts, reasons for engagement, and mitigation strategies

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND LAND DISPUTE …

Environmental degradation resulting from mining activities is mostly attributed to illegal small-scale mining. As small-scale illegal gold mining in Ghana customarily involved the use of basic ...

Baseline Information for the National Action Plan on …

mining license, a prospective miner is required to receive an Environmental Permit from the Environmental Protection Agency which is renewed every two years. Miners are not required to undertake Environmental Impact Assessment before permits are issued. There about 1,000 small-scale mining licenses (Minerals Commission).

Rethinking small-scale gold mining in Ghana: A holy grail for

Basu et al. (2015), conducted a study that applied integrated mechanism to address the problem of SSGM operations in Ghana.The authors found that artisanal mining …

The impact of small-scale gold mining on mining communities in Ghana

The Ghanaian mining industry is a controversial one. Many believe that the industry has contributed greatly towards the socioeconomic development of the country in terms of employment and social ...

(PDF) The Impact of Mining on the Ghanaian Economy: A …

The purpose of the study is to comprehensively analyse the effects of mining on economic growth, employment, government revenue, environmental sustainability, and social outcomes in Ghana.

Frontiers | "Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: …

Illegal gold mining is on the rise due to the lucrativeness of the non-regulated gold rush opportunities with hard consequences on sustainable agriculture and resilience food systems. As a result, this study seeks to investigate illegal gold mining and its environmental implication for climate-smart agriculture in Ghana.

Assessing the Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts …

Gold mining has played an important role in Ghana's economy, however the negative environmental and socio-economic effects on the host communities associated with gold mining have overshadowed these economic gains. It is within this context that this paper assessed in an integrated manner the environmental and socio-economic impacts of …

Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining …

weaknesses in the policies and their enforcement in the mining sector; establishment of environmental oversight groups in mining communities; and create environmental awareness campaigns and/or education in mining communities. Keywords: Ghana, Prestea, gold mining, environmental impacts, community participation . Cite This Article:

Multiple scales of diamond mining in Akwatia, Ghana: …

investment to Ghana. While large-scale gold mining has seen a significant increase, artisanal gold and diamond mining product have grown exponentially. While much research has been conducted on gold mining in Ghana, there is relatively little research on the environmental and human development consequences of diamond mining in the country.

Informal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana

Informal gold mining has emerged as a major source of livelihood for many African youths with varied implications on mining communities. Researchers have extensively investigated the nexus between informal gold mining and environmental sustainability, however, the nexus between informal gold mining and community security is least studied.

Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining

The solution strips away the gold and is collected in a pond, then run through an electro-chemical process to extract the gold. This method of producing gold is cost effective but enormously wasteful: 99.99 percent of the heap becomes waste. Gold mining areas are frequently studded with these immense, toxic piles.

The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining …

tions under international agreements". Studies of gold mining in other countries have demonstrated that despite being smaller, artisanal mines can still have huge environmental impacts. For example, in Rio Madre de Dios in Brazil, artisanal gold mining has removed 68,228–95,750 ha of forest at a rate of 4437–7432 ha yr−1 since 2000

The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana

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 Mercury (Hg) in …

Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small …

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 …

Gold mining in Ghana and the UN Sustainable …

Finally, the focus on Ghana provides a unique perspective on the key pivots of sustainability. The Ghanaian mining industry has been a significant contributor to the country's economic development ...

Informal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana

The current analysis focuses on the environmental and health impacts of mining in Ghana and blends extant data from the literature as well as the co-authors' recent findings on the causes, status ...

Rethinking small-scale gold mining in Ghana: A holy grail …

In spite of the legislative framework on mining in Ghana, IGM is pervasive and continues to mushroom despite its dreadful and pernicious impact (Hilson, 2001).To this end, there have been several governmental efforts to bring …

Gold mining's environmental footprints, drivers, and future …

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 …

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

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 ...

"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.

Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining …

10-Sector Database published by the Groningen Growth and Development Center (GGDC) for the period 1960-2010. a Figures are Minerals Commission, Statistical overview of Ghana's Mining Industry ...

Perception of the environmental, socio-economic and health impacts …

Artisanal or small-scale mining (ASM) is one of the most important economic activities in Ghana as in other developing countries. While this activity poses serious risks to the people involved and the environment as a whole, a continuation of its practice in Ghana suggests a lack of adequate appreciation of its impacts on the people in the affected areas.

An Integrated Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts …

An Integrated Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Gold Mining: The Nzema-Gold Mines in the Ellembelle District of Ghana as a Case Study Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2021 Jul 1;18(13):7044. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18137044.

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 …

impacts of gold mining in Ghana Assessing …

impacts of gold mining in Ghana Frederick A. Armah, Isaac Luginaah & Obiri ... Frederick A. Armah, Isaac Luginaah & Obiri (2012) Assessing environmental exposure and health impacts of gold mining in Ghana, Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, …

Is the AKOBEN programme the panacea to gold mining …

'AKOBEN Programme' named after an 'Adinkra' symbol signifying vigilance, circumspection, and preparedness the underlying principles for the first "environmental performance rating and public disclosure initiative" which came into effect in the year 2010 was to serves as a continuous monitoring tool for gold mining companies among others post their …

Arsenic in Gold Mining Wastes: An Environmental and …

In Ghana, gold mining is noted for environmental and social impacts in host communities (Mensah et al. 2015, 2021).These include, among others, the indiscriminate release of As from gold mining sites, which in turn affects accurate performance of ecological functions as reported by Armah et al. ().Tailings dam is one of the waste lands resulting from surface …