Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules and …
The sector employs over 1 million rural Ghanaians directly, while the upstream and downstream industries employ 4.5 million people, accounting for 60% of the country's mining workforce.But artisanal and small-scale mining is also responsible for complex environmental …
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The silent cost of illegal mining: Ghana's water …
According to the Water Resources Commission, over 60% of Ghana's water bodies are polluted due to illegal mining activities. Rivers such as the Pra, Ankobra, and Birim, which once supported livelihoods and provided …
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FEATURE: Illegal mining digs up multiple problems …
Ghana, Africa's largest gold producer, launched its first refinery. in August this year. The raw gold will come from the artisanal mining sector mainly because large, predominantly foreign-owned companies supply gold mined in …
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2 Major mining pacts hang in the balance | The Ghana Report
The fate of two major mining agreements hangs in the balance as the uncertainties surrounding the resumption of sittings in Ghana's Parliament take a new twist. The agreements …
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Ghana's illegal mining crisis: environmental destruction, …
According to Ghana's Forestry Commission, an alarming 4,726 hectares of forest land have been destroyed due to illegal mining, affecting 34 of the country's 288 forest …
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Mining and resettlement communities in Ghana
sustainable development. Ghana is a country with an interesting peculiarity of displacements. Induced or forced displacement has accompanied various mining projects. For example, …
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Illegal mining digs up multiple problems in Ghana | ENACT …
Small-scale, artisanal mining constitutes more than 35% of mining activities and is reserved only for Ghanaians with permits. However, it is estimated that over 85% of this mining …
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Ghana's mining industry faces potential shutdown …
Data from the Ghana Chamber of Mines revealed the mining sector which currently employs 11,284 people contributed GHC7 billion to the country's revenue in 2022.
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Proposed Solutions to the illegal and irresponsible …
That the problem of irresponsible mining has become an existential threat to Ghana is no longer in doubt. While the rest of the world deals with climate change, the threat of Ghana's local, man-made nightmare requires a,more …
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Challenges with eradicating illegal mining in Ghana: A …
In Ghana, the number of people engaged in illegal artisanal mining activities, referred to locally as galamsey, expanded from perhaps 30,000 in 1995 (World Bank, 1995) to …
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