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analysis to understand the socioeconomic effects of mining. The high international gold price was a driving factor in the expansion of small-scale mining, such as the 2,700% increase in gold mining territory around the Offin River between 2008 and 2012 …
This research compares and measures the topographical and socioeconomic effects of illegal gold mining in Ghana's Ashanti and Eastern Regions over 25 years using satellite remote sensing and ...
DOI: 10.1016/J.EXIS.2019.07.008 Corpus ID: 203285543; The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining: Evidence from Ghana @article{ChuhanPole2015TheLS, title={The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining: Evidence from Ghana}, author={Punam Chuhan-Pole and Andrew L. Dabalen and …
The mechanization of gold mining is accelerating the destruction of forests and farms, as well as polluting waterways in northern and eastern Ghana. See All Key Ideas "I come here to find gold.
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 ...
This research study examines the significant negative effects that gold mining operations have on the environment and the community in Ghana's Asutifi North District over the period of ten years ...
In their repeated documentation of the dynamics of artisanal and small-scale mining activities in Ghana, Hilson and Potter (2003:237) questioned why the "illegal gold mining activity is so ...
Sixty percent of Ghana's water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal mining activities. Ghana is the leading producer of gold in Africa and about 35% of it is extracted by small-scale ...
The purpose of this study was to explore the combined effects of mining in water bodies and climate change on water resources in Ghana. The methodology explored in the study was quantitative approach.
Associate Professor of Geography Heidi Hausermann and colleagues have won a $1.537 million National Science Foundation grant to study the health, social and environmental effects of rapidly expanding, small-scale gold mining and mercury pollution in Ghana and beyond. The award, which will fund a five-year research project, marks …
Over the last two decades, gold mining in Ghana, particularly in the small-scale sector, has experienced significant growth, ... In addition to these remote sensing …
Overview of the gold mining industry in Ghana Gold is the main mineral commodity in Ghana, contributing over 90% of its total mineral exports24. Two types of gold mines can be found in Ghana ...
Associate Professor of Geography Heidi Hausermann and colleagues have won a $1.537 million National Science Foundation grant to study the health, social and …
The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural …
60 Environmental impact of small-scale gold mining in Ghana Table 1 Gold mine production increases in selected developing countries Country 1986 production (t) 1998 production (t) Approximate production increase (%) Bolivia 6.0 14.0 133 Ghana 11.5 60.6 427 Indonesia 8.4 119.2 1319
environmental exposure and health impacts of gold mining in Ghana, Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 94:4, 786-798, DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2012.667205 ... contaminants and health effects in humans within a mining and non-mining community in Ghana. Results of this study show that mean concentration of As
Small scale mining (legal and artisanal gold mining operations) on the hand dates back more than 2000 years (Hilson, 2001). Current statistics however shows that the artisanal and small scale mining sector account …
The mining industry has been crucial to the development of Ghana. As with all industries, mining has both advantages and disadvantages for the inhabitants of mineral-rich communities.
The expansion across artisanal small-, medium-, and large-scale mining contributed to an increase in total production that rose from 541,147 oz in 1990 to 3,119,823 oz in 2009 according official Ghana statistics (Bloch and Owusu, 2012).This production increase led to an increased sector contribution to GDP from 483% (1990) to 578% …
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 ...
The expansion of large-scale gold mining in Ghana has led to a big reduction in agricultural productivity and output – and a significant increase in rural …
Gold mining in Ghana. Ghana has a long tradition of gold mining and has produced a substantial portion of the world's gold for over 1000 years (see Hilson (2002) for an extensive overview of gold production in Ghana). During colonial British rule, the country was named the Gold Coast Colony, and gold production was booming.
Mining around Ghana's cocoa farms is an added injury to an already volatile industry. In New York cocoa prices hit a 10-year-low in April. Farmers also grapple with unstable weather patterns, crop ...
Ghana is experiencing its third gold rush, and this paper sheds light on the socioeconomic impacts of this rapid expansion in industrial production. Using a rich …
Kwaning and Atteh; ARJASS, 18(4): 50-57, 2022; Article no.ARJASS.93222 53 Also, highly influential in the acquisition of all large-scale land for mining are the chieftaincy
But recent foreign investment coupled with industrialisation has significantly exacerbated its negative effects. Many more people, including thousands from China, have been drawn into the sector. ...
Gold mining in Ghana: The effects of changes in large-scale mining on artisanal small-scale mining Paul W.K. Yankson and Katherine V. Gough Abstract Two scales of gold mining operations, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and large-scale mining, have operated side by side in Ghana for decades. In the past, the two co-existed on the same ...
Sixty percent of Ghana's water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal mining activities. Ghana is the leading producer of gold in Africa and about 35% of it is extracted by small-scale ...
Ghana, like most resource-rich countries, is saddled and inundated with resource curse challenges. Key among them is the problem of illegal small-scale gold mining activities (ISSGMAs), which is mercilessly robbing the nation of its ecological integrity, despite attempts by successive governments to remedy the situation. In the …
