Using online sources/data and adopting the 'developmental state' approach, which advocates for state-induced development as a conceptual model, this research …
2.0 Overview of Ghana's Minerals and Mining Sector Ghana is well endowed with substantial mineral resources, the major ones being gold, diamonds, manganese and bauxite.
People have been mining for gold in Ghana for centuries. Long before European colonists set foot in the area in the 1400s, Ghanaians looked for gold with pickaxes, shovels, and pans. They washed or "panned" for gold along river banks or dug holes on the surface to find deposits of gold dust and nuggets.
In Wassa West district of Ghana, mining as an industry has been promoted in the recent past, but with significant impact on environmental aspects, especially water, leading to …
The Ghana Land Restoration and Small-Scale Mining (GLRSSMP) Project is a joint World Bank and Government of Ghana project under an IDA credit facility. This project was earlier proposed as the Ghana ASM Formalisation Project (GASMFP) with the objective of formalising the ASM sector, promoting sustainable ASM practices and …
Recent research finds that the opening of mines in Africa increases the risk of local protests and conflict. However, few empirical studies have analysed the effect of 'Corporate Social Responsibility' (CSR) of mining companies on conflicts in …
Ghana has abundant mineral reserves in many of its regions, and gold mining remains one of the country's main sources of revenue. Given Ghana's current position in the global gold market, this review provides insight into the ASGM sector to give an understanding of the pertinent issues in the sector and its role in the socio-economic …
To address this gap, this paper examines the extent to which mining companies meet their responsibility to respect human rights and ensure that environmental rights of community members in mining areas are not violated.
2021 PERFORMANCE REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY IN GHANA ... Likewise, the other dominant economies in the Area, France, Italy, and Spain recorded upturns in economic activities, from -7.9 per cent in 2020 to 7.0 per cent in 2021, ... The conflict is projected to disrupt the warring countries' ability to play
Community Benefit Agreements related to mining projects are spreading across the globe. They seek to offer tangible benefits to ensure long-term community support. ... The Newmont Ghana reports cover three main areas: health and safety, environmental impact, and community relationships. ... Living with conflicts in Ghana's …
Surface gold mining is an extreme source of such a conflict, but mining impacts on local livelihoods often remain unclear. 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.
The programme objectives include reduction in social conflicts in mining communities and improvement in support to Artisanal and small scale miners (ASMs) as evidenced by (a) …
About 500 mining exploration projects mainly targeted at gold, lithium, copper and cobalt are currently ongoing in various parts of the country, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, ...
An Overview of Small-scale Mining in Ghana 3 Historical Perspective 3 ... environmental impacts and land-use conflicts — continue to be largely ignored ... and cover approximately one-sixth of Ghana's surface area. The bulk of Ghanaian gold is derived from Birimian rocks. The second category is Tarkwaian
Following the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) in 1983, Ghana's mining sector has experienced significant growth, making Ghana one of the 10-leading producers of gold ...
Community mining schemes, first rolled out by the IMCIM and later integrated into the NAELP, have been central to recent government efforts. These schemes aim to bolster …
The environment, its natural resources and development capacity remains a contentious element in the development process of human society. In Ghana, similarly as Africa and other developing countries, there is a huge dependence of environmental resources for economic growth and development. Mining gold resources is directly …
Illegal mining is defined locally (Ghanaian context) as mining operations in which miners without a license have no concessions of their own operate uncontrollably within concessions of large-scale mining companies or in areas prohibited for mining (Aryee, 2003; Hilson et al., 2013).
The spate of conflicts and community agitation against mining in Ghana suggests that environmental governance did not fully address the concerns of all the stakeholders (Obara & Jenkins, 2006 ...
The dominant source of conflicts in Prestea is land use conflicts (75) representing 93.8% and the least source of conflicts is environmental pollution related …
Rescuing and igniting hope for children and youth forced into illegal mining. After series of surveys conducted in mining communities within the Diaso Area programme, World …
Addressing Mining Sector Conflicts in Ghana Department of Political Science Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Contrasting a project that experienced little opposition with another that resulted in a multi-year, sustained protest creates the opportunity to begin to build a theoretical understanding of the determinants of success when planning a mining project in an area where mining-community conflict is a common occurrence.
This paper critically explores the key issues of grievance and conflict unfolding in Ghana's gold mining industry. It examines the dynamics of conflict between illegal artisanal and small-scale ...
Using the case of Ghana, where conflicts and trade-offs between mining and forests proliferate, an interdisciplinary and exploratory approach is taken to investigate the impact of mining on forest ...
Despite the dominant "conflict minerals" narrative, there is plenty of evidence from DRC and other countries such as Ghana, Colombia and Burkina Faso, that artisanal mining can improve livelihoods and spur on the local economy.
Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region of Ghana represents one of only two reserves with upland evergreen forests in Ghana but is also a possible site for bauxite mining. The Government of Ghana deployed an infrastructure in anticipation for a refined bauxite agreement with China. Ghana's Government seeks to develop an …
However, dry season investments of labor in development projects often conflicts with labor-intensive ASM activities that occur throughout the dry season — a time when most digging occurs in dry riverbeds and swamps. Livelihood diversification in mining areas should focus on activities that do not compete with ASM.
This paper explores the impact of mining on the everyday lives of people in the Wassa West District, Western Region, Ghana. It is based on an interpretative methodology involving focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, complemented with an analysis of policy documents.
industrial mining to disrupt the livelihood means of mining communities, the government has embarked on alternative livelihood projects in Ghana over the years.
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