The Western Region which was selected for the study represents the most active gold mining region in Ghana. It has the highest concentration of large scale gold mining companies (LSMs) and regulated artisanal small scale gold mining companies (ASMs) as well as being the highest producer of Gold in Ghana [42, 43, 44, 45].
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Request PDF | Geospatial characterisation and distribution of Illegal gold mining (galamsey) operations in Upper West Region, Ghana | Recent interest by governmental, non-governmental and civil ...
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In the Western Region, the collapse of uncovered mining pits has caused flooding, resulting in loss of lives and injury. Residents say a few days before The Fourth Estate's visit, a similar incident had occurred killing seven …
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MAJOR OPERATING MINES IN GHANA List of major mining companies operating in Ghana and their details in case of references NO. Operating Mines Mineral Type Mine Location Website Address 1 AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Ltd Gold Obuasi 2 AngloGold Ashanti (Iduapriem)Ltd Gold Iduapriem (Tarkwa) 3 Gold Fields …
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2.2. Microenterprises. Financial inclusion contributes effectively to poverty reduction, economic growth, and the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (Emara & El Said, Citation 2021; Mhlanga, Citation 2021).As such, there is a need to develop effective financial systems that support institutions in designing tailored financial products and services …
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During a visit to the areas last week, the Daily Graphic observed that the illegal miners had caused massive destruction to forests in Pudo, Wuru and Kayoro, communities in the Sissala East and Kasena/Nankana …
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Upper West Region. Ghana. North East Region ... in large quantities in the Mim, Ahafo, Kenyasi and Yamfo Areas. Newmont Gold Ghana Limited which is one of the biggest mining companies in the world, currently …
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The Azuma Resources Limited, an Australian company prospecting for gold in the Upper West Region is set to start surface mining for gold by next year.
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Map of Upper West region indicating Wa West District. The contamination of cereals by heavy metals due to illegal mining activities in most farming communities has been a major challenge to...
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The Western Region covers an area of approximately 2,3 91 square kilometres, which is about 10 per cent of Ghana's total land area. The region has about 75 per cent of its vegetation within the high forest zone of Ghana, and lies in the …
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The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Upper West Region has expressed concern about the activities of illegal small-scale miners, known as "galamsey", in some parts of the region. It said those activities were …
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Research has focused in the southeast (Western, Ashanti, and Central Regions), where ASGM has historically been most common, but ASGM also occurs in the Upper East and Upper West Regions. Figure...
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for Ghana in general, it is particularly serious in the Upper East region. This write – up, looks at the forms, causes and solutions to the menace of land degradation in the region. CAUSES OF LAND DEGRADATION IN THE UPPER EAST REGION Gold Mining Gold mining is certainly one of the reasons for the enormous land degradation in the region.
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With this mine, and the construction of the new mine in the Upper West Region, northern Ghana is ready to become the new face of mining in Ghana, and regulatory agencies must stand ready to live ...
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The paper concluded that major rivers in the region have been heavily polluted, especially by illegal small-scale mining; land in areas surrounding mines has been rendered bare and …
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Five leases have been granted to companies for large scale, deep underground mining with three already operating in the Upper East and Upper West regions. Aside from that, communities such as Dakurpe and Tinga, all in …
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ABSTRACT. The emergence of the gold mining industry and the influx of artisanal and small-scale mining following recent discoveries of gold deposits in Northern Ghana have posed new socio-cultural, economic, environment and health challenges for residents in this dry savannah zone that is already facing negative consequences of environmental change.
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In June 2017, expensive unrefined petroleum was found in the area. The locals also do gold mining (small/large scale) happens. 9. The Central Region. Capital: Cape Coast; Area: 9,826 ... borders the Upper East part, on the east lies the Eastern Ghana-Togo international border, on the South is the Northern area, and the west is the Upper West ...
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In the process, a pilot reclamation project was commenced in the Eastern Region in 2017, but could not be sustained because of the cost involved in the reclamation agenda (Baddianaah et al. 2021): vast areas of destroyed galamsey lands are recorded across local mining communities in Ghana including the Upper West Region.
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🚨 JUST IN: The BK Adama Multipurpose Youth Resource Center in Wa – Upper West Region will host the 2024/25 GFA Regional Women's Zonal Championship from May 21 to May 31, 2025. Participating regions and number of teams: Northern Region – 2 Ashanti Region – 1 Brong Ahafo Region – 1 Upper East Region – 1 Upper West Region – 1
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UNDOUBTEDLY, Northern Ghana is becoming a hub of mining activities with the discovery of mineral resources, particularly gold deposits in large quantities in many communities. However, the struggle for this natural …
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The emergence of a gold mining industry and the influx of Artisanal Small Scale Mining following recent discoveries of gold deposits in Northern Ghana have posed new socio-cultural, economic, environment and health challenges for residents in a dry savannah zone that is already facing negative consequences of environmental change. Yet, knowledge of the impact of this …
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Controls of groundwater mineralization assessment in a mining catchment in the Upper West Region, Ghana: Insights from hydrochemistry, pollution indices of groundwater, and multivariate statistics ...
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Western North Region districts are among the newly added administration areas. A map of the Western North Region districts. ... and plantain, Wiawso is also a mining area. It houses the Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Cocoa factory and the Enable Youth 101F Food Processing plant. Read also. The Upper West Region districts, tribes, languages, cultural ...
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The operationalization of Cardinal Namdini, which is the largest single-stream Mine in West African sub-region, is expected to consolidate Ghana's position as one of the world's leading gold ...
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Visiting the tourist attraction areas in the Upper West Region districts of Ghana is fun. Please tour the Jirapa Naa's Palace, the Hippopotamus Sanctuary at Wechiau, Wa Naa's Palace, the Gwollu Slave Defence Wall and Slave site caves, Dondoli Sudamic (Larabanga) Mosque, Nandom all-stone Gothic Art Church, and George Ekem Ferguson's tomb.
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This profile of the Upper West Region summarizes the situation regarding violence, abuse and exploitation of children. It draws mainly on findings from the Child ... sell for money, and engage in hazardous work in illegal mining areas. The GLSS 64 indicated that the average age at which a child starts to work in the region is 9 years. According ...
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Breman(C/R), Oct 24, GNA – The Perseus Mining Ghana Limited (PMGL) has received a license from the government to extend its concessions to three communities in the Upper Denkyira West District. The company has declared a Moratorium on construction of buildings, and planting of crops at the 289.6 hectares of land designated for the mining ...
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the Savannah Region, to the North and West by Burkina Faso, and to the east by the Upper East and North East Region. The region covers a geographical area of 18,476 sq. km, constituting 12.7% of the total land area of Ghana. The Region has a projected population of 829,984 spread across eleven (11) administrative districts.
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This thesis deals with geomorphic processes associated with Small-Scale Opencast Mining (SSOM) in the Gatumba sector of the Western Highlands of Rwanda. In this area tin and tantalum mining was ...
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Study area. The study area covered the Upper East (Now Upper East and North East) and Northern (Now Northern and Savanna) regions of Ghana (Fig. 1).The Northern region is the largest region in Ghana and is located between latitude 8–10° N and longitude 2.5° W–1.0° E, while the Upper east region is between latitude 10.5–11.0° N and longitude 0–1.5° E. Twenty …
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