Within the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small scale mining subsector has been marred by controversies mainly due to its threat to sustainable development.
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Research shows that forest canopies near small-scale gold mining sites can intercept and accumulate large volumes of atmospheric mercury pollution. This means mercury can build up and be passed along the food chain.
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This paper is an overview of the issues and challenges facing artisanal and small-scale mining stakeholders. Typical problems of artisanal small-scale mining Evolution of the development community ...
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of mining licenses? The stipulation that the artisanal licence cannot be renewed after the two years' required duration is problematic. Due to a number of constraints, most of the artisanal mining license holders cannot fully meet the requirements for a special small-scale mining license and will be left unemployed.
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Mining communities are at risk from incidental exposures to mercury, mosquito-borne diseases, poor sanitation, and more. Human and social problems also impact health. Our paper emphasizes poverty as a risk factor …
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The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector-commonly described as low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly associated with the use of ...
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The Mercury Problem in Artisanal Gold Mining. Mercury-based artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) causes more mercury pollution than any other human activity. 1 In this practice, mercury metal is used to extract gold from ore as a stable amalgam. The amalgam is then heated to evaporate the mercury and isolate the gold.
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Also in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector, which employs an estimated 40 million people and indirectly supports a further 150 million ... While these advantages of the market were widely acknowledged, artisanal and small-scale miners also raised some issues regarding the gold market. First, the taxes are calculated based on the ...
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) refers to mining methods that typically occur informally, without significant regulatory oversight, and through rudimentary mining tools, including picks, shovels, and buckets [1].Labor-intensive ASM directly employs an estimated 40.5 million people in 80 countries, and 130 to 270 million people globally depend on the informal …
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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 midst of this challenge, Ghana, year in …
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The environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) are currently a major issue globally. There is cause for concern given the rapid loss of forest resources and pollution of water bodies through contamination with heavy metals like cyanide, arsenic, and mercury. The study investigated the livelihood and environmental implications of …
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Abstract. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes place under extreme conditions with a lack of occupational health and safety. As the demand for metals is increasing due in part to their extensive use in 'green technologies' for climate change mitigation, the negative environmental and occupational consequences of mining practices are disproportionately felt in low- and …
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A Small-Scale Mining Board has been set up as a point of delivery for the services required by the small- scale mining sector. It co-ordinates a substantial amount of expert capacity and experience and specialises in planning and developing a viable mining project through the pre-feasibility stages. The contribution of each board member is ...
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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 Law (PNDCL 218) 1989 was passed and public policies were formulated to support the implementation of the law.
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Fig: Typical problems of Artisanal Small-scale Mining (ASM) Exceptionally small mining operations have a semi-industrial or a fully industrial character. Here the degree of …
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Small-scale mining (SSM) is a critical player in this landscape, contributing significantly to the supply of critical minerals in developing countries. ... Lexicographic goal programming approach for a short-term mining planning problem. Eng. Optimiz., 55 (2) (2023), pp. 329-343, 10.1080/0305215X.2021.2004135. View in Scopus Google Scholar ...
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these efforts have noticeably improved the efficiency of operations, certain problems — principally, environmental impacts and land-use conflicts — continue to be largely ignored ... small-scale mining research and regulation activities in Ghana, and provides details of some important background reading. An Overview of Small-scale Mining in ...
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Artisanal and small-scale mining plays a critical role in supplying the world with minerals vital for decarbonization, but this kind of mining typically lacks regulation and can be …
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Another study by Abdulai and colleagues indicated that "the volume of gold from small-scale mining increased sevenfold from 225,411 ounces in 2005 to 1,576,478 ounces in 2013; the percentage of total gold production from small-scale mining (in comparison with large-scale mining) also increased from 7.4 percent to a remarkable 36 percent in ...
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This paper is an overview of the issues and challenges facing artisanal and small-scale mining stakeholders. Typical problems of artisanal …
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Artisanal mining and small-scale (ASM) — a sector that governments and development agencies often see mainly as a problem — could be a major source of sustainable livelihoods for millions of ...
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small-scale mining and trade-related technical cooperation. E-mail: medmin@medmin Dr Felix Hruschkais a mining engineer at Projekt-Consult and has been a project director for more than 10 years in Latin America. His focus is on small-scale mining development and environmental issues related to mining in developing countries. Dr Ing.
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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 (PNDCL 218) 1989 was passed and public policies were formulated to support the implementation of the law.
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A further 80 to 100 million people across the developing world could depend on small-scale mining for some aspects of their livelihoods. This paper presents an overview of the issues and challenges facing the ASM stakeholder community …
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The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector – commonly described as low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly associated with the use of heavy earth moving machines and hazardous chemicals for ore extraction, which can have negative implications on agricultural land use and the environment.
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The extractives resource industry plays an important role in the economic growth of developing countries. Artisanal and small-scale mining in particular has rapidly expanded, but is also associated with poor environmental practices that threaten livelihoods (IISD, 2014; Maconachie, 2022).Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is illustrative of these dual …
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Many of the potential economic benefits of the small-scale mining sector are lost due to poor practices in the mining, processing, and marketing of target minerals. Moreover, the lack of an effective regulatory and policy framework also …
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In short, these attributes make illegal mining a complex problem. Applying the Theoretical Bases of Public Administration and the Different Phases of Governance to Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana. A core tenet of public administration is that societal values influence our understanding of public problems (Van der Wal 2008). Bozeman (2007, p ...
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Rights Under a People's Small-scale Mining Contract. – A people's small-scale mining contract entitles the small-scale mining contractor to the right to mine, extract and dispose of mineral ores for commercial purposes. In no case shall a small-scale mining contract be subcontracted, assigned or otherwise transferred. Section 13.
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Concentrations varied between 6.80–19.82 mg/l for water and 28.90–84.30 mg/kg in sediment at sites with extensive small-scale mining activities. At low small-scale mining sites concentration ...
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prescribing general solutions on small-scale mining issues in the region is not a very rewarding exercise. Such prescriptions are either too broad and shallow to be useful or not suitable to every case. Nevertheless, this study tries to draw up some conclusions and suggestions from all the six
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Traditionally, discussions about "small-scale mining" have been mainly associated with "artisanal and small-scale mining" (ASM) activities, which predominantly occur in developing countries. Terms have been employed interchangeably, so that "small-scale mining" has practically become a synonym for "artisanal and small-scale mining."
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Small-scale mining was particularly important to people in the Lower Porgera area where Puluku was still an active figure (Jacka, ... Table 1) – and shaded the 'orthodox' problem of small and large-scale mining interfaces. In the second fifteen years, overcrowding in the Special Mining Lease, made acute by the in-migration of some 10,000 ...
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is defined as "gold mining conducted by individual miners or small enterprises with limited capital investment and production", by the United Nations (United Nations Environment Programme, 2017).Although individual ASGM activity is small-scale, it is of considerable importance to the local and global economy (Esdaile & …
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The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector accounts for approximately 31 percent of the total gold production in Ghana and plays a significant role in the economic development of the country. However, the recent alarming levels of water pollution associated with illegal ASM operations have ignited serious debate, sustained media campaigns, …
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while small-scale mining often operates under the radar, its economic repercussions are both significant and multifaceted. This sector not only provides livelihoods …
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We understand the high cost involved in the daily operation of our mines due to the continuous request and purchase of cell batteries and head torches. Also the high cost of operating using a generator or fuel-driven machines. Electrifying mines will increase production and reduce the cost making our minerals …
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Thus, artisanal mining represents the bottom end of the small-scale mining range. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the most significant attribute of artisanal mining is low barriers to entry. The concept of barriers to entry relates to the basic requirements for the start-up of a new mining operation in terms of skills, investment capital, infrastructure,
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Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues. Report prepared by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) for the Intergovernmental ... Artisanal and small-scale mining is also the source of the largest releases of mercury, estimated at .
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