Okoh GA (2014) Grievance and conflict in Ghana's gold mining industry: The case of Obuasi. Futures 62((Part A)):51–57. Article Google Scholar Snapir B, Simms DM, Waine TW (2017) Mapping the expansion of galamsey gold mines in the cocoa growing area of Ghana using optical remote sensing.
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Mining, the environment, and human rights in Ghana: An area of limited statehood perspective. Uwafiokun Idemudia, Corresponding Author. Uwafiokun Idemudia ... into why gaps continue to persist between corporate commitment to human rights objectives and community experience in areas of limited statehood (ALS). We show that weak …
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The exploration of gold reserves in Ghana is governed by several laws within her jurisdiction which includes the following; The 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana. The Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703) as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act 2015 (Act 900) (All together the Minerals and Mining Act).
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Abstract and Figures. This paper examines the dynamics of the ongoing conflict in Prestea, Ghana, where indigenous galamsey mining groups are operating illegally on a concession awarded to …
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The embryonic nature of the mineral title transfer facility in Ghana has complicated matters further. 5 Nearly 15 years ago, Davidson (1993, p. 317) called for the 'transferability of titles [to be] permitted under certain conditions…[pointing out that]…recent legislation on artisanal mining prohibits transfer of mining rights'. This is particularly …
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Since 2007, about 68,795.93 square kilometres of open forest areas have been leased to mining corporations for exploration and precious metal extraction (Owusu-Ansah & Smardon, 2015). The Ghanaian ...
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SSM of gold in Ghana is a pre historic activity which can be traced to the 5th Century Discouraged in the colonial era, till 1989 This led to Secret Activities and Smuggling of Proceeds outside the country In 1989 –SSM Activities were mainstreamed through promulgation of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDCL 218 (1989) In 2006, SSM …
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The high incidence of "galamsey" or illegal mining in recent times, have been on several discussions and heated debates for some time now and has perplexed the minds of the general public in Ghana.
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Published by the Ghana Chamber of Mines Ghana Chamber of Mines | #18 Gulf Street, South Legon | P.O. Box 991, Accra, Ghana communications@ghanachamberofmines In the Euro Area, a string of positive economic growth outturns accelerated the Area's recovery from its worst recession in nearly two decades.
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WASHINGTON, DC-- International humanitarian organization Oxfam America calls on Ghana's government to address ongoing human rights violations in the West African nation's mining industry. The call to action comes after 23-year old Kwame Eric was shot to death August 10 by an employee of Ghanatta Security Services, a private security firm …
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the causes and impacts of land use conflicts between large-scale mines and community groups, and to identify a series of (land use) conflict resolution strategies for mine management. In the first of three sections that follow, a detailed overview of land use disputes in mining communities is provided in ...
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This article attempts to understand the causes underlying the mining-related water conflicts in Ghana using the TOV theory. Using this theory, the article proposes a practical framework for enhanced effective participation of members from local host communities that in turn can enable resolving the existing conflicts and preventing the same in ...
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Ghana is an active member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Ghanaian economy grew by 5.8 percent annually between 1991 and 2013, compared to an average growth rate of 3.7 percent in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. This positive trajectory has been fueled by Ghana's valuable exports (gold, cocoa, …
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Conflicts have sparked around the new gold mining projects in many of the emerging gold mining countries, such as Burkina Faso (Engels 2015, Engels forthcoming), Guinea (Bolay 2014), Ghana (Okoh ...
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al., 2016; Ghana Chamber of Mines, 2019). The lu re of quick financial gains has led to the proliferation of illegal mining operations, with widespread negative implications for the Ghanaian ...
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The relevance of this case is that Ghana's Prestea mining community is noted for violent confrontations with GSR over land use and environmental pollution. It is therefore important to answer the research questions below: 1. What are the sources and causes …
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2013), it seems to be creeping in at the local level as mining-community conflicts rage on. However, these conflicts have not reached a level that can destabilize the country, such as the levels suffered by other minerals-endowed nations such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (the most resource-rich nation), Liberia and Nigeria.
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a major driver of the economy, directly employing an estimated 1m Ghanaians and supporting around 4.5m others. ASM – categorised by concessions of under 4000 sq metres – has accounted for around onethird of the country's total gold output in recent years. "Almost all the jewellery worn in Ghana.
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The Minerals Commission of Ghana indicates that ASM contributed about 43 % to the total reported gold production in 2018. Mining activities and their associated services provide a means of livelihood for more than 5 million people, either directly or indirectly ( Mcquilken and Hilson, 2016 ; Hilson et al., 2013 ).
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The sector directly contributed 38.3% of Ghana's total corporate tax earnings, 27.6% of government revenue and 6% GDP in 2011 (Ghana Chamber of Mines, 2011). In 2013, 40.7 tons of gold from the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector were exported, at a trade value of US$1.7 billion (Minerals Commission, 2014).
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Mining, the environment, and human rights in Ghana: An area of limited statehood perspective. Uwafiokun Idemudia, Corresponding Author. Uwafiokun Idemudia …
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The study identified two key related factors that drive illegal mining in Ghana. First, the mines are transient but getting a mining licence is time-consuming. Second, the regulatory framework ...
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(Minerals and Mining Policy of Ghana, 2014). Small-scale mining is also less sensitive to the change in gold prices, thus remaining operational when global prices drop.
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from 2.2 per cent in 1989 to about 34 per cent in 2014 ( Ghana Chamber of Mines, 2014). Therefore, the contribution to the economy is significant. The artisanal and small-scale mining sectors contributed as much as 40 per cent of Ghana's total mineral exports and 10 per cent of the total exports underscoring its crucial role
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Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict in Prestea, Ghana (Gavin 3. Challenges with eradicating illegal mining in Ghana: A perspective from the grassroots (Banchirigah, 2008 ...
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Abstract. Discourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to ...
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Existing policy tools to combat "conflict minerals" are ill-suited to deal with conflict stemming from livelihood insecurity. The Dodd-Frank Act, for example, was designed to ensure some degree of transparency about whether gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten were mined in areas where armed groups are active, and the Kimberley …
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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 conflicts between ...
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Mining industry in Ghana - statistics & facts. Ghana. Ghana was the sixth-largest producer of manganese in the world as of 2021. The production volume of the metal reached 3.3 million metric tons ...
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In 2011, Ghana produced a record-setting amount of cocoa, weighing in at over one million tonnes.Since then, as illegal mining steadily ramped up, cocoa production has trended downwards, with a ...
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