Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana …
This report is one of three synthesis documents produced via an integrated assessment (IA) that aims to increase understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities surrounding ASGM, an IA framework was utilized to analyze economic, social, health, and environmental data, and co …
Small-scale mining policies in Ghana: Miners
1. Introduction. Searching for, and extraction of minerals in Ghana has been an ancient activity. Undoubtedly, Ghana has a long history of small-scale mining of precious minerals, particularly gold and diamond which dates to pre-colonial times (Aryee et al., 2003).According to the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research …
Internationalisation of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining in Ghana
 The last few years has witnessed internationalisation of small scale mining in Ghana. The entry of migrant artisanal miners has brought losers and winners in the sub-sector, creating a myriad of socio-political problems. However, official attempts to curb it have exacerbated the systemic problem of mineral governance. This paper …
THE GHANA CHAMBER OF MINES
the Companies Code 1963 (Act 179) into a company limited by guarantee. In 1967, the registered offices of the Chamber moved to the national capital, Accra. The Chamber …
License Procedure
Small Scale Mining Licence in Ghana. THE PROCESS INVOLVE. STEP 1. Submit Your Application Once you have filled and gathered all the required documents you will have to submit it at the district office. It takes 5 days to review the application. The next 5 days is for notification of errors.
Mining companies in Ghana in 2022: a comprehensive list
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List of minerals/licences
Mineral Rights / Registered Mine Support Service. Mining Lease. Restricted Mining Lease. ... Small-Scale Mining: ER/1086: NAKOGE GHANA LIMITED: Active Licence: Small-Scale Mining: ER/1301: BUJO GLORY ENTERPRISE: ... Small-Scale Mining: …
Environmental Impacts of Illegal Small-Scale Mining …
326 Environmental Impacts of Illegal Small-Scale Mining Activities on the Aboabo Stream, Ahafo Region, Ghana 1B. A. E. Boafo, 1B. Koomson and 1O. F. Agyemang 1Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana Boafo, B. A. E, Koomson, B. and Agyemang O. F. (2020), "Environmental Impacts of Illegal Small Scale Mining
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana – …
2006 (Act 703). This requires that a small-scale mining license applicant must be a citizen of Ghana and must be at least 18 years old. The duration of a small-scale mining …
GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL …
GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE MINING PROJECT 2 SECTORAL CONTEXT Ghana, located in the heart of West Africa with a population of 30.8 million people in 2021,1 has seen rapid economic growth over the past two decades, it significant contriutions rom ot reneale and nonreneale natural resources ?and …
Full list of 332 legal small-scale miners
Full list of 332 legal small-scale miners. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) has published the list of individuals and entities that have been …
(PDF) Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
In South Kivu Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the use of new technologies in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has proliferated over the course of the last decade.
Perception of Small-Scale Miners on Interventions to …
The proliferation of illegal mining in Ghana, coupled with its environmental impacts, especially on water bodies has compelled the government to ban all artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities in the country.
A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale …
Support Schemes for Small-scale Mining in Ghana 12 Environmental Impact of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana 15 Land Use Disputes Between Large- and Small-scale Miners 18 Regulatory Framework for Small-scale Mining in Ghana 21 Contact Information 24 Background Reading 25 Grey Literature, Reports and Unpublished Studies 25 ...
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana
Ghana operate informally, without the security of a licence. Formalising Ghana's ASM sector is therefore a significant, timely and pressing developmental opportunity that must now be realised. In January 2016 Ghana hosted a multi-stakeholder 'action dialogue' on artisanal and small-scale mining. t his was the
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Strategies for sustainable development of the small …
Strategies for sustainable development of the small-scale gold and diamond mining industry of Ghana R.K. Amankwaha,*, C. Anim-Sackeyb aMining Engineering Department, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont., Canada K7L 3N6 bSmall-Scale Mining Department, Minerals Commission, Tarkwa, Ghana Received 22 November 2002; received in revised …
The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold …
in small-scale gold mining in Ghana Research by Gordon Crawford, Coleman Agyeyomah, Gabriel Botchwey and Atinga Mba Policy brief 33110 | May 2016 • Small-scale mining contributes about 30% of Ghana's total gold output and provides livelihoods for many people. This study examines the impact of Chinese involvement in the
Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond …
While the engagement of Chinese migrants in small-scale mining in Ghana has gained traction in scholarship, the extant literature pays little attention to how the relationship between the so-called formal institutions (e.g., the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources) and informal institutions (e.g., the chieftaincy …
Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the …
The 1989 laws established a supply chain of registered actors though the market (Ghana Government, 1989a, Ghana Government, 1989b, Ghana Government, 1989c; 2006).However, Ghana's small-scale gold mining and gold market has become populated by more unregistered market actors than registered ones as actors skirt …
Minerals Commission Official Website
Mining Cadastre The implementation of Mining Cadastre Administration System (MCAS) at the Minerals Commission seeks to improve and strengthen current levels of compliance checks and license …
Sustainable small-scale gold mining in Ghana: setting …
Abstract: In Ghana, small-scale/artisanal gold mining has been on-going for more than a century. Artisanal mining has been the support for the rural people who more often than
Small-scale mining
The Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) and associated regulations (''the mining laws'') have provisions dealing exclusively with small-scale mining but galamsey operators do not ...
A Contextual Analysis of Implementation Challenges of Small-Scale
In Ghana, small-scale mining is defined as mining by any method not involving substantial expenditure by an individual or a group of persons not exceeding nine in number or by a corporate society made up of 10 or more persons (Provisional National Defence Council [PNDC] Law, 218, 1989).
Full list of 332 legal small-scale miners
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) has published the list of individuals and entities that have been validated to resume operations after the ban on small-scale mining was ...
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview Ghana's economic performance has been quite strong over the past three decades. Ghana recorded about 5.5 percent annual average growth between 2012 and 2017 and became a lower middle-income
Small-scale Mining and Livelihood Dynamics in North-eastern Ghana …
This article examines the dynamics of rural livelihoods in north-eastern Ghana within the context of a changing environment using evidence from the artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector.
The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
A version of this small-scale mining persists—known today as artisanal mining—but new research shows it is having a growing and sometimes devastating effect on the environment. Researchers from NASA, U.S. universities, and government agencies in Ghana recently used satellite data to estimate the extent of vegetation lost to artisanal …
Ghana lifts ban on small-scale mining
On December 17, 2018, Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, minister of environment, science, technology and innovation, announced the end of a moratorium on small-scale mining after nearly two years. During this period, the government had developed a comprehensive framework to regularise and monitor the industry. Although the ban gave rise to a …
THE GHANA CHAMBER OF MINES
2.1: MINING IN GHANA Ghana's geological landscape teems with a variety of minerals with the commercially exploited ones being gold, diamond, manganese and bauxite. In 2020, gold accounted for 97.2 per cent of gross mineral revenue while the respective shares of manganese, bauxite and diamond were 2.25 per cent, 0.54 per cent and 0.01 per cent.