Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Handbook of Ghana

This Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Handbook for Ghana is the result of a training session held in Ghana in September 2017 through the sub-program on ASM under the overall PanAfGeo project. The ASM sub-program is co-funded by the European Commission's Directorate-General of Development and

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The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) is the umbrella Association of registered Small Scale Miners as stipulated in our Mining Laws. The Association was formed in …

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Improving awareness of mercury pollution in small-scale gold mining

Problems immediately followed the first initiative taken under the Promotion of Small Scale Mining in Ghana program, spearheaded by GTZ. As Yakubu (2003, p. 9) explains, "cognizant of the dangers of mercury, the Minerals Commission and GTZ introduced retorts to small scale gold miners in 1993". Failure to engage with and sensitize miners to ...

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Check out the full list of mining companies who have been …

Business News of Sunday, 6 October 2024. Source: Check out the full list of mining companies who have been granted licenses by government recently

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Documents – Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining …

Project works and infrastructural consultants for the Ghana Landscape and Small-Scale Mining Project - EPA PCU Download document Updated Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP)

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Why is Ghana losing the war against illegal gold mining

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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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 …

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GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE …

The Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) will build on these eforts by taking a holistic approach through targeted actions to address land degradation …

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Assessment of the Challenges in Policy Implementation …

The small scale mining sector remained unregulated until a Small Scale Mining Project (SSMP) was initiated in 1989 to provide the institutional framework within which to implement the provisions of PNDC Law 218 which legalised small scale mining of gold in Ghana. The objectives of the regularisation of the sector were

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Brick by brick, block by block: Building a sustainable …

The first is the list of Designated Areas for Small Scale Gold & Diamond Mining in Ghana, ... The number of registered ASM license holders increased from about 35 in 1999 to about 35,000 in 2014. ... Although the Minerals Commission and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have had their authority deconcentrated under decentralization, neither ...

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I will create millionaires from small-scale mining industry

"I will fully decentralise the Minerals Commission as well as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ensure that they are present in all mining districts." Dr Bawumia said under his government, every Ghanaian in small-scale mining would be registered under the Ghana Small Scale Miners Association with their Ghanacard.

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Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization in Ghana: …

This paper identifies and examines nine factors that affect formalization of informal artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. Despite a series of efforts to ensure cleaner and safer production, informal artisanal and small-scale mining continues to expand with the resulting increase in environmental pollution and damage. The nine factors form what is described in the …

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(PDF) Managing the impacts of mining on Ghana's water

In Ghana, small-scale mining means 'the mining of gold by a method not involving substantial expenditure by an indi vidual or group of persons not exceeding nine in number or by a co-

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Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the …

Registered small-scale miners have registered their plot and are therefore able to demand some legal rights that come from the registration process. Mineral rights in Ghana are vested in the state by the constitution. ... Ghana's small-scale mining has evolved beyond the reach of current small-scale mining legislation. The formalization ...

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Full article: Environmental risk assessment of heavy metals

The Global Report (2002) on Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining noted that about 13 million people across the world are directly engaged in small-scale mining (Hentschel et al., Citation 2002). Flavia (2009) stated that small-scale mining is a major source of income for the people living in rural communities in 23 Sub-Saharan African countries.

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Gudiepa Ghana Limited | Gold Trading and Export Company in Ghana

Ghana has twenty-three large scale mining companies and over three-hundred registered small-scale mining groups and ninety mine support service companies. ... To obtain a small-scale mining license, you must be a Ghanaian of at least 18 years notify the Small-Scale District Center of the Minerals Commission of your intentions. ...

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND LAND DISPUTE OF ILLEGAL SMALL-SCALE …

Environmental degradation resulting from mining activities is mostly attributed to illegal small-scale mining. As small-scale illegal gold mining in Ghana customarily involved the use of basic ...

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REOI_INFRASTRUCTURAL CONS_GLRSSMP

Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) Credit No.: IDA 69690 Assignment Title: Consultancy Service for the conduct of Technical Mid Term Review (MTR) on the GLRSSMP Reference No.: (GH-EPA-414892-CS-CQS) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources

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The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold …

The research examined two forms of Chinese involvement in small-scale mining in Ghana. The first entailed the influx from 2006 of irregular Chinese migrants ... In both locations, visits were made to the mining sites of registered small-scale miners. Further interviews were undertaken in Accra in August 2014 and January 2015, including with ...

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About – Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining …

The development objective of the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) is to strengthen integrated landscape management, formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining, and increase benefits to communities in the targeted degraded savannah and cocoa forest areas.

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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 resources including agricultural lands

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(PDF) Governance challenges of small-scale gold …

Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study. ... Environmental Protection Agency head of ce EPA-HO 1 – 3 3 2 3 10.06.2019 ...

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MINERALS AND MINING POLICY OF GHANA

SMALL-SCALE MINING OPERATIONS 10.0 SECURING THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS AND MINIMISING THE COSTS OF MINING Ensuring Mining Contributes To Sustainable Development 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 4 5 9 16 20 23 24 29 32 34 37 41 44. ... Ghana's mining history, particularly gold, dates back to the fifteenth century. The industry was very vibrant during the pre-

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Baseline Information for the National Action Plan on …

issued. There about 1,000 small-scale mining licenses (Minerals Commission). The Minerals Commission charges about GHS 850 (US$ 200) for a small-scale mining license whiles the …

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Illegal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana: A Threat to …

Source: the adverse effects of illegal smallThe Ghana Survey Dept. Accra. Mining in Ghana, predates the colonial era. All mining operations are managed by the Minerals Commission of Ghana, which is an agency under Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources of Ghana. The legislative framework for mining in Ghana is embodied in the Minerals and

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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 administration procedures and practices. READ MORE Industry Statistics Monthly statistics of Gold produced and transported by the various mining companies on both small …

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A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale …

Registered Charity No. 800066 Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development September 2001 No. 76 A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-scale Mining Industry ... An Overview of Small-scale Mining in Ghana 3 Historical Perspective 3 Geological Setting 4 Socio-economic Impact of Small-scale Mining in Ghana 5

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Small-Scale Mining Business In Ghana: Challenges And …

Small-scale mining is essentially an artisanal or small industrial form of raw material extraction. In Ghana, there are about 300 registered small-scale mining groups and they constitute a major ...

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Republic of Ghana

Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (P171933) 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Government of Ghana (hereinafter the Recipient) is planning to implement the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (the Project), with the involvement of the following

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Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of …

Consequently, new minerals and mining laws were enacted and the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency and Minerals Commission were instituted to provide guidelines and regulatory framework for this sector. ... there are about …

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GNASSM | Ghana National Association of Small …

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) is the umbrella Association of registered Small Scale Miners as stipulated in our Mining Laws. The Association was formed in 2011 and its formation was facilitated by …

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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 ...

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Small-scale mining is still legal in Ghana – Prof Frimpong …

There were more than 250 registered Ghanaians currently engaged in small-scale mining, he said, adding; "So if you go somewhere and somebody is mining don't assume it is galamsey." Prof. Frimpong-Boateng was speaking to journalists at a media engagement in Accra to interact and foster stronger relationship between the media and the ...

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Trends in the small-scale mining of precious minerals in …

tain small-scale mining activities, stunted the growth of the small-scale gold mining sector vis-a`-vis the large-scale sector from about 1910 onwards. This in turn led to the domination of gold mining in Ghana by English-owned large-scale mining companies, and nearly a com-plete eradication of the small-scale mining sector. In

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