
Accra, Ghana. Accra, Ghana. opoku. 2019, The Statesman's Yearbook Companion. Aarhus is Denmark's second largest city and capital of the Aarhus administrative region in eastern Jutland. With a history of more than a 1,000 years, it emerged as a major industrial centre during the late-nineteenth and earlytwentieth centuries.
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20221115Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Abu Jinapor, has intimated that government is considering placing a total ban on all small scale mining activities in Ghana's forest reserves.
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20221117The National Women's Coordinator of the Ghana National Association of Small- Scale Miners, Victoria Adobea Guerrieri has called for support for women in the mining for them to excel in the industry. She said the contribution of women in the mining industry cannot be downplayed hence the need to empower them to do more.
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This paper provides background research on ASM in Ghana to inform the dialogue — giving an overview of the sector, identifying the barriers to formalisation, and offering some actionable 'ways forward'. Prepared for the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Ghana
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This study was conducted in Atiwa district of Ghana to assess farmer's awareness of small scale illegal mining (Galamsey), its impact on cocoa production and livelihoods in the mining communities. Snowball sampling techniques were used. Data collected was analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Scientist (SPSS) software.
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14/06/2021The natural-color image above shows a large-scale mine and several artisanal mines in the Central Region of Ghana. The image was captured on March 29, 2020, by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8. The mines lie within the Ashanti gold belt, one of the richest gold regions in West Africa.
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2013115In 2012 the mining industry contributed 27 percent to the government's tax revenues. Gold export receipts amounted to more than $5.6billion from 4.3 million ounces. Klaye says that the country could look to Brazil as an example of how small scale mining could be properly managed if the necessary "checks and balances" were put in place.
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201831Advantages of small scale mining in Ghana. Below are the pros of small scale mining. It is a source of employment. According to the World Bank, Ghanaian youth unemployment rate stands at 48%. Therefore, Small
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11/11/2022A former Director of the Minerals Commission, Richard Kofi Afenu, says he disagrees with calls for the government to ban small-scale mining in the country. According to him, banning small-scale mining is not the answer to illegal mining otherwise known as galamsey. "I do not think a ban on small-scale mining would yield the desired []
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201415The 'Informalization' of Ghana's Small-Scale Gold Mining Economy: Drivers and Policy Implications. Hilson, Abigail (PI) School of Business and Management; Accounting and Financial Management; Project: Research. Overview; Project Details Status: Finished: Effective start/end date: 5/01/14
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This study was conducted in Atiwa district of Ghana to assess farmer's awareness of small scale illegal mining (Galamsey), its impact on cocoa production and livelihoods in the mining communities. Snowball sampling techniques were used. Impact of Illegal Small Scale Mining (Galamsey) on Cocoa Production in Atiwa district of Ghana
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07/03/2017The Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Africa-Network ASMAN, a Civil Society Organization committed to the promotion and development of responsible and environmentally friendly ArtisanalSmall Scale Mining ASM
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Small-scale gold mining has expanded in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world including Peru and the Philippines, over the last two decades. Numerous factors, including rising gold prices, agricultural poverty, and administrative difficulties, have been cited as explanations for the rapid growth. The rapid growth of small-scale gold mining has a plethora
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15/12/2018An association of small-scale miners in the country has stated it supports the new mining policy framework introduced on Friday by the government . The Concerned Small Scale Miners Union of Ghana
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25/09/2019Most partnerships were illegal because Ghana's laws reserve small-scale mining for Ghanaians. But there was one exception: foreign companies were allowed to act as "support service providers
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Tag: Small Scale Mining Association of Ghana. Small scale miners to stage "All die be die" demo against Kasapa-May 19, 2017 0. EDITOR PICKS. Ofori-Atta to respond to censure motion today. November 18, 2022. Kufuor's Office denies he's invited 98 NPP MPs to a meeting. November 17, 2022.
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07/01/2021On Jan 7, 2021. The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Mining (GNASSM) has described as refreshing and welcoming, President Akufo-Addo's admission of politicisation in the fight against illegal mining in the country. It said the President's call for a united approach in the fight against galamsey was a vindication of the Association
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The Green Mining project in Madre de Dios builds on four years of Brilliant Earth's work with Pure Earth, and is being funded in part through the Brilliant Earth Foundation's $300,000 grant. The grant enables Pure Earth and ARM to continue work with AMATAF, an artisanal and small-scale gold mining association.
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MX24 NEWS: Empower more women to engage in mining – Small Scale Miners Association: The National Women's Coordinator of the Ghana National Association of Small- Scale Miners, Victoria Adobea Guerrieri has called for support for women in
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05/11/2013In 2012 the mining industry contributed 27 percent to the government's tax revenues. Gold export receipts amounted to more than $5.6billion from 4.3 million ounces. Klaye says that the country could look to Brazil as an example of how small scale mining could be properly managed if the necessary "checks and balances" were put in place.
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IIED's first in a series of local multi-stakeholder dialogues on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) started in Ghana in autumn 2015. During a 'visioning workshop' on ASM in April 2015, participants from around the world came together to discuss the pressing challenges and opportunities for ASM, and which countries might benefit most from a locally-driven dialogue
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Small-scale gold mining has expanded in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world including Peru and the Philippines, over the last two decades. Numerous factors, including rising gold prices, agricultural poverty, and administrative difficulties, have been cited as explanations for the rapid growth.
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22/07/2022Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer; it overtook South Africa in 2019 with 4.8 million ounces in output. Gold is the most commercially exploited mineral in Ghana, accounting for about 95% of the country's mineral revenue. The small-scale mining industry is reserved exclusively for Ghanaians. Current investors have raised concerns
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14/10/2022October 14, 2022. Reading Time: 1 min read. The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners has called for a more measured approach to fitting illegal mining after calls for bans on all surface mining. The group's General Secretary, Godwin Armah, said the ban "is not going to work, and it is not going to bring the solutions that we
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10/11/2022According to the Deputy Minister, the small-scale mining sector alone is reported to employ a minimum of one million locals; whereas the large-scale sector employs a fraction of that at about 30,000. Against this background, he stated that: "We cannot render over one million Ghanaians unemployed by placing a ban on small-scale mining; but we must assist and
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10/11/2022According to the Deputy Minister, the small-scale mining sector alone is reported to employ a minimum of one million locals; whereas the large-scale sector employs a fraction of that at about 30,000. Against this background, he stated that: "We cannot render over one million Ghanaians unemployed by placing a ban on small-scale mining;
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15/11/2022Details of Chinese National standing trial for engaging in illegal mining are emerging as hearing continues at an Accra High Court. State Prosecution's witness during a re-examination by counsel for Aisha Huang, Capt Rtd Effah Dartey told the court how he believes the accused was involved in the illegal practice. After submitting his witness statement,
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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-develop evidence-based responses with
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Small-scale gold mining has expanded in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world including Peru and the Philippines, over the last two decades. Numerous factors, including rising gold prices, agricultural poverty, and administrative difficulties, have been cited as explanations for the rapid growth. The rapid growth of small-scale gold
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14/06/2021The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana. March 29, 2020 JPEG. People have been mining for gold in Ghana for centuries. Long before European colonists set foot in the area in the 1400s, Ghanaians looked
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20221110According to the Deputy Minister, the small-scale mining sector alone is reported to employ a minimum of one million locals; whereas the large-scale sector employs a fraction of that at about 30,000. Against this background, he stated that: "We cannot render over one million Ghanaians unemployed by placing a ban on small-scale mining; but we must
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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. The project's total financing is US$77.76
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09/12/2015The collective impact of small-scale mining needs greater recognition. Small-scale miners in Ghana collectively produced around 1.4 million ounces of gold in 2014, which is substantially more than any of the large commercial mining operations located in the country produced that year. including the London Bullion Market Association and
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2018518The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM), has revealed that the mining industry has lost about US$551 million during the nine-month period since the inception of the ban. It has therefore called on the government to immediately lift the ban in order to save the industry from total collapse .
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It appears that land degradation, environmental pollution and many socio-economic problems have been major issues with communities where small-scale mining is practised in Ghana. Most of these negative impacts are a result of deficiencies on the part of the regulatory bodies charged with monitoring the mining industry.
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2022106The Concerned Small Scale Miners Association believes that the fight against illegal mining can be won if the government takes action beyond expressing its commitment to it. The President of the Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, Michael Peprah, said government officials involved in the activity must be held accountable.
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17/11/2022The National Women's Coordinator of the Ghana National Association of Small- Scale Miners, Victoria Adobea Guerrieri has called for support for women in the mining for them to excel in the industry. She said the contribution of women in the mining industry cannot be downplayed hence the need to empower them to do more.
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15/11/2022The Friends of the Nation (FoN) is working with Tullow Ghana to enable women-owned small and medium-scale enterprises in Takoradi to take advantage of opportunities in the oil and gas value chain.. The women entrepreneurs, drawn from the Association of Small Scale Industries, and the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industries (), among others,
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17/09/2022He continued: "[Let's] always remember that small scale mining contributes 40% of Ghana's gold output. And the gold industry gives Ghana its highest foreign exchange earning, and it's the
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