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The study sought to examine the effect of illegal gold mining operations on school dropout. A sample size of 102 participants was selected for quantitative analysis together with purposive sampling of 20 key informants for qualitative analysis. The study found that children engage in Illegal gold mining and subsequent dropout from school.
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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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Illegal gold mining activities in Ghana contribute tremendously to the local economy of the communities within which the practice is conducted. Increased income employment opportunities and increased market activities were some benefits of the illegal mining activities identified by the illegal miners. The miners earned cash income range …
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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. The ban is intended to promote ... Related Papers. The Extractive Industries and Society. Human insecurities in gold mining: A ...
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P.O. Box LG 78 Legon, Accra – Ghana, West Africa. Email: [email protected]. Telephone: 00233209621292. Abstract. Mining has become a controversial business ev erywhere. Issues of mining a ...
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The problem of illegal gold mining in Ghana is exacerbated by the unrestricted flow of heavy-duty mining equipment. On the bases of the aforementioned findings, all the five hypotheses namely, H 1, H 2, H 3, H 4, and H 5, were ... (2008) From Max Weber. Essays in sociology, vol 3. Routledge & Kegan, London, pp 16–24. …
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About 85% of the estimated one million people who are directly or indirectly employed in the small-scale mining sector are identified as illegal because they operate without license (Akabzaa and Darimani, 2001; Akabzaa et al., 2007; Ofosu-Mensah, 2010); a phenomenon popularly referred to as 'galamsey' in Ghana.
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Sand mining in coastal Ghana. Sand mining refers to the extraction of sand from an open pit from agricultural or forest lands, beaches, inland dunes, beaches, and river beds mainly for construction purposes ( Rentier, and Cammeraat, 2022 ). Sand mining at the coast is a common phenomenon in developing countries, including Ghana.
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Illegal gold mining in Ghana further exacerbates a volatile cocoa market. In 2014, experts predicted a global cocoa shortage by 2020. However, cocoa production statistics have been unpredictable ...
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WEBFocusing on Ghana, the essay argues that illegal mining is an archetypical public problem, which is value-laden. Such values suggest that practice proliferates …
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Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers. The Impact of Illegal Mining on the Ghanaian Youth: Evidence From Kwaebibirem District In Ghana ... especially in the Obuasi Municipality. It does this by looking at the history of mining in Ghana (Obuasi), the regulatory actors along the mining value chain, and some …
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order to minimize illegal mining and protect the national security of Ghana, there is the need for government, civil society and other stakeholders to find alternative sources of livelihood for the illegal miners and also educate them about the national security
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The As illegal mining in Ghana has become increasingly rampant ever, t his study aimed at examining the. effect of illegal mining on the dimensions of sustainability performance among crop farmers ...
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This study investigated activities of illegal surface mining and its effects on agriculture land as well as its related implications on crop production in the Gare Gbane community. A total of 140 respondents, (farmers and miners) were interviewed. The activities of illegal small scale mining have negatively affected the agricultural lands.
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Galamsey, derived from the phrase'' gather them and sell" is a local Ghanaian parlance that means illegal small scale, gold mining in Ghana. Ghana has lost a total of 1.41 million hectares of tree cover from 2001 to 2021, equivalent to 20 per cent decrease in forest cover of which galamsey is a major contributor to this challenge.
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illegal mining in Ghana: A ya a: It is a term us ed to describe a sandy soil which contains diamond. This ty pe of soil is normally found i n the . short pit which has a depth below two meters.
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The team is tasked with tackling illegal mining in the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions of Ghana – the most affected areas. Between 2017 and 2019, the team has arrested over 2 200 illegal miners, including foreign nationals. Gaining national interest. One arrest that gained national attention was that of the 'Galamsey Queen' – Aisha ...
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# African Development Bank 2003 Illegal Gold Mining Activity in Rural Ghana 247 that operations are renowned for being only 20 per cent efficient. Between 1989 and 1994 alone, 30,000 small-scale miners reportedly produced, and sold to governmental offices, US$68.56 million in gold (UN, 1996).
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This paper examined the major authorities on illegal mining research in Ghana and the constructive arguments put forward as to the power and …
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Within the small-scale gold mining sector is "galamsey", a local term used in Ghana for illegal or unregulated gold mining operations. Illegal gold mining operations are criticised heavily throughout Ghana due to their detrimental environmental effects, which many believe outweigh any possible economic and cultural justifications .
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All of Ghana's main sources of drinking water have been contaminated by illegal mining activities. Wikimedia Commons December 12, 2022 Ghana had a bad time in 2022 – 4 reads to catch up on ...
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Mining stakeholders from across Ghana gather at #TechCampTakoradi. With technology experts from across Africa and the United States, the group will analyze the public policy aspects of illegal mining and devise possible solutions using the latest technologies, including artificial intelligence, remote sensing, geographic information …
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ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINAB LE DEVELOPMENT. IN GHANA: A POLITICAL ECOLOGY APPROACH. İsmail KERVANKIRAN . Michael …
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Abstract. Illegal mining has emerged as a pressing issue with significant implications for economic growth and development in Ghana. This systematic review …
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According to. their survey between 2006 and 2018, the GDP from mining increased from 3664.73 GHS Million. to 6829.13 GHS Million. Ghana, apart from the endowment in precious minerals and metals is ...
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By the early 1980s, the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo Regions accounted for 35.5 and 18.5%, of the total output, respectively. Today, the western region alone supplies 56.5% of the total annual cocoa crop. Mining in Ghana …
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Rosina Badwi The Narrative: Illegal gold mining and environmental degradation in Prestia The narrative claims that long ago when small-scale mining was a legal branch of Ghana's mining sector, indigenous methods of gold extraction as wells as local rules and regulations enabled the local people to make a living without seriously degrading the ...
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November 4, 2022. Illegal gold mining is spreading rapidly in Ghana. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr. Artisanal and small-scale mining – a low-tech, indigenous mining …
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By the early 1980s, the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo Regions accounted for 35.5 and 18.5%, of the total output, respectively. Today, the western region alone supplies 56.5% of the total annual cocoa crop. Mining in Ghana The resurgence in the mining industry in Ghana since 1989 cannot be considered an isolated phenomenon.
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A phenomenon of illegal mining as part. of small scale mining has developed in the wake of a growing unemployed youthful population. Even worrying is the influx of Chinese into the illegal mining market in Ghana. They use. bulldozers, excavators, and other unapproved implements in this sector which is reserved for.
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