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 …

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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 …

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Mapping Ghana's expanding gold sector | Global …

Ghana is one of the world's leading gold producers, and artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) plays a crucial role in the country's economy and the livelihoods of its people. Many miners turn to gold extraction due to …

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Small-Scale Mining Incubation Program

Small-Scale Mining Incubation Program (SSMIP) The small-scale mining sector contributes greatly to the Ghanaian mining sector accounting for about 40% of gold output in 2019. There …

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Assessing the environmental and socio-economic impacts of small-scale

Globally, the small-scale mining (SSM) sector is largely regarded as a significant economic driver, offering direct employment to approximately 40 million people and indirectly …

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Understanding Small Scale Mining, Underlying issues

Imagine single Small Scale Mining Company with 40 excavators you can imagine the massive destruction within an hour as against the donkey years it would take to finish a …

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Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale …

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 …

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Illegal mining digs up multiple problems in Ghana | ENACT Africa

There are over a million small-scale miners in Ghana supporting the livelihoods of over 4.5 million people. Small-scale, artisanal mining constitutes more than 35% of mining …

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Ghana's artisanal miners are a law unto themselves: involving

Artisanal and small-scale mining also accounts for 40% of gold produced in Ghana, making it an attractive sector for revenue generation. A major problem with unlicensed mining …

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Small-scale mining in Ghana: A focus on communities which mine

According to a 2023 study by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) in Ghana, 74% of citizens acknowledge the economic benefits of mining, but 68% express …

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SMALL SCALE MINING IN GHANA

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 …

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana – Creating …

In Ghana, the term is used almost exclusively to refer to licensed operations based on a concession not exceeding 25 acres, along with several other pre-qualifications legislated by …

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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 …

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The Fight Against Illegal Mining: Ghana's Bold Step Towards

The small-scale mining sector accounts for nearly 40% of Ghana's total gold output, contributing significantly to employment and foreign exchange earnings. In 2023 alone, …

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(PDF) Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

Given that 200,000 people in Ghana are involved in the small-scale gold mining industry and that the numbers are expected to grow in Ghana and many other regions of the …

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Opportunities and risks of small-scale and artisanal gold mining …

The extractives resource industry plays an important role in the economic growth of developing countries. Artisanal and small-scale mining in particular has rapidly expanded, but …

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Illegal Small Scale Mining and its Effects on the Economic …

In Ghana, small-scale mining involves "the mining of gold by a technique not involving substantial expenditure by an individual or group of people not exceeding nine in number or by a …

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GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE …

AND SMALL-SCALE MINING PROJECT with support from World Bank 2021-2027 Integrated solutions for natural resource management and resilient community livelihoods. GHANA …

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Small-Scale Mining in Ghana

Through Insights we provide cutting edge articles on important areas of laws in Ghana of interest to governments, companies and individuals. Lom Ahlijah, Edmund Akrong …

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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana

Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector continues to grow in size and significance. Its contribution to wealth creation, employment and the economy make it one of the nation's …

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Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization challenges in Ghana

A recent study on the spatial distribution of mining operations in Ghana shows that the Western Region has the largest concentration of the different forms of mining activities in …

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Ghana expects $12 billion a year from small-scale gold mining

Ghana's exports rose more than 50% to $11.6 billion last year as small-scale mining underpinned an increase in output. The small-scale mining sector, which typically …

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The Future of Gold Mining in Ghana: Small-Scale vs.

As small-scale mining continues to expand, and large-scale operations face challenges, the future of gold mining in Ghana may involve a dynamic balance between the two sectors. The government must take steps to address the …

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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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Challenges Associated with formalising Artisanal Small-Scale Mining …

The illegal artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities in Ghana are persistently booming even after governments' several attempts to halt the menace and …

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MIIF small scale mining incubation programme – An …

The small-scale mining sector contributes approximately 35% of all gold produced in Ghana. The sector has seen significant growth over the past two decades due to increased participation across ...

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Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules and reality are

But the formal procedure to get a small-scale mining licence in Ghana can take up to three years. According to the Minerals Commission, this process should normally take three …

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Small-scale mining policies in Ghana: Miners

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 …

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A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale Mining …

First, an overview of small-scale mining in Ghana is provided in which a historical perspective of the industry is given, regional geological characteristics are highlighted, and the industry's …

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The hazardous nature of small scale underground mining in Ghana

In Ghana, SSM has been carried out for hundreds of years. It is currently and widely operated in the country by both licensed operators and unlicensed miners popularly known as …

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The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana

Precious metals like gold have been a part of local economies for thousands of years and globally remain a highly valued commodity. In Ghana, gold mining is conducted by …

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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining governance and cross …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) involves low-tech, labour-intensive mineral processing and extraction. ASM is an essential way of life for about 45 million people around …

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A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale Mining …

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 Employment 5 Production from …

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Ghana's informal mining harms health and the land – but reforms …

Artisanal small-scale mining has been practised in Ghana for over a century. In 2018, small-scale miners generated 2.1 million ounces of gold, accounting for 43.1% of total …

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Ghana to double small-scale gold mining output, expects $12bn …

The Government of Ghana anticipates annual revenues of $12bn (139.41bn cedis) from small-scale gold mining, if the output from its small-mine and artisanal mining operations …

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The MIIF small scale mining incubation program – an important

Contribution of Gold Small-Scale Mining Sector The small-scale mining sector contributes approximately 35% of all gold produced in Ghana. The sector has seen significant …

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Effect of small scale mining on the environment in Ghana

Small scale mining in Ghana contributes significantly to the growth of the Ghanaian econ-omy. Gold is the number one major export which brings in foreign exchange to the coun-try apart …

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