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

  202291 · Abstract This paper contributes to the debate on formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing – in sub-Saharan Africa, drawing on fresh insights from Ghana. In the early-1990 s, with support from GTZ, the German technical arm, Ghana implemented its Small-Scale Mining …

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  Asanko Gold Mine, Ghana - Mining Frontier

  202275 · Asanko Gold Mine, situated in Ghana, one of the top ten gold producing countries, is Asanko Gold’s flagship project. The mine, with proven and probable reserves of 4.8 million ounces, is planned to be developed in two phases. Construction on the phase 1 development of the project started in August 2014.

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  Home | Newcore Gold

  Enchi's 248 sq. km land package covers 40 kilometres of Ghana's prolific Bibiani Shear Zone, a gold belt which hosts several 5 million-ounce gold deposits, including the Chirano mine 50 kilometres to the north.

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  Available Legal Regime and The Use of Mercury for …

  2024113 · The heterogeneity of small-scale gold mining in terms of the skills levels, literacy, operating conditions and geology makes the application of generic solutions inappropriate.

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  A Chinese national has been jailed in a Ghanian court

  2023125 · Chinese national Aisha Huang was sentenced to four years in jail for illegal gold mining in Ghana. Ghanaian court rules against Huang, highlighting her involvement in the country's illegal gold mining. Environmental concerns persist as illegal gold mining remains a means of subsistence for many.

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  (PDF) Small Scale Gold Mining and Environmental Degradation, in Ghana ...

  201311 · Mining Law, 1989 (PNDCL 2 18). Small scale gold mining ha s contributed to production of gold in Ghana and creation o f employment for the unsk illed labour

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  How To Start A Profitable Gold Business In …

  202473 · Edikan Gold Mine is a large-scale, low-grade multi open-pit operation located on the Asankrangwa Gold Belt, Ghana. Perseus commenced commercial production at Edikan in 2012, and the mine has since produced more than 2 million ounces of gold. At 30 June 2023, remaining Reserves at Edikan totalled 1.13 million ounces of gold at an …

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  Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: …

  202131 · The objectives of this framework were to promote, formalize and regulate the mining sector ( Government of Ghana, 2014; Teschner, 2012 ). Concurrently, large scale mining contributed close to 90 % of the total gold produced ( Government of Ghana, 2014 ). Since then, ASM has grown steadily, however, with rapid spikes in growth over the past …

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  Obuasi Gold Mine, Ghana - Mining Technology

  2020731 · The Obuasi gold mine, located 200km north-west of Accra in Ghana, was the major asset of Ashanti Goldfields Company (AGC), established in London in 1897. AGC started underground mining in 1907. Lonrho purchased AGC in 1969 and the Ghanaian Government reduced its holding in 1994, leaving Lonrho (now Lonmin) with a 33% stake …

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