the effects of illegal mining of gold in ghana

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  Mechanization of illegal gold mining threatens …

  20171017 · This reduction is again attributed to the effect of the ban on illegal mining by the government. ... Effect of small-scale illegal mining on surface water and sediment quality in Ghana

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  Economic impact of mining in Ghana

  2019612 · Economic impact of mining in Ghana. The World Bank has recently published a report that shows that Ghana has now surpassed South Africa as the leading producer of gold in Africa - exporting 158 ...

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  A Political Economy of Regulatory Policy: The Case of ‘Illegal’ …

  2020624 · The second section presents the theoretical framework and literature review on small-scale mining. The third section explores the regulatory architecture of small-scale mining, followed by an application of the chosen political economy framework to analyze illegal mining in Ghana. Concluding remarks are provided in the subsequent …

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  Relationship between small-scale gold mining activities and …

  202381 · This study compares the important policy documents that control Ghana's mining industry's impacts on water resources to what is being done in similar African countries, to extract some fundamental principles and point out the inadequacies of these key documents. This study aimed to review existing literature on the relationship between …

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  Water quality and health risk assessments of illegal gold mining ...

  2022121 · Illegal gold mining activities are rampant in the Southwestern region of Ghana and it is the major driver of environmental degradation with consequent deteriorating effects on estuaries and other water bodies.

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  Spatial distribution patterns of illegal artisanal small scale gold ...

  201821 · Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Spatial distribution patterns of illegal artisanal small scale gold mining (Galamsey) operations in Ghana: A focus on the Western Region" by Frederick Owusu-Nimo et al.

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  Gold in Ghana: The effects of changes in large-scale mining …

  2018101 · Abstract Two scales of gold mining operations, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and large-scale mining, have operated side by side in Ghana for decades.

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  The illegal gold mines killing rivers and livelihoods in Ghana

  2021810 · The illegal gold mines killing rivers and livelihoods in Ghana. Sixty percent of Ghana’s water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal mining activities. Ghana is the leading producer of ...

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  (PDF) Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of …

  The mining industry has been crucial to the development of Ghana. As with all industries, mining has both advantages and disadvantages for the inhabitants of mineral-rich communities. The manner in which these environmental and health effects are managed by the government, neighboring communities, and mining companies can either worsen or …

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