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  A SOCIAL HISTORY OF GOLD MINING IN BOLE, …

  Abstract Bole, a town associated with the pre-colonial Gonja Kingdom in the Northern Region of Ghana for the past two decades has gradually emerged as one of the important towns for small-scale gold mining in the region. Mining has been a long-standing occupation of Gonja people. Using oral interviews, personal observation and archival sources, this …

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  Analysis of artisanal and small-scale gold mining accidents …

  2021121 · The results also indicated an average annual fatality rate of 44, which far exceeds the annual fatality of 5 of the large-scale mining sector of Ghana. Regarding the accident locations, the Dunkwa, Tarkwa and Bolgatanga mining districts were identified as priority locations, as they experienced the highest number of accidents/fatalities.

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  Relationship between small-scale gold mining activities and water use ...

  202381 · Relationship between small-scale gold mining activities and water use in Ghana: A review of policy documents aimed at protecting water bodies in mining communities

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  Mechanization of illegal gold mining threatens Ghana’s forests

  202328 · In Ghana, illegal miners known as galamseyers are carrying out an increasing share of the country’s gold production. In recent years, these miners have been sourcing machinery from China. The ...

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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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  The impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining on rural ...

  202361 · Rises in gold prices since the early 2000s – US$ 8652/kg in Nov 2000 rising to US$60,688/kg in Dec 2020 ( World Gold Council, 2021) – mean artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is very lucrative in Ghana ( Osumanu, 2020 ). Together with the promise of rapid returns, this has encouraged many rural people to engage in it.

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  Mineral final

  2021626 · The mining industry therefore stagnated and up to the early 1980s, there were no significant new investments in Ghana's mining sector. Output in almost all the mines declined and the sector contributed relatively little to gross national earnings because production of Ghana's flagship mineral, gold had declined to about 283,000 ounces per …

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  Innovation in the backward linkage firms in Ghana’s gold mining …

  2021611 · This contribution illustrates how Freeman’s ideas, concepts and approach, helped me build my framework of thought for my paper on innovation in supply firms to the gold mining firms in Ghana. Freem...

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  Mining, from The Report: Ghana 2022 - Oxford Business Group

  Mining From The Report: Ghana 2022 View in Online Reader. Mining is a key component of Ghana’s national economy; the country is Africa’s largest gold producer. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the mineral’s prominent role, as gold is seen as a safe investment during uncertain times. While the mining sector faces challenges in terms of ...

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  World Bank Document

  201979 · Abstract Ghana is experiencing its third gold rush, and this paper sheds light on the socioeconomic impacts of this rapid expansion in industrial production. Using a rich data-set consisting of geocoded household data combined with detailed information on gold mining activities, the authors conduct two types of diference-in-diferences estimations that …

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