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Mineral exploitation contributes significantly to economic growth and development in most world economies In Africa Ghana is the second largest gold producer contributing to about % of the country s GDP The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small scale and large scale mining each of which has varying environmental impacts This paper provides an exposition on the environmental
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Major activities such as extraction of minerals from land has gone a long way to destroy land Most trees have been cut down and destroyed just the land can be excavated for minerals Here in Ghana we are facing a major problem of land degradation due to the excessive extraction of gold by illegal miners
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5 days agoThe International Researcher Innovation Scaling Impact Assessment will be responsible for implementing research on scalability and impact of agricultural innovations and coordinating Monitoring Evaluation Learning and Impact Assessment MELIA for the research for development projects that aims to track progress towards achieving project objectives and expected outcomes
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Mar 14 2022The Effect of Illegal Mining Activities on Vegetation A the mining business in Ghana accounting for about 10 of the annual gold output 1 This includes activities of illegal mining and poses problems in Ghana to track and control smallscale mining practices A United Nations UN research on artisanal and deprivation report estimates that there may
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8 Absence of competition for trading activities in the region There were no regular ships that visited the coast of West Africa As a result what was produced from the forest zone was peacefully transported to North Africa through the Saharan desert EFFECTS OF THE TRANS SAHARAN TRADE IN AFRICA It led to the growth of empires like Ghana
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Science Environmental news Mining and its effect on environment For over centuries of mining in Ghana especially gold there have been several concerned raised by major stakeholders on the
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5 days agoMiners have flocked to the state because its low energy costs and cool climate induce higher productivity for the mining operations But activists have increasingly highlighted the environmental costs of such activities
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activities of illegal mining and poses problems in Ghana to track and control small scale mining practices A United Nations UN research on artisanal and deprivation report estimates that there may be between 50 000 and 80 000 people engaged in illegal small scale mining in Ghana [2] While illegal mining undertakings have often
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TodayAidara I 2024 Mining and its Impacts on Land and Agriculture in Ghana OSIWA Economic Governance Windhoek UNCCD COP 11 Google Scholar Agyemong J 2024 Environmental and rural livelihoods Implication of small scale gold mining in Talensi Nabdam Districts in Northern Ghana Ghana Department of Development Studies University for Development Studies Journal of Geography and Regional
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This inherited legacy of environmental damage from mining is not indicative of the mining cycle today Now mine closure and a number of activities to mitigate the impacts of mining are an integral part of all metal mine planning and mineral development from the discovery phase through to closure Reclamation Soil treatment
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Artisanal and small scale gold mining ASGM directly and indirectly employs more than 100 million people in over 70 countries around the world [1 2] An estimated 10 15 million people work directly on ASGM activities worldwide out of which 4 5 million are women and children [3 4 5] and this is increasing in Latin America every produces 12 to 15% of the gold in the world yet it
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The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small scale and large scale mining each of which has varying environmental impacts This paper provides an exposition on the environmental impacts of mining activities in Ghana The paper mainly focused on the mining activities in Prestea in the western region of the country The data
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major problem in many parts of the world due to its social economic and environmental impact in ghana flood occurs every year which adversely affects livelihoods property infrastructure lives and renders many people homeless in this paper we aim to understand the current state of flood research in ghana focusing on how the
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Even though the mining sector in Ghana has shown bright prospects the sector has seen its share of low points In 2024 AngloGold Ashanti announced a restructuring process that affected the Obuasi goldmine one of Ghana s longest producing underground and open pit mine
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Informe Mundial de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo de los Recursos Hídricos 2024 aguas subterráneas hacer visible el recurso invisible
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For over centuries of mining in Ghana especially gold there have been several concerned raised by major stakeholders on the impact of mining on the environment as well as social and economic development of host communities or catchment areas By News Ghana November 19 2024 0
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5 days agoIts research has shown that several cocoa farms in the Western Ashanti and Eastern regions have been lost to illegal mining activities Out of the over 20 000 acre cocoa farms more than 19 000
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Ghana s mining sector has witnessed a steady growth in recent times contributing significantly to revenue generated by the government The mining sector contributed GH¢ billion and GH¢17
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The Effect of Illegal Mining Activities on Vegetation A the mining business in Ghana accounting for about 10% of the annual gold output [1] This includes activities of illegal mining and poses problems in Ghana to track and control smallscale mining practices A United Nations UN research on artisanal and deprivation report estimates that there may be
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مايو 2024 أكتوبر 20182 من الأعوام 6 شهور London United Kingdom Our Breakfast Briefing is enjoyed by those at Goldman Sachs JP Morgan Citi BlackRock Evercore Partners Bain Co and many more providing them with all of the news articles charts and videos to start their day in the best possible way
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Nov 19 2022Climate change Activities of illegal mining are having a toll on the vegetative cover in Northern Ghana as the few forest reserves and economic trees such as shea which constitutes about 90 per cent of the ecology is being destroyed
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In Ghana and similar to other countries in sub Saharan Africa the major environmental problems associated with ASM activities are mercury pollution from gold processing pollution of water bodies and the destruction of natural and agricultural lands Amankwah 2024 Clifford 2024 Nartey et al 2024 These problems are as the results of the activities of both legal and illegal operators
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3 days agoHowever it has been highly polluted by mining activities The gold mining as well as minerals left unfilled which are not suitable for any other uses results in wide breeding surfaces for malaria infected mosquitoes that have a significant negative impact on human health Moreover the key informant s interview shows that major river heads
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4 days agoDespite both higher tonnage of ore processed and higher grade at the mill the Company recorded $ million in revenue for the third quarter of 2024 a drop of 8% from $ million year before
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Mining has played an important role in the development of Ghana Like all industries mining has both benefits and risks for the people living in communities where minerals are found How these environmental and health impacts are managed by the government nearby communities and mining companies can either worsen or improve the lives of community inhabitants The current analysis focuses on
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This unregulated small scale and artisanal gold mining is known locally as galamsey a slang word derived from the Ghanaian words gather and sell About one million Ghanaians engage in the practice supporting about million people in the country Many of the galamseyers live in poverty and their activities often come at a cost
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The effect of natural conditions and mining activities on NDVI was studied • The non significant trend in NDVI was identified • The buried depth of the eco safety groundwater table was determined • Ecological sensitivity division was conducted in arid and semiarid mining regions 1 Introduction
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Coal mining activities are known to mainly affect the local vegetation from the following perspectives mining activities cause surface subsidence and changes to cracks in the ground and surface micro topography that alter the growth environment of vegetation s roots He 2024 burning of gangue hill and underground coal fire causes large areas of vegetation to fade or die Zhang et al 2024
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Environmental effects of mining can occur at local regional and global scales through direct and indirect mining practices The effects can result in erosion sinkholes loss of biodiversity or the contamination of soil groundwater and surface water by the chemicals emitted from mining processes These processes also affect the atmosphere from the emissions of carbon which have an effect
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Impact of deforestation of livelihoods in Ghana and 2024 for example Ghana lost about 1 931 000 hectares of forest equivalent to 26 percent of total tree cover Amisah et al 2024 maJor causes of deforesTaTIon In ghana In Ghana deforestation is the result of a number of economic activities legal and illicit logging clearing trees to increase arable land fuel wood extraction and mining
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