Mining and agriculture may co-exist and interact to generate economic and social benefits, but at the same time they compete for land, water resources and labour. On the one hand, land is seized for

The worst of these disasters occurred in 2019 when 16 people, including Junior High School (JHS) pupils, lost their lives. The latest disaster resulted in the death of a 31-year-old man. Lack of safety measures and non-adherence to mining regulations by mining entities were found to have triggered these disasters.

In Ghana, the endemic nature of Buruli ulcer in communities adjacent to mining activities suggests that proximity to artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a risk factor for this disease, as is the case of the higher prevalence of Buruli ulcer in the Amansie West District.26 An increased risk of infection was not associated with direct ...

With the exception of Keegan Resources Gold Limited, the mining sector in the District is dominated by illegal miners popularly called ''galamseyers''. ... impacts of small scale mining on rural livelihoods whose income and health are hugely affected by the activities of mining in the Amansie West District of Ashanti with particular ...

Mining-induced displacement and resettlement is an important development issue because it significantly influences the livelihoods and sustainability of mining communities. This study seeks to assess the effects of mining-induced displacement and resettlement on the livelihoods of s in selected mining communities in Ghana. …

The Amansie West District is characterized by extensive land degrading activities. The district has become a nexus for vast illegal small-scale mining activities, thus affecting the sustainability ...

The cover class that had a major increment was the mining areas. With only 0.95% of the land cover in 2007, the mining areas increase to 4.68% of the land cover by 2015 and 13.07% in 2020. There have also been changes in the settlement/bare land with 2.27% to 8.17% from 2007 to 2015 and 7.78% by 2020.

The study examined the critical factors influencing the sustainability of the Pra river basin in Ghana, with a focus on water pollution incidents caused by illegal mining (galamsey) activities. The study followed a quantitative research approach using data collected from 156 respondents in the Amansie Central district of Ghana.

how livelihoods have altered as a result of mining activities. He considered only the mining company (Newmont) as the stakeholder in the mining sector whilst this study is not limited to mining companies alone but considers all the stakeholder and regulatory institutions in the District. Mining operations have increased in the Amansie West

This study investigated the perception of 300 participants who were selected from 10 mining communities on the environmental, socio-economic and health impacts …

Contamination in Topsoil in Mining-Plagued Communities in the Amansie W est District, Ghana, Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2023.2260897

mining in the Apamprama Forest Reserve of Ghana. 1.1 Study Area Apamprama Forest Reserve is one of the four forest reserves located in the Amansie Central and Amansie West Districts in the Ashanti Region (Fig. 1). The reserve covers an area of about 36.28 km2 and located between latitudes 06˚ 22ʹ 08ʺ N and 06˚

Donkor, Peter and Siabi, Ebenezer K. and Frimpong, Kwasi and Frimpong, Prince Twum and Mensah, Kofi and Vuu, Christopher and Siabi, Elikplim Sarah and Nyantakyi, Emmanuel Kwasi and Agariga, Felix and Atta-Darkwa, Thomas and Mensah, Jacob, Impacts of Illegal Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (Galamsey) on the …

The government has launched an innovative and responsible small-scale mining initiative in Banko, a town in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. …

This paper reviews the impact of illegal mining on water resources for irrigation and domestic application in Ghana. It was carried out by reviewing literature and media information as well as interviews and observation of small scale mining activities in mining communities especially illegal mining popularly called galamsey in Ghana. It was …

Pounding of gold quartz. One of the two main conventional methods of gold extraction by small scale mining is pounding of gold quartz in metal mortar with metal pestle into powder form. Gold quartz is being extracted by illegal miners from abundant pits of mining companies in the form of stones. These gold-holding ores are hacked from rock ...

Mining area Size of farm assigned to mining in hectares (Ha) Nil 2.39 3.42 0 10 Extent of participation Proportion of farm assigned to mining (Ha) Nil 0.77 0.51 0 1 Independent variables

Abstract. The increase in illegal gold mining (galamsey) activities that harm the environment by polluting water sources necessitates the need to take meaningful …

Therefore, in the Amansie mining communities, urinary Hg was considered to be the most valid bioindicator of exposure from inhalation of elemental vapor. In the present study, smelter miners recorded the highest concentrations of THg in urine, hair and fingernails. ... Emmanuel A. Impact of illegal mining on water resources for domestic …

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh has launched the Community Small Scale Mining Scheme at Nsiana in the Amansie West District of Ashanti. The scheme aims to address some of the underlining causes of illegal mining popularly called galamsey in the country.

The Banko Community Mining Scheme is the third of its kind in the Amansie West District and brings the total number of CMS concessions in the country to 22. With the support of the government and ...

There is the need to investigate the impact of the mining operations in the Amansie West District with respect to farming, its effect on the livelihood of farmers and the livelihood strategies adopted by farmers. 1.2. ... Also for effective protection of endowed resources from massive depletion, governments in developing countries should ensure ...

Sep 30, 2022Galamsey going unnoticed in Amansie South baffling - Lands Minister Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Abdullai Jinapor has said persons in charge of institutions regulating mining activities in the Amansie South Municipality of the Ashanti Region should be held responsible for the destruction caused by illegal miners.

Ghana's gold mining sector is multi-dimensional, made up of large-scale multinational mining companies as well as artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) groups. Large-scale mining is a capital-intensive venture, well-regulated, and conducted by multinational companies who employ sophisticated mining techniques in their

The economic benefit of a worldwide valuable natural resource has placed Ghana in the spotlight for gold extraction. The gold mining industry has shifted over the years, moving from large corporations to individual practices. ... Using a primary cross-sectional data on 400 cocoa farmers in the Amansie West District of Ghana and an …

Hitherto the advent of small scale mining in the Amansie West District, communities depended largely on water from streams and rivers and to a lesser extent, water from boreholes for domestic purposes such as …

Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Illegal Chinese gold mining in Amansie West, Ghana - an assessement of its impact and implications" by Jørgen Stangeland Bach ... Resources Policy. 2024; Save. Is illegal mining socio-politically entrenched? An opinion piece of the interaction between formal politics and chief dominance in mineral governance ...

1. Introduction. Artisanal or small-scale mining (ASM) is a subsistence form of mineral resource extraction using manually-intensive methods such as hand tools (Aborah, 2016).It is recognized as a considerable source of revenue for millions of people in more than 80 countries worldwide taking in different regions of the world, especially in …

Natural resources like forest lands have been cleared, extraction of minerals along major river bodies Obodai, Adjei, Odai, ... Aborah, O. (2014). Effects of small-scale mining on food production in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. Appiah, D. O., Forkuo, E. K., Bugri, J. T., & Apreku, T. O. (2017). Geospatial analysis of land ...

The Amansie West District is characterized by extensive land degrading activities. The district has become a nexus for vast illegal small-scale mining activities, thus affecting …