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DOI: / Corpus ID: . Causes and Effects of Illegal Gold Mining (Galamsey) Activities on School Dropout and Residents at the Tutuka Central Circuit in Obuasi Municipality in Ashanti Region, Ghana:
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reported that surface mining concessions have taken over 70% of the total land area of Tarkwa, a mining community in western region of Ghana. They further estimated that at the close of mining, a company would use 40 – 60% of its total concession space for activities such as siting of mines, heap leach facilities, tailings dump and open pits, mine camps, roads, and resettlement for displaced
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Today, the western region alone supplies % of the total annual cocoa crop. Mining in Ghana sector r Bank strategy is surprisingly silent on measures th The resurgence in the mining industry in Ghana since 1989 cannot be considered an isolated phenomenon. It is driven by the global paradigm which emphasizes private sectorled development as the engine of economic recovery in developing
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Galamsey Operators. There is no doubt that Illegal mining activities have caused a great harm to our environment. This is because most of the minerals are found in rivers, as a result, the mining
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Daily news from Ghana and local Accra news stories including crime, health, education and general news by Daily Graphic. PHOTOS: Effects of galamsey Graphic Online GCGL
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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
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The devastating effect of illegal mining is known to all. Initially one may only think that it is the surface soil which is being destroyed but there is more to it like pollution of water bodies. Institutions, charged with the protection of the environment such as the Minerals Commission, Environmental Protection Agency and Forestry Commission seem to be overwhelmed by the strength and threat
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Project documenting illegal gold mining or ''galamsey'' operations in the Western Region of Ghana and their environmental impacts. Researchers also outline a costed strategy for reclaiming and closing various galamsey operations. Findings estimate 250 million is required to reclaim lands and water bodies affected by galamsey activities in the Western Region.
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Investigations by Modernghana indicate that illegal mining popularly reffered to as "galamsey" in some communities in Eastern region has contributed immensely to teenage pregnancy, school dropouts, poor performance of students, divorce among many other social vices which is threatening to the society and the country in general.
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The effects of illegal (Galamsey) mining in Ghana has been devastating over the last few years. Even though smallscale mining was legalized in 1989 during the Military Regime of the People''s National Defense Council (PNDC), it was intended primarily for the local people. However, an increased number of people have become involved in this illegal activity, including a large percentage of
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The upsurge in illegal gold mining activities, popularly known as "galamsey operation" has left in its wake, loss of ecosystems and increased poverty levels especially among peasant farmers who depend solely on environmental resources for a living.
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle Constituency in the Western Region, Mr. Emmanuel Arm Kofi Bu, has expressed worry over the illegal mining (galamsey) activities at Nkroful, the
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The Mining industry of Ghana accounts for 5% of the country''s GDP and minerals make up 37% of total exports, of which gold contributes over 90% of the total mineral exports. Thus, the main focus of Ghana''s mining and minerals development industry remains focused on gold. Ghana is Africa''s largest gold producer, producing t in 2008. Ghana is also a major producer of bauxite, manganese and
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· Gold mining in Ghana has played a central role in the social, economic and political life of the nation for over 2000 years . However, in recent times, a lot of Ghanaians have become aware of the deleterious effects of gold mining while at the same time recognizing it''s
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The Head of Communications at the Ghana Water Company, Steve Mantey on the Citi Breakfast Show on Wednesday, gave an overview of water bodies in the some regions that have been polluted by illegal mining activities. Western Region. In the Western Region, the main water bodies that have been polluted include the River Pra, Daboase,and River Ankobra.
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district in the Western region has the highest concentration of mining companies in the country, in the West African subregion and possibly the African continent (Akabzaa and Darimani, 2001). Out of the 11 largescale mines in Ghana seven of them are located in the Tarkwa area, producing a significant proportion of the country‟s gold output
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Pra and Ankobra Rivers in the Western region as well as other smaller rivers and streams have also not been spared. The uncontrolled activities of illegal mining compelled the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) which takes its water source from the Birim River to temporarily shut down its water treatment plant at Kyebi in the Eastern Region due to extreme pollution by the illegal miners
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It is reported to cost an estimated 250 million to recover lands and waterbodies destroyed by galamsey in Ghana''s Western region. In May 2019, Ghana secured million in funding from the World Bank to scaleup its Forest Investment Programme, which seeks, among other aims, to control and mitigate the destructive effects of artisanal mining as well as stop deforestation and degradation.
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· The devastating effect of illegal mining is known to all. Initially one may only think that it is the surface soil which is being destroyed but there is more to it like pollution of water bodies. Institutions, charged with the protection of the environment such as the Minerals Commission, Environmental Protection Agency and Forestry Commission seem to be overwhelmed by the strength and threat
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According to the Ghana Health Service, mercury, which is a heavy metal and one of the chemicals used by illegal miners in their activities, had a dire effect on the health of humans, as it could
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The effects of illegal small scale mining, popularly called „galamsey‟, on the environment has been a cause for concern for government, environmentalist, health workers, socialists, engineers and other stakeholders in the mining industry of Ghana for sometime now, and investigations have been underway to access the impacts on various aspects of the physical and socioeconomic environment
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Illegal mining also flourishes in Ghana because it serves the interests of a wide range of powerful actors in society. In this context, we contend that any successful antigalamsey crusade would depend on the demonstration of sustained topdown elite commitment at the highest levels of government. In particular, the strict enforcement of the laws governing the ASM sector (notably through
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· Our goal here was to assess land cover change due to gold surface mining in Western Ghana, one of the world''s leading gold mining regions, and to study how these changes affected land use systems. We used Landsat satellite images from 1986–2002 to map land cover change and field interviews with farmers to understand the livelihood implications of miningrelated land cover change.
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· Ghana, one of the world''s biggest producers of cocoa beans, is facing a crisis around dangerous and dirty galamsey, or informal, mining—which experts warn could derail its
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