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 Francess Dufie Azumah Enock Baah and John Onzaberigu Nachinaab Volume 201 Issue 3 https ////0022057420905109 Contents Get access More Related content
Get PriceIn addition Nadowli Kaleo District is dominated by the underground pit galamsey Wa East District was the hotspot of illegal mining activities 1644 sightings in the region Based on the characterisation this study argued that galamsey activities in Upper West Region are still at the rudimentary stage as compared to other geographies in Ghana
Get PriceOn Feb 6 2024 Dr Francis Padi Acting Executive Director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana CRIG says illegal mining popularly called galamsey is the biggest threat to the sustainability of the cocoa industry He said without illegal mining and its huge negative impact on the cocoa industry Ghana can maintain its one million
Get PriceThe proliferation of illegal mining in Ghana coupled with its environmental impacts especially on water bodies has compelled Using the Ashanti and Western Regions of Ghana as cases the article seeks to a assess the perception The rise and impact of illegal Chinese small scale mining in Ghana Politics and Policy 48 1 135 167
Get PriceIllegal mining activities in Ghana is popularly referred to as galamsey historically known as gather the gold and sell Mining provides a lot of benefits to various countries It is reported that mining contributes about % to the Gross Domestic Product GDP of the country and employs about 300 000 people
Get PriceImpact of illegal mining activities on forest ecosystem services local communities attitudes and willingness to participate in restoration activities in Ghana BFD of the Western North Region of Ghana The BFD is located at approximately 6°27′ latitude north and 2°17′ longitude west and falls within the Equatorial Rain Forest Zone
Get PriceThe Northern regions of Ghana has been plagued with illegal mining Galamsey activities with Chinese workers acting as the number culprits These illegal mining activities have substantially destroyed the fertile environment needed for Ghanaian farmers to grow crops
Get PriceIllegal mining is contributing to the loss of vegetation The Artisanal and Small Scale Mining ASM problems in Ghana are very challenging especially as they become intensified
Get PriceInfluence of illegal artisanal small scale gold mining operations galamsey on oil and grease O/G concentrations in three hotspot assemblies of Western Region Ghana Environ Pollut 2024 Aug 263 Pt B 114251 doi /
Get PriceThe Impact of Illegal Mining on the Ghanaian Youth Evidence from Kwaebibirem District in Ghana Research on Humanities and Social Sciences 2 86 93 has been cited by the following article TITLE Maximizing Security Operations to Promote Socio Economic Development in Mining Firms in Ghana
Get PriceHealth Impacts of Mining in Ghana According to Ahern and Stephens mining remains one of the most hazardous occupations in the world both in terms of short term injury and loss of life but also due to long term impacts such as cancers and respiratory conditions including silicosis asbestosis and pneumoconiosis 18
Get PriceThe threat posed by illegal mining to the quality of water resources in Ghana has become a major public concern due to the closing down of some water treatment plants in the country This study aimed to investigate heavy metal pollution in Fena River due to the illegal mining activities The study was based on 72 samples from six sampling points for a period of 12 months January December
Get PriceIllegal mining activities in the Western Region have assumed an alarming proportion even after the introduction of the community mining programme CMP and thousands trained at the University of Mines and Technology in government s quest to ensure safe mining to protect the environment
Get PriceRecently there have been efforts by stakeholders to monitor illegal mining galamsey activities foster their formalization and reclaim the many abandoned wastelands in Ghana However limited information exists on the locations abundance scope and scale of galamsey types which hinders the development of effective policy response
Get PriceEffects of illegal mining on the agriculture sector in 2024 11 30 A phenomenon of illegal mining as part of small scale mining has developed in the w [email protected] 86 371 67999188 effect of illegal mining in western region of ghana zcrusher tmt mill for sale delhi
Get PriceNusrat Jahan Ahmadiyya College of Education P O Box 71 Wa Upper West Region of Ghana 2PhD Fellow and Tutor Department of Social Sciences Nusrat Jahan Ahmadiyya College of Education P O Box 71 Wa Upper West Region of Ghana E Mail kaberchie DOI No 25662434 Abstract Mining is a significant economic contributor in
Get Price08/10/2024 Reading Time 7 mins read Illegal miners have invaded between and million hectares of cocoa lands destroying large tracts of cocoa farms in the process — all in their quest to explore for gold Ekow Essabra Mensah writes Obviously there are indications that cocoa growing regions in the country are under siege following
Get PriceThe Effects of Illegal Mining on Ghana s Agriculture jostylin The Northern regions of Ghana has been plagued with illegal mining Galamsey activities with Chinese workers acting as the number culprits These illegal mining activities have substantially destroyed the fertile environment needed for Ghanaian farmers to grow crops
Get PriceEffects of Illegal Mining Mining is the extraction of minerals and precious metals from the earth These minerals and metals consist of manganese tantalum copper tin silver diamonds and gold Mining may be considered in two forms large scale mining and small scale mining Large scale mining generally employs large number of people and
Get PriceDespite the public outcry and the ban illegal mining has continued in Ghana In early July a mining pit collapsed in western Ghana an area known for mining and cocoa Twenty two people were
Get PriceOne thing Ghanaians should bear in mind is that the continuous operations of illegal miners in the country will have more destructive effects on the entire nation than an ordinary mind can fathom One health hazard is the effect of dangerous chemicals used by illegal miners
Get PriceAlthough small scale mining is legalised with required procedures to formalise the activities of players in the sector the existing bureaucracies coupled with increased unemployment and poverty has made illegal mining often referred to as galamsey even more attractive in this West African country
Get PriceOn 5 June 2024 169 Chinese miners were arrested in Ghana s gold mining Ashanti region These arrests followed Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama s decision to put an end to illegal mining by foreigners it could have a negative impact on peace and social cohesion as currently witnessed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Get PriceThe thrust of this study was to assess the impact of illegal mining operations on the soil and water bodies at four 4 selected communities Esaase Manhyia Aboabo Mpatuam and Tetrem in Bontefufuo in the Amansie West District of Ghana Three 100m × 100m plots were demarcated at each galamsey site in each community
Get PriceThis is done without caring about the effects and dangers this may have on trees birds animals and even individuals in the various mining communities Sometimes the activities of these illegal miners also release toxic substances into the rivers causing a lot of diseases to many people especially those who fish from it
Get PriceThe process was cumbersome and slow and therefore forced many people to mine illicitly Today illegal mining popularly known as galamsey has become a major source of livelihood for persons living around legal mining communities mainly due to the continuous rise of the price of the commodity on the world market
Get PriceHence this study was based on a sample population of 216 security personnel of the five selected mining firms in Ghana 91 personnel from the Anglogold Ashanti 57 from Newmont 31 from Ghana Bauxite 19 from Ghana Manganese and 18 from Future Global Resource The study employed questionnaires as a data collection tool
Get PriceThe Mining industry of Ghana accounts for 5% of the country s GDP and minerals make up 37% of More than 21% of gold production in the early 1990s came from underground mines in western and Ashanti Region Illegal mining has had an extensive impact on Ghana s environment 60% of Ghana s water bodies are polluted by illegal artisanal gold
Get Priceby Halm Illegal Mining In Ghana Ghana in recent years has experienced cruel galamsey activities on farmlands and water bodies with significant destruction rendering undue destitution to some indigenes in mining communities and affluence to others involved in the mining activities The Challenges in Fighting Galamsey
Get PriceNatural resource development particularly surface mining in the rainforest poses great risks to the region s rich and endemic biodiversity Here we assessed the impact of surface mining and the success of forest rehabilitation on small mammal diversity in the Western Region of Ghana We surveyed small mammals in the project area and two
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