Planning for the effective and sustainable management of Ghana’s artisanal small-scale gold mining industry

Wireko-Gyebi, Rejoice Selorm; Asibey, Michael Osei; Baah-Ennumh, Theresa Yaaba

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.102576

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“…AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), formed in 2004, was borne through a merger between Ghana-based AGC and AngloGold Company [15]. Prior to the merger, the AGC was a gold mining firm called The Ashanti Mine, which was situated in Obuasi, 56 kilometers south of Kumasi, and had been producing gold since 1897 [16].…”

Section: History Of Mining In Ghana (Obuasi)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are the customary laws that address the land tenure systems, as well as legislation that protects the environment, forests, water bodies, and water use [16]. But overall, the Ghana government exercises the Minerals Commission Act and Ghana's Constitution as the principal legislative instruments that govern mining on the land [17,18].…”

Section: Mining Regulations In Ghanamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Minerals Development Fund Act (Act 192) 2016, gives the Ghana government proprietary rights over all un-earthed minerals, as well as a 10% interest in any mining operation that takes place on the land. It also details how mining operations get licensed in Ghana and how mining revenues are to be distributed along the value chain [16].…”

Section: Mining Regulations In Ghanamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After the increase in mining sector investments following Ghana's ERP, mining became the chief earner of Ghana's foreign exchange [20]. Aside from giving the government a lot of money and giving the people wealth and public infrastructure [16], it also created a lot of direct and indirect jobs and helped mining communities grow [6].…”

Section: Mining Effects On the People Of Ghana (Obuasi)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The boom in mining activities, with its corresponding dislocation of indigenous people [7], drastically disorients the social institutions and traditional principles of people in and around mining communities [16]. Displacement of populations, livelihood disruptions, inequality issues, and social injustices are all listed by the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) as some of the social impacts of mining.…”

Section: Social Effects Of Mining In Ghana (Obuasi)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of Obuasi Municipality

Kwaning

Atteh²

2022

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The mining industry has been crucial to the development of Ghana. As with all industries, mining has both advantages and disadvantages for the inhabitants of mineral-rich communities. The manner in which these environmental and health effects are managed by the government, neighboring communities, and mining companies can either worsen or improve the quality of life for community residents. It appears that land degradation, environmental pollution, and numerous socioeconomic issues have been major concerns for Ghanaian communities practicing small-scale mining. The majority of these negative effects are the result of regulatory agencies' failure to adequately oversee the mining industry. This paper looks at the effects of mining in Ghana, especially in the Obuasi Municipality. It does this by looking at the history of mining in Ghana (Obuasi), the regulatory actors along the mining value chain, and some important lessons about mining.

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Section: History Of Mining In Ghana (Obuasi)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mining Regulations In Ghanamentioning

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Mapping the virtual water trade in water-scarce basin: an environmentally extended input-output analysis in the Yellow River Basin of China

Zhang,

Niu,

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The mismatch between the distribution of water resources and the industrial structure has led to an increasingly prosperous regional trade, with many water resources flowing from the production to the consumption regions. This paper maps the inside and outside virtual water trade of the Yellow River Basin, applying the environmentally extended input-output model to evaluate the external dependence of water in the Yellow River Basin. The results show that the Yellow River Basin mobilizes 27.2 billion of virtual water flowing into other regions despite water scarcity, equivalent to half the runoff of the Yellow River. The leading destination for outflow is the Eastern coast, and the largest virtual water outflow sector is Agriculture and Manufacturing. The inequity of the inside virtual water trade of the Yellow River Basin is severe, with large amounts of virtual water flowing from poor to rich regions. It exacerbates water scarcity in poor regions.

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Review: Artisanal Gold Mining in Africa—Environmental Pollution and Human Health Implications

Ondayo,

Watts,

Mitchell

et al. 2023

Expo Health

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About nine million Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) workers in Africa and people living near ASGM activities are highly exposed to geogenic and anthropogenic potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Despite the hazards and risks posed by ASGM being well characterized, coordinated multidisciplinary environmental characterization with combined public health studies are limited, with often piecemeal and snapshot studies reported, as highlighted by this review. Furthermore, studies are often not connected with efforts to minimize hazards holistically. Given this, we systematically reviewed the scientific literature on human health hazards associated with ASGM in Africa through Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Pubmed databases. One hundred and seventy-three peer-reviewed papers published between 1996 and June 2023 from 30 African countries were identified. Toxicological environmental hazards were reported in 102 peer-reviewed papers, notably As, Cd, CN, Cr, Hg, Pb, respirable SiO2-laden dust, and radionuclides. Exposure to PTEs in human biomonitoring matrices and associated health impacts were documented in 71 papers. Hg was the most reported hazard. Gaps in research robustness, regulation and policy framework, technology, risk detection, surveillance, and management were found. Despite international and in-country mitigation efforts, ASGM-related hazards in Africa are worsening. This review paper highlights the need for coordinated action and multidisciplinary collaborative research to connect dispersed isolated studies to better characterize the associated disease burden associated with ASGM in Africa and sustainably maximize the wider benefits of ASGM whilst protecting public health and the environment.

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Planning for the effective and sustainable management of Ghana’s artisanal small-scale gold mining industry

Cited by 16 publications

References 27 publications

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of Obuasi Municipality

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of Obuasi Municipality

Mapping the virtual water trade in water-scarce basin: an environmentally extended input-output analysis in the Yellow River Basin of China

Review: Artisanal Gold Mining in Africa—Environmental Pollution and Human Health Implications

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