Conflict In Minning Areas In Ghana

Mining and Intra-Community Conflicts in Gbane in the Talensi …

This study explored the effects of mining on communal conflicts in Gbane in the Talensi Traditional Area of the Upper East Region in Ghana. The study employed qualitative research …

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The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold …

3. Small-scale gold mining in Ghana and foreign involvement 3.1 Rising significance of small-scale gold mining 3.2 Legal framework 3.3 Influx of Chinese Miners into ASM 4. Conflict and …

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Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, but it has an illegal mining

Ghana's gold mines are found in most parts of the country, ... s 16 regions, artisanal mining has become an important source of revenue and income for poor people living …

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MINING AND COMMUNITY CONFLICT: A CASE STUDY …

2.2 Brief History of Mining in Ghana 11 2.3 Large-Scale Mining Companies in Ghana 15 2.4 Mining Legislations and Reforms in Ghana 17 2.5 Mining Communities 19 2.6 Theoretical …

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(PDF) "Unearthing the Hidden Costs: Exploring the

Illegal mining in Ghana has become a significant challenge, giving rise to various social conflicts and acts of violence within affected communities.

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Combating illegal mining: Ghana's best approach

Ghana should study these models and adopt best practices to improve its mining regulations. · Cross-Border Cooperation: Many illegal miners come from neighbouring …

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Obuasi Gold mines in Ashanti region, Ghana

Ghana is the world´s second largest producer of gold. ... AGA is a subsidiary of the British mining giant Anglo American. The mining concession covers an area of about 47,5 ha, and 80 …

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Struggle for natural resources in northern Ghana: Clashes over …

The rest are encroachment on protected areas, 7.8 per cent; non-implementation of social responsibility agreements, 4.7 per cent; group hunting conflict, 1.5 per cent, and …

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Ghana's Heartbreaking Struggle Against Illegal Gold Mining Crisis

Illegal gold mining in Ghana, known as galamsey, causes severe environmental degradation. Polluted rivers and deforestation threaten public health and agricultural …

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Ghana's Gold Gamble: How illegal mining threatens …

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has flagged Ghana as a high-risk country for conflict minerals, warning that the gold mined in Ghana may be tainted by illegal practices, including …

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Ghana's Gold Gamble: How illegal mining threatens our future …

This is equivalent to losing approximately 12% of Ghana's total forested area. The loss of these forests is critical because they are not just local resources; they are global …

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Grievance and conflict in Ghana's gold mining industry: The case …

This paper critically explores the key issues of grievance and conflict unfolding in Ghana's gold mining industry. It examines the dynamics of conflict between illegal artisanal and small-scale ...

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Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules and reality are

The study identified two key related factors that drive illegal mining in Ghana. First, the mines are transient but getting a mining licence is time-consuming. Second, the regulatory …

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(PDF) Large scale mining in Ghana: A review of the

Following the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) in 1983, Ghana's mining sector has experienced significant growth, making Ghana one of the 10 …

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Mining and resettlement communities in Ghana

Ghana, the contribution of the mining sector to the GDP of Ghana is insignificant (Ayelazuno, 2011). According to the Economist, gold accounted for 40% of Ghana's exports in 2008, with a …

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Ghana's artisanal miners are a law unto themselves: …

Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, the sixth globally.It produced approximately 129 metric tonnes in 2021.. Gold mining in Ghana stretches back over 1000 years. It first served as a ...

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Projects On Conflict In Mining Areas In Ghana

Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining in Ghana. Sustainability. While the engagement of Chinese migrants in small-scale mining in Ghana has gained traction in …

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Expert calls for lasting solution to mining conflicts in Ghana

Bright Bansah, a Ghanaian PhD candidate in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University in the United States, has emphasized the need for a …

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The Devastating Impact of Illegal Minning on Ghana's …

According to Ghana Water Company, over 60% of water bodies are polluted due to illegal mining and according to UN Environment, 80% of artisanal miners use mercury, a toxic substance to extract gold. 100,000 people are …

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Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining in Ghana

Sustainability. While the engagement of Chinese migrants in small-scale mining in Ghana has gained traction in scholarship, the extant literature pays little attention to how the relationship …

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Editorial: Obuasi incident calls for comprehensively tackling illegal

Indeed, the Ghana Chamber of Mines is calling for a coordinated effort involving all stakeholders to address the socio-economic factors driving illegal mining activities. ... the clash …

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Minning Bill Recipe For Conflict

Without sufficient caution with respect to the Minerals and Mining Bill, the mining sector which generates substantial revenue to sustain Ghana's beleaguered economy, will …

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Ghana's Illegal Mining Crisis

Accra - Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation's water bodies, land, and even claiming lives. Despite repeated efforts by …

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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Mining Sector in …

does call for attention to SGBV in conflict areas. In addition to these global sources of law, there are industry specific guidelines and standards. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation …

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An overview of land use conflicts in mining communities

This paper has only briefly examined the land use conflict issue in mining communities, and although it has focused much upon the Ok Tedi case, it is important to …

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Illegal mining digs up multiple problems in Ghana | ENACT Africa

She'd been operating in Ghana since 2017 and had been deported several times, only to return to operating illegal mines. Her jail term is, however, less than the minimum of 20 …

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Ghana's illegal mining crisis: environmental destruction, clashes, …

Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation's water bodies, land, and even claiming lives. Despite repeated efforts by successive …

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Movers, Motives, and Impact of Illegal Small-Scale Mining: A …

mining areas in Ghana, Guyana, and sub-Saharan Africa generally within the context of the RCH. Macintyre (2003), in a micro-level study in Papua New Guinea, indicated that small-scale …

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Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining …

incorporated into the current Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Parliament of the Republic of Ghana, 2006). This formalization process enabled artisanal miners to apply to the Minerals …

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As gold prices surge, Ghana faces 'looming crisis' over illegal mining

Ghana's Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) said it lost 2 percent of the total cocoa cultivation area to mining. Some farmers allege that galamsey operators buy off their land or …

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(PDF) "Unearthing the Hidden Costs: Exploring the

Illegal mining in Ghana has become a significant challenge, giving rise to various social conflicts and acts of violence within affected communities. This systematic review aims to shed...

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Clash for Gold: How Deadly Conflicts Threaten Ghana's Mining …

The AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine is one of the world's largest gold mining companies. It has long been a cornerstone and backbone of Ghana's gold production. The …

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The impact of conflicts in the mining industry: A case study of a …

Diamond mines located in areas such as Murowa and Chiadzwa (Greece), gold mines in the Tarkwa area (Greece), coal mines in Jharkhand ... Strained relations: a critical …

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Chirano Gold Mines compensation struggle, Ghana

Chirano Gold Mine is a combined underground and open pit gold mine in the Western Region of Ghana, owned by Red Back Mining up to 2010, when it was taken over by the Toronto based Kinross Gold (at 90%) and the …

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Destruction of Agricultural land by surface mining activities in Ghana

The Ghanaian mining industry is a controversial one. Many believe that the industry has contributed greatly towards the socioeconomic development of the country in terms of …

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Ghana faces billions in costs to reclaim lands …

Ghana needs billions of dollars to restore degraded land and polluted water bodies from illegal mining activities; ... However, she lamented that many illegal miners had exploited vast areas and vanished without …

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LAND CONFLICTS IN GHANA, CAUSES, EFFECTS AND RESOLUTION …

Also reviewed in this paper, are the various types, forms, functions and stages in land conflicts in Ghana. However the various ways of resolving lands conflicts have been …

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Clash for Gold: How Deadly Conflicts Threaten Ghana's Mining …

Deadly clashes between AngloGold Ashanti and illegal miners highlight systemic issues, threatening Ghana's mining industry, investor confidence, and business stability.

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ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA…

opportunities in rural areas of Ghana, especially mining communities (Teschner, 2011; Bush, 2008). According to Banchirigah (2008) th e narrative that poverty

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