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The Impact of Gold Mining on Local Farming Communities in Ghana Emmanuel Yamo Tenkorang and Patrick OseiKufuor The increase in leases for surface gold mining in Ghana between 1983 and 1998 has had drastic consequences for sustainable land use and management in the country. Most of

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THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MINING COMMUNITIES IN

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IMPACT OF MINING SECTOR INVESTMENT IN GHANA: A

effects of the mining sector reforms implemented under the structural adjustment programme, with particular reference to affected mining communities in the Tarkwa mining area. The specific aims are reflected in the terms of reference for this project, which include: 1. A concise account of the growth and development dynamics of the mining industry

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06/02/2009· Visit to the King Midas smallscale gold mine in Kumasi, Ghana. According to Midas mine management, the enterprise cooperates closely with local artisanal miners (Galamsey). Video taken during the

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Ghana has gold, diamonds, bauxite, manganese, salt, limestone, granite and oil. Its mining and quarrying sector contributes significantly to its is the secondlargest gold producer in Africa after South Africa and the tenthlargest producer in the world.. Two years ago, gold, the flagship mineral, contributed 96% of mineral export revenues (excluding oil and gas).

Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of

Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities in Ghana. Albert K. Mens 1,, Ishmail O. Miri 1, Obed Owusu 2, Okoree D. Mireku 3, Ishmael Wireko 4 and Evans A. Kissi 5. 1 Department of Geography, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. 2 Department of Economics, Dalhousie University, 6214 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 3 Department of Geography and

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KHL Ghana is a registered (since 1994) indigenous Ghanaian mining company, specializes in mining of nonferrous metal like gold and with several mining sites in mining communities of western and easte

Mining and Sustainable Development: The Case of Ghana

Mining in Ghana An Overview (CONTD) Mining in Ghana predates independence and over the years the sector has grown to be a major driver of economic growth. Mining accounted for 6% of GDP in 2011 and the sector grew by % in 2012. There are currently about thirteen (13) large scale mining

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Ghana''s mining industry contributes around 37% to the country''s total exports. As a result of this, there are quite a number of mining companies in Ghana that are making a great fortune. Gold alone contributes up to 90% of the mineral exports in the country. The number of gold mining companies Ghana amounts to more than 23. This makes mining companies gold exploration activities some of

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Learning from MiningImpacted Communities in Ghana. Oct 02, 2018· A linkingandlearning visit to Saaman, a miningimpacted community in the Fanteakwa District of Ghana''s Eastern Region, afforded SPACES FOR CHANGE / S4C an opportunity to learn about other advocacy approaches resourcerich communities in the West African subregion are using to push for environmental justice and

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31/05/2018· State of Mining Communities in Ghana Disgraceful – Prez. AkufoAddo.

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CHALLENGES OF LAND ACQUISITION IN THE MINING COMMUNITIES

CHALLENGES OF LAND ACQUISITION IN THE MINING COMMUNITIES OF TARKAW, GHANA Edward Attimo Amihyi KWESI, Peter Ekow BAFFOE and Kwame TENADU Ghana OUTLINE FOR PRESENTATION Introduction Land Rights and Ownership in Mining Communities • Customary and Statutory Tenure Systems • Impacts on Land Acquisition Materials and Methods Observations and

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Experiences from Ghana on Mining and its Impact on Human Rights Ghana is a very resource rich country that is yet to benefit from the natural resources that it is endowed with. These resources include gold, diamond, manganese and recently oil. Over a century of gold mining in Ghana has not transformed the Ghanaian economy. Poverty is still widespread. Mining communities still harbour most of

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But mining communities in Ghana are generally poor. Mining imposes socioeconomic costs on host communities through land acquisitions, environmental degradation, pollution and a high cost of living. Although the host communities are entitled to different types of compensation and mineral royalty transfers, they are still among the poorest communities in the country. One important reason is the

Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of

· Mining towns in Ghana are still grappling with underdevelopment in spite of the benefits the State derives from the minerals being mined in these communities by multinational mining

AkufoAddo launches community mining

· President Nana Addo Dankwa AkufoAddo, on Wednesday, July 2, 2019, launched the Community Mining Programme at Wassa Akropong, in the Western Region. The latest political news stories in Ghana

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In 1993 the government of Ghana established the Minerals Development Fund to, among other things, fund and implement development projects in communities affected by mining. The aim was also to transfer mineral royalties to local authorities. In Ghana, mining companies must pay up to five per cent of their total revenues as royalties to the state, and of that, the government transfers 20 per

Community Perceptions of Mining: An Experience

Community Perceptions of Mining: An Experience from Western Ghana Using primarily qualitative methods, this study documents the complex relationships between three gold mining companies and their closest neighbouring communities in Western Ghana, to gain an understanding of the perceptions of local communities about mining projects.

Analysis of livelihood issues in resettlement mining

Mining activities in Ghana have thus become both a source of dispossession of host communities from their land and a source of livelihood (Cuba et al., 2014). The state – through laws such as the Mineral and Mining Law (PNDCL 153) of 1986, which appropriates all minerals to the Government of Ghana on behalf of the people – is perceived as

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According to the Ghana Chamber of Mines, mining communities would need to get at least 30 percent of total mineral royalties to address the challenges related to mining and ensure development. Fourth, the act has no provisions to force the government to transfer mineral royalties in a timely way to the fund. Unsurprisingly, there are still delays in the payment of mineral royalties. Finally

The Impact of Gold Mining on Local Farming Communities in

The Impact of Gold Mining on Local Farming Communities in Ghana Emmanuel Yamo Tenkorang University of Cape Coast, Ghana, eytenkorang Patrick OseiKufuor University of Cape Coast, Ghana, patokufuor_ddo Follow this and additional works at:https:///jgi Part of theAfrican Studies Commons,International