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Small-scale mining offers opportunities, but there are many challenges, writes Kgothatso 'KayG' Nhlengetwa. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a worldwide phenomenon that is practiced predominantly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It is estimated that 20-30 million people are employed by the sector worldwide. ASM has been on the rise in South
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The livelihood asset is a primary concern in support of livelihoods, poverty elimination and enhancing sustainable development, particularly true for mining communities. Underpinned by this, the general objective of the study was to assess the impact of small-scale mining activities on the livelihood assets of households in the Bekwai Municipality, Ghana. The study areas included ...
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Mining generates significant "externalities," e.g. water pollution, that can have a direct impact on agricultural production. These negative impacts can be permanent and render previously fertile agricultural land unusable. Mining also requires large amounts of land that could otherwise be used for agricultural production.
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It appears that land degradation, environmental pollution and many socioeconomic problems have been major issues with communities where small-scale mining is practised in Ghana. Most of these...
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The synthesis study was commissioned to strengthen the evidence-base on small-scale mining in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda and maximise the potential of the sector to promote inclusive economic growth...
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One major environmental impact of small scale mining is land degradation (Hilson, 2002). This is mainly due to the method used in the operation.
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However, as previously noted, the impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining are outside of the scope of this report. Responsible gold mining companies can be important job creators for host...
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Legal small-scale artisanal mining exists in many countries alongside large-scale mining As defined by the Government of South Africa, Artisanal mining means small-scale mining involving the extraction of minerals with the simplest of tools, on a subsistence level However, most illegal mining is characterized by the small size of its ....
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A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-scale Mining Industry. Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development, No. 76. Hinton J, Veriga MM, Beinhoff C. 2003. Women and Artisinal Mining: Gender Roles and the Road Ahead, Chapter 11-book: The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisinal and Small-scale Mining in Developing Countries, Ed G. Hilson, Pub. A.
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This study was conducted in Atiwa district of Ghana to assess farmer's awareness of small scale illegal mining (Galamsey), its impact on cocoa production and livelihoods in the mining communities. Snowball sampling techniques were used. Data collected was analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Scientist (SPSS) software.
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The Communities and Small-scale Mining (CASM) is a World Bank-led initiative that has focused on developing strategies to mitigate the environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM,) developing training materials to preserve the health, safety, and environment of artisanal miners; increasing integration of awareness; and ...
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Small scale mining is an important livelihood activity to most rural dwellers living in communities endowed with mineral resources. This study examined the impact of small scale mining on rural livelihoods in some parts of Fakai and Yauri local government areas of Kebbi State, Nigeria. Data for this study was collected through direct field observation and focus group discussion (FGD).
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The environmental implications of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) practices have significantly grown, particularly on environment, socio, and livelihoods of the mining communities. The study aims to investigates the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of these practices.
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), which refers to mining with minimal or no mechanization often in the informal sector, has increasingly captured the interest of governments, international organizations, and private corporations because of its growing role in national economies and its impacts on society and the environment.
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1) Disruptive technology is not new, but this wave is different. Disruptive technology has been changing the face of mining, with labour and other impacts, since mining began. But the coming wave is different in quality and speed than anything we have seen before. 2) Technology is not a homogeneous force.
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The World Jewelry Confederation (CIBJO) organized a recent webinar on the impact of COVID on mining communities.In her introduction, Estelle Levin-Nally, founder of Levin Sources, reminded us that ...
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There is debate on the impact of artisanal and small-scale gold mining on the livelihoods of local communities. Scholars have diverged on the understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining. To some, it is dirty, dangerous and disruptive and should be discouraged as it destroys the environment. To others, it is profitable, productive or ...
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THE BENEFITS FROM SMALL SCALE MINING Small scale mining has broad impact on social and economic well-being of the individuals and communities where it is practiced which virtually affects their livelihoods sustainability. Some of the benefits generated form small scale mining includes the following:
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The purpose of this book is to examine both the positive and negative socioeconomic impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries. In recent years, a number of governments have attempted to formalize this rudimentary sector of industry, recognizing its socioeconomic importance. However, the industry continues to be plagued by.
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Jun 7, 2022The environmental implications of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) practices have significantly grown, particularly on environment, socio, and livelihoods of the mining communities. The study aims to investigates the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of these practices. A survey research design including primary data as well as a random sample process were employed in ...
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Widespread artisanal, alongside small-scale mining operations are currently increasing in intensity in Nigeria. These activities are causing immeasurable damage to the environment and populations that live in the vicinity of these mine fields.
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The dominating minerals — gold and diamond — are produced by large and small scale mining. Almost all the industrial minerals, including sand and gravel, are produced by small scale mining. This paper seeks to highlight the economic benefits derived from small scale mining and its social impact.
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Small-scale gold mining in southern Ecuador is causing considerable environmental impacts, the most important of which are related to the discharge of metals, metalloids and cyanide into adjacent rivers. In the rivers, these contaminants are generally not present in water-soluble forms, but are instead associated with suspended particles and river bed sediment. However, elevated levels in ...
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The impact of industrial mining and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on poverty is generally analyzed at local level, with very little consideration of the impact on the regional level.
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illegal small scale mining in Ghana might be a resource curse rather than a blessing. Much has been written of late about the illegal small scale mining in Ghana and the negative impact it is having on agriculture specifically cocoa production. However, this perceived negative impact should not be taken for granted because this has
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Its impacts on informal sectors and in jurisdictions where state reach and support are limited have been all the more damaging. The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector—which employs nearly 45 million people around the world and indirectly supports approximately 150 million—has been among those hit hardest by the pandemic.
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These conditions make small-scale mining communities more vulnerable to natural disasters. In the Philippines, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is practiced in more than 30 provinces across the country, employs around 300,000 to 500,000 miners, and supports the livelihood of another two million people nationwide. But with the recent ...
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Though artisan miners always argue that mining occurs on a relatively small portion of land, it contribution to land degradation is enormous. Osafo (2011) findings also indicated the effects of artisan mining on the environmental has a detrimental effect on the nearby water bodies and soil.
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The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana Research by Gordon Crawford, Coleman Agyeyomah, Gabriel Botchwey and Atinga Mba Policy brief 33110 | May 2016 • Small-scale mining contributes about 30% of Ghana's total gold output and provides livelihoods for many people. This
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The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. 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.
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The major impacts of illegal small-scale gold mining on society are on education and public health. Illegal small-scale gold mining employs child labour force resulting in high incidence of absenteeism and dropout rate in schools.
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Water bodies, the source of drinking water for many rural households in mining areas are at risk of contamination due to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities. Water quality, therefore, remains a topical issue for policymakers and researchers. This research sought to achieve three objectives: firstly, to evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies and regulations about ASM in ...
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Rapid advances in technological innovation, including through automation, digitization, and electrification, are having a fundamental impact on the mining sector. A few technologies reshaping the sector include autonomous vehicles, automated drilling and tunnel boring systems, drones and smart sensors.
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Impact of Small-Scale Mining Operations on Economies and Livelihoods in Low- to Middle-Income Countries v unfavourable, or obscure practices, often ending up in debt bondage. Improvement of miners' business skills is crucial to reduce poverty and convert locally mined minerals into locally generated wealth and development.
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The small-scale gold and diamonds mining industry is of great importance to Ghana. Since its regularization in 1989 the sector has produced and sold over 1.5 million troy ounces of gold and 8.0. 71 PDF Impacts of Surface Gold Mining on Land Use Systems in Western Ghana V. Schueler, T. Kuemmerle, H. Schröder Environmental Science AMBIO 2011 TLDR
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and small scale mining in the dry periods, carrying people and goods using motor cycles and cultivating near rivers and far from the mining areas. It is fairly concluded that, notwithstanding the contribution of the ASM to the local and national economy at large, the ASM have a negative impacts to the environment of the neighboring communities.
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There are two types of small scale mining: land dredging and river dredging. Mining affects the health of the people as they are exposed to the toxic waste from the tailings. They develop skin rashes, headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, etc and the symptoms of mercury poisoning are very similar to the symptoms of malaria.
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[1] Further on we will discuss the impact of mining using backhoes, which we do not consider to be a part of ASM given its ability to move solid materials, the level of financial investment and the fact that it is often related to the illegal extraction of minerals (also called 'criminal mining' in Colombia). Panning:
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mining sector on measures to mitigate the negative impacts of small-scale surface mining and assist the industry to grow in a more sustainable manner (Yakubu 2002). There are also discursions on general concepts of sustainable development and how it can be applied to the small-scale surface mining in Ghana. In sustaining such a sector, it is
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Abstract For years, Ghana has been confronted with illegal small-scale mining commonly known as galamsey. It is alleged that cocoa farmers are relinquishing their farmlands for galamsey, however, as many people in the cocoa farming communities depend on cocoa farming as their primary source of income, it raises questions as to why farmers would want to abandon their farms for galamsey.
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