Occupational injury is one of many health concerns related to small-scale gold mining (ASGM), but few data exist on the subject, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2011 and 2013, we examined accidents, injuries, and potential risk factors in a Ghanaian ASGM community. In 2011, 173 participants wer …
اقرأ المزيدThe study aim was to investigate illegal gold mining and the environmental implication on climate-smart agriculture in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study found that the activities of illegal mining have resulted in formation of sinkholes, contamination of soil, ground, and surface water pollution, and loss of biodiversity.
اقرأ المزيدGhana has abundant mineral reserves in many of its regions, and gold mining remains one of the country's main sources of revenue. Given Ghana's current position in the global gold market, this review provides insight into the ASGM sector to give an understanding of the pertinent issues in the sector and its role in the socio-economic …
اقرأ المزيدThis descriptive paper describes factors related to demographics and health in an artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) community in Ghana's Upper East Region. Participants (n = 114) were surveyed in 2010 and 2011, adapting questions from ...
اقرأ المزيدJobs in Ghana. Bolgatanga, Upper East Region Cardinal Namdini Mining Limited (CNML) is a subsidiary of Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., which is duly listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKS… 8 days ago Organizational Development Specialist Save. Jobs in Ghana ...
اقرأ المزيدThis paper therefore seeks to review the sustainability of the mining industry in Ghana through an examination of the ecological, social and economic features of small-scale gold mining with its impacts on mining communities and …
اقرأ المزيدCAUSES OF LAND DEGRADATION IN THE UPPER EAST REGION Gold Mining Gold mining is certainly one of the reasons for the enormous land degradation in the region. Gold was mined during the colonial administration and continued to be mined around Nangodi (Talensi – Nabdam District), about 24 kms from Bolgatanga on the Bolgatanga- …
اقرأ المزيدThe gold mining industry in Ghana has made a substantial contribution to the country's economic growth by generating diverse employment opportunities, both directly and indirectly, in mining communities. ... A total 150 key informants in Upper Denkyira East Municipality, comprising representatives from the Environmental …
اقرأ المزيدA human security lens enables a comprehensive analysis of mining impacts • Ghana's gold mining sector creates insecurities across all human security dimensions • Gender is an essential human security dimension requiring special attention • Insecurity framing creates an urgency to act but also a 'securitization trap' •
اقرأ المزيدAbstract. This paper examines gold mining history in Nangodi, which has linked residents of this small, rural community in northeastern Ghana with successive political regimes, changing mining laws, and the vagaries of the global economy, reflected in fluctuating gold prices. Nangodi presents a distinctive gold mining history in Ghana …
اقرأ المزيدIn Ghana, an important gold-producing country, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) accounted for 10.5% of Ghana's national gold production and employed 0.5–1 million people as of 2010 [2,3]. Gold production from ASGM in Ghana rose 43% from 2011–12 .
اقرأ المزيدThe Cardinal Namdini Gold Limited, a subsidiary of Shandong Gold, a Chinese mining firm, will begin large scale gold production in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region by the last quarter of 2024, all things being equal.
اقرأ المزيدHere, occupational exposures to elemental mercury (via urine sampling) and dietary exposures to methylmercury (via hair sampling) were assessed among 120 participants recruited from a mining community located in the Talensi-Nabdam District of Ghana's Upper East region during summer 2009.
اقرأ المزيدSmall-Scale and Industrial Gold Mining Histories in Nangodi, Upper East Region, Ghana ELISHA P. RENNE University of Michigan ABSTRACT This paper examines gold mining history in Nangodi, which has linked residents of this small, rural community in northeastern Ghana with successive political
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