Ghana – Cassius Mining
Cassius Mining Limited ("Cassius") is a Ghanaian registered company formed to operate in the resources sector in Ghana. Cassius will assess opportunities and where feasible, …
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Effects of Loss of Agricultural Land Due to Large-Scale Gold Mining …
In Ghana for instance, land-use changes have been reported in Tarkwa, Bogoso/Prestea, and Damang where a large number of gold mining concessions are recorded (Doso Jnr et al., 2015;Peprah, 2016).
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Operating Mines
List of major mining companies operating in Ghana and their details in case of references
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Ghana reclaims throne as Africa's premier gold producer
Ghana reclaims its position as Africa's top gold producer, surpassing South Africa. Large-scale mining companies in Ghana increased gold production from 2.2 million ounces in 2012 to 3.08 million ounces in 2022. The revival of mining companies, expansion of output, and government policies contribute to Ghana's success in the gold …
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Gold in Ghana: The effects of changes in large …
In Ghana, the link between gold mining and urban growth, livelihoods, poverty and wealth was examined in three gold mining towns with differing characteristics: Obuasi was selected to represent old mining …
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The Mining Industry in Ghana: A Blessing or a …
scale/artisan miners and the large scale miners are the two main players in the industry. The major gold producing companies in Ghana are: Goldfields Ghana Ltd (Tarkwa and Abosso mines); Anglo ...
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The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold …
Research by Gordon Crawford, Coleman Agyeyomah, Gabriel Botchwey and Atinga Mba. t of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in GhanaIn briefSmall-scale mining contributes about 30% of. Ghana's total gold output and provides livelihoods for many people. This study examines the impact of Ch. e involvement in the sector, much of it ...
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Small-scale mining policies in Ghana: Miners
1. Introduction. Searching for, and extraction of minerals in Ghana has been an ancient activity. Undoubtedly, Ghana has a long history of small-scale mining of precious minerals, particularly gold and diamond which dates to pre-colonial times (Aryee et al., 2003).According to the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research …
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(PDF) WOMEN AND THE MINE OF THE FUTURE: A Gendered …
directly with large-scale mines than with contractors, and it is the larger mines that employ more women in senior positions than the smaller ones. In particular, Newmont Ghana had
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Why is Ghana losing the war against illegal gold mining
Large-scale mining of Ghana's gold deposit has been satisfactorily managed and controlled with strict adherence to international best practices on green production protocols. ... Statistically, these two regions have10 out of a total of 14 registered large-scale mining companies in Ghana. Furthermore, out of a total of 1342 …
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2021 PERFORMANCE REPORT OF THE MINING …
Published by the Ghana Chamber of Mines Ghana Chamber of Mines | #18 Gulf Street, South Legon | P.O. Box 991, Accra, Ghana communications@ghanachamberofmines In the Euro Area, a string of positive economic growth outturns accelerated the Area's recovery from its worst recession in nearly two decades.
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Grievance and conflict in Ghana's gold mining industry: The …
Abstract. 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 miners (ASM) and one large-scale mining company, AngloGold Ashanti, in Obuasi. The paper reveals the peculiar nature of the Obuasi ASM …
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Mining companies in Ghana in 2022: a comprehensive list
Which is the biggest mining company? The largest mining firm is Glencore PLC (GLNCY), with a gross revenue of $178.6 billion and a net income of $3.2 billion. The firm is based in Switzerland, and it deals with mineral, metal, energy, and agricultural commodities. How …
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2019 Minerals Yearbook
Member companies of the Ghana Chamber of Mines employed a total of 11,899 people compared with 10,109 in 2018. The 18% ... Gold.—Gold production by large-scale miners in Ghana increased to 92,968 kg in 2019. Gold Fields Ltd. of South africa operated the Damang and the Tarkwa Mines and held a . 20.2 [aDVanCE RELEaSE] U.S. …
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Corporate social responsibility in the large scale gold …
of the total company tax that Ghana Revenue Authority collected in 2011 (ibid). 5.0 CSR among gold mining companies in Ghana According to the Ghana Chamber of Mines (2009), all its producing ...
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Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the …
The consequences of this action (or inaction) are proving catastrophic. Conflicts between large-scale companies and small-scale miners persist, occupational safety problems are rampant and environmental damage will only become a more urgent problem (Joy FM, 2008, Hinton et al., 2003, Hentschel et al., 2002, Hilson, 2002a, Babut …
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License Procedure
The forms are available to the general public to begin the process of obtaining licences for the various mining procedures. Download forms. +233 030 277 1318. +233 030 277 2783. [email protected].
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Minerals Commission Official Website
Large Scale Mining. The favourable investment climate coupled with Ghana's mineral endowment has attracted over 250 local and foreign companies to the industry for …
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Large scale mining companies to be listed on the Ghana
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in collaboration with the Ghana Chamber of Mines and the Securities and Exchange Commission, is set to list large-scale mining …
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Land use competition between small- and large-scale miners…
Second, efforts of the Ghana government to formalize the mining sector prioritized large-scale companies over small-scale miners in giving access to mining lands (Hilson, 2002; Yankson and Gough ...
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Large and artisanal scale mine development: The case for …
Some of its more significant forays into large-scale gold mining include its decision, in 1993, to catalyze US$26 million in loans for Newmont Gold Mining Ltd.'s Yanacocha gold mine in Peru; providing an additional US$125, with an exceptionally long maturity of 12 years, in support of the company's Ahafo mine in Ghana, in 2006; and …
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Ghana's informal mining harms health and the land – but …
Artisanal small-scale mining has been practised in Ghana for over a century. In 2018, small-scale miners generated 2.1 million ounces of gold, accounting for 43.1% of total gold production in the ...
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Resource politics and the impact of Chinese involvement …
The Chinese miners in Ghana largelyoperated outside the concessions of large-scale companies, and hence there were hardly any reported instances of con-frontations between the two. Contestations have occurred, instead, between local artisanal miners and Chinese small-scale miners, mainlyover access to com-
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THE GHANA CHAMBER OF MINES
A simultaneous contraction in the output of both large and small-scale gold mines occasioned the highest year-on-year decline in the yellow metal's production since 2004. …
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Minerals Commission Official Website
Large Scale Mining The favourable investment climate coupled with Ghana's mineral endowment has attracted over 250 local and foreign companies to the industry for mineral exploration. Currently, there are 16 large scale companies producing gold, diamond, bauxite and Manganese.
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THE GHANA CHAMBER OF MINES
Ghana's geological landscape teems with a variety of minerals with the commercially exploited ones being gold, diamond, manganese and bauxite. In 2020, gold accounted for 97.2 per cent of gross mineral revenue while the respective shares of manganese, bauxite and diamond were. 2.25 per cent, 0.54 per cent and 0.01 per cent.
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Community–company relations in gold mining in Ghana
According to Garvin, et al. (2009), large-scale mines employ approximately 20,000 people and currently around 34,000 people in Ghana, significantly less than the projected number of persons ...
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Trends in the small-scale mining of precious minerals in Ghana…
Small-scale mining in Ghana is defined to include both the exploitation of mineral deposits (1) using fairly rudimentary implements and/or (2) at low levels of production with minimal capital investment. ... This in turn led to the domination of gold mining in Ghana by English-owned large-scale mining companies, and nearly a …
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(PDF) Large scale mining in Ghana: A review of the
Abstract. 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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Ghana: Controversy, Corruption and Chinese Miners
Ghana recently became Africa's largest gold producer, with ASGM having risen inexorably over the past decade. This chapter examines the expansion and transformation of ASGM in Ghana through the mechanisation and intensification of mining. Mechanisation occurred...
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