ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND LAND DISPUTE OF ILLEGAL …
severe environmental problems faced in small-scale gold mining regions of Ghana (Hilson, 2000). The environmental impacts by illegal gold mining activities in Ghana include. agriculture, water ...
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(PDF) Illegal Mining and Sustainability Performance: Evidence …
The As illegal mining in Ghana has become increasingly rampant ever, t his study aimed at examining the. effect of illegal mining on the dimensions of sustainability performance among crop farmers ...
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The Dystopian Underworld of South Africa's Illegal Gold Mines
When the country's mining industry collapsed, a criminal economy grew in its place, with thousands of men climbing into some of the deepest shafts in the world, searching for leftover gold. By ...
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Mining Sector in India – Prospects, Challenges and the Way …
As per the latest data released by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, mineral production in India rose by 10.9 per cent year-on-year in May 2022 led by a sharp jump in the output of coal, gold, phosphorite, and bauxite. India's mining sector has vast potential given it produces 95 minerals, including 10 metallic and 23 non-metallic.
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Illegal mining and its impacts in India presentation | PPT
Illegal mining has significant negative environmental impacts through pollution, erosion and biodiversity loss. It also costs the government revenue and causes health and safety issues for miners. The document calls for stronger enforcement of mining laws and increased jobs to discourage illegal mining to protect the environment and …
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Perceptions of local communities regarding the impacts of mining …
The impact of mining on local communities was established by using the following techniques, namely, survey questionnaires, statistical data analysis, reviews, and interpretations. The approached used is similar those reported in the literature ( Yang and Ho (2019) ; Bismarck and Darkoh (2015) ; Twerefou, Tutu, Owusu-friyie and Adjei …
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Galamsey menace: Causes, effects and …
Each year, illegal mining strips some 28 billion tons of material from the earth. This is more than what is removed by the natural erosion of all the earth's rivers. Worldwide, mining generates an ...
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ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE …
The common narrative of illegal mining is that it is caused by poverty (Hilson & Garforth, 2012). The poor and uneducated are ignorant of the threats of illegal mining to the environment and its consequences on …
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Social impact assessment in the mining sector: Review
The provision and use of raw materials is a central topic also for scholars in the research field of sustainability assessment. ... Conflicts can also arise between companies and illegal miners, as well as anti-mining activists. Increased poverty can also occur, if local population lose traditional means of livelihood, and when governments fail ...
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Illegal Mining Fuels Crisis for Indigenous Tribe in Brazil's …
The Amazon's Largest Isolated Tribe Is Dying. Illegal mines have fueled a humanitarian crisis for the Yanomami Indigenous group. Brazil's new president is trying to fight back. Members of ...
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Standard questions on international migration
e question on "Main reason for migration"c Use national standar. F. YEAR OR PERIOD OF ARRIVAL IN THE COUNTRY FOR FOREIGN-BORN PERSONS OR RETURN MIGRANTS. s: ASK OF PERSONS BORN IN ANOTHER COUNTRY 1. On which year and month did (person) first arrive in (this country) and has lived or intend.
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Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for
Mining in the Pan Amazon in pursuit of the world's most precious metal April 4th, 2024. Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for floodplains and local communities April, 9th ...
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Uncovered
illegal mining makes some mining areas in South Africa more chaotic and conflict-ridden than those elsewhere in Africa. ∙ Rough estimates of Zama Zama outputs suggest that lost gold production may exceed R14 billion a year,2 making South Africa one of the biggest sources of illicit gold in Africa. ∙ The true cost of illegal mining activity ...
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Galamsey Fight in Ghana: An Analysis of Failure of …
study found that the failure of government interventions since 1989 is as a. result of a lack of proper planning of programmes aimed at dealing with illegal. gold mining and poor collaboration ...
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Understanding the impacts of mining on local environments …
The effects of mining for the clean energy transition. ... "Community members are also pursuing education in these topics so that there's not such a power imbalance between mining companies and local communities," Odell remarks. This demonstrates the power local communities can have to protect continental water …
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Ghana's illegal mining continues because the rules and …
As part of my PhD research I explored the reasons for this persistent illegality, from the point of view of licensed and illegal miners. The study identified two key related factors that drive ...
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(PDF) Assessing the Impact of Illegal Small-Scale Mining …
The data for the study was collected using structured questionnaires. Cocoa farmers were purposively selected as respondents in two cocoa-growing communities. Data were obtained from 90 ...
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An analysis of illegal mining on the Offin shelterbelt forest …
Illegal mining is a poverty driven activity that is practiced in most developing countries where there is a poorly educated population and few employment opportunities ... and twenty-five (25) from Nnwerem communities. Primary data was gathered through interviews by means of semi-structured questionnaires. Data gathered focused on the …
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Insight into Illegal Mining Phenomenon Galamsey in …
3% of the respondents attributed the problem to political interference, corruption, and greed. The desire. or quick money is also cited as the cause of illegal small-s. e mining by 71% of respondents. Lack of means of livelihood and school dropout recorded 61%. According to Yeboah-Banin (2019), the causes of galam.
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Gold, Guns, and China: Ghana's fight to end …
The threat seemed to work. By the end of the three weeks, over 500 excavators used in informal artisanal gold mining – known locally as "galamsey" – had reportedly been voluntarily removed from …
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MASTERS THESIS UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN BY RICHARD …
The challenge in question is the illegal mining activities which is bedeviling the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining sector of the country. Like a bad and never healing sore, this issue of illegal mining popularly known as galamsey (a compound word which literally means "gather and sell") has been tormenting government, concerned citizens ...
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Artisanal and small-scale mining methods and the …
The ban has reduced illegal gold mining in some parts of the country, but in some areas such as Prestea-Bondaye mining area, illegal mining activities have still not stopped. The CMS offers the potential to protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including forests but it is at infant stage to assess the actual progress.
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(PDF) Impact of the ban on illegal mining activities on raw …
The Government of Ghana prohibited Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) operations from 2017 to 2018 as part of its strategy to address the socio-environmental issues caused by illegal mining ...
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The catastrophe that spurred Brazil's crackdown on illegal mining | CNN
He let the illness of mining in," Davi says of Bolsonaro. An illegal mining area is seen in Yanomami indigenous territory, Roraima state, Brazil, on February 3, 2023. Amanda Perobelli/Reuters
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Mining Management of Nonmetallic Minerals and Rocks …
The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources stated that throughout 2022, potential state losses due to unlicensed mining or illegal mining will reach 3.5 trillion rupiah. Therefore, uncontrolled mining will add to the state's financial burden, in this case, the Regional Government, if natural disasters due to illegal mining …
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COMBATTING ILLEGAL MINING
The number of underground incidents rose from 185 in 2019 to 226 in 2020, while the number of arrests rose from 483 in 2019 to 549 in 2020. Surface illegal mining remains a concern and continues to manifest when groups of surface illegal miners invade the Mining Right with the purpose of stealing material from the surface.
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Effect of illegal small-scale mining on basic education of …
The study examined the problem of illegal mining and the factors that influence children to participate in ASM; through a survey of 186 participants and stakeholder interviews. The results showed that at least one child from each was involved in ASM because of poverty. The findings highlight the need to formalize the …
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What Is a Questionnaire and How Is It Used in Research?
A questionnaire is a research instrument consisting of a series of questions for the purpose of gathering information from respondents. Questionnaires can be thought of as a kind of written interview. They can be carried out face to face, by telephone, computer, or post. Questionnaires provide a relatively cheap, quick, and efficient way of ...
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Assessing the Impact of Illegal Small-Scale Mining
slash and burn methods of farming, illegal mining, and illegal logging have gradually destroyed and replaced the forest by a mosaic of secondary forest (MoFA, 2021). Among the resources identified ...
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The Effects Of Illegal Gold Mining On The Education Of …
The Effects Of Illegal Gold Mining On The Education Of Children: A Case Study Of Aniamoah Community In The Atwima Mponua District, Ashante Region-Ghana ... to select. Consequently, questionnaires containing close ended and open ended questions were used to elicit information from 140 respondents. Findings from the study indicated that …
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