(PDF) Assessing the Environmental and Socio-Economic …

This calls for cost-benefits analysis of mining before new mining leases are granted by the relevant authorities. Keywords: heavy metal; mining impact; integrated assessment; …

Land Use Challenges in Mining Communities – The Case …

result, the negative impact of mining, such as land degradation, excessive use of dangerous chemicals, air and ... ownership within the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality and these are Stool Lands, State ...

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of Obuasi Municipality

The Socio-environmental impacts of small-scale mining operations in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality in Ghana. 2016 • Seth Opoku Mensah. ... report that the environmental, social, economic, and health effects mining exerts on the inhabitants of Obuasi and those in its environs are the combined effects of its historic mining activities and the ...

(PDF) The impact of artisanal small-scale mining …

Environmental Impact of Mining Activities in the Tarkwa -Nsuaem Municipality ASM activities in the Municipality have negatively affected the natural environment. For instance, they have contributed to the …

Spatial Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in the Tarkwa …

In recent times there have been lots of public outcry on the environmental and public health and safety effects of Artisanal and Small-scale gold Mining (ASM) and the need to monitor ASM activities for reclamation purposes. ... Spatial Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana.

A Spatio-Temporal Based Estimation of …

Abstract: The Tarkwa Mining Area (TMA) falls in the rainfall belt of Ghana with evergreen Equatorial forest. vegetation. TMA has witnessed clearance of large tracts of vegetation to make room for ...

Assessing the Environmental and Socio-Economic …

mining in the municipality. 2. Materials and Methods 2.1. Study Area The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality is one of the twenty-two districts in the Western region of Ghana. It has a total land surface area of 2354 square kilometers, which lay between latitude 40501N and 50401and longitude 10451and 2 W (Figure1). The study area produces an estimated 35%

(PDF) The Socio-environmental impacts of small-scale mining …

The research involved: (a) the determination of gender and generation roles in small scale mining activities; (b) the determination of the effect of mining activities on employment, education, health, agriculture and cost of living of the people in the district and (c) The identification of the areas of interventions that will eradicate the ...

[PDF] The Socio-environmental impacts of small-scale mining …

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About TNMA – Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly

The Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality is one of the 14 administrative MMDAs in the Western Region of Ghana. It is located between Latitude 4 0 0'N and 5 0 4'N and Longitude 1 0 45'W and 201'W. It shares boundaries with Prestea Huni-Valley District to the north, Nzema East District to the West, Ahanta West District to the South and Mpohor District to the East.

Assessing Potential Health Effect of Lead and Mercury and the Impact …

Obiri-Yeboah et al. (2021) assessed the potential health effect of mercury and lead and the influence of artisanal mining activities in the Bonsa River in Tarkwa. A comparative assessment of heavy ...

Assessing potential health effect of lead and mercury and …

This study sought to ascertain and measure the actual environmental impact of illegal mining activities in the Bonsa river in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal …

(PDF) Goldfields Ghana Limited, Tarkwa Mines and …

GGL since its existence in Ghana has its vision to be a global leader in sustainable gold mining through the Company's five (5) year development programme of Sustainable Community Empowerment and Economic Development Programme (SEED). 9.2 Legal Framework of Goldfields Ghana Limited Goldfields Ghana Limited, Tarkwa Mines is …

TARKWA NSUAEM MUNICIPALITY

The District Analytical Report for the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality is one of the 216 district census reports aimed at making data available to planners and decision makers at the district level. In addition to presenting the district profile, the report discusses the social and economic dimensions of demographic variables and their implications ...

Assessing the Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts …

2.1. Study Area. The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality is one of the twenty-two districts in the Western region of Ghana. It has a total land surface area of 2354 square kilometers, which lay between latitude 40°50′ N and 50°40′ and longitude 10°45′ and 2° W (Figure 1).The study area produces an estimated 35% of Ghana's gold output [].The …

(PDF) Goldfields Ghana Limited, Tarkwa Mines and …

The performance of the gold mining industry globally is in no doubt. However, the industry's susceptibility to the frequent rise and fall in the price of gold, coupled with the various negative impacts it generates in mining communities have made it reliability for economic growth and development questionable.

The Impact of Artisanal Small-Scale Mining on …

of the labour force in the Tarkwa- Nsuaem Municipality. It is estimated that about 60 percent of the landmass of the Wassa West district (from which the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality was created) is under mining concession, including people's farms and villages, as well as forest reserves.

Spatial Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in the Tarkwa …

In providing response to addressing the and Tarkwa area councils being the largest. environmental issues associated with ASM, the The Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality was selected for general public has called on government to monitor this study as it represents one of the most active the activities of ASM operators and reclaim the gold mining ...

Spatial Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in …

The Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality was selected for this study as it represents one of the most active gold mining districts in Ghana. The municipality accommodates two large-scale gold-producing multinational companies namely, AngloGold Ashanti, Iduapriem mine and Goldfields Ghana Limited, Tarkwa mine. The Ghana Manganese

Investigating Soil and Water Contamination of Trace Metals in Tarkwa

The study was done at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana which has a long history of mining activity. Soil samples were collected from 15 communities in the Tarkwa mining area and the ...

Spatial Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in …

The Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality was selected for this study as it represents one of the most active gold mining districts in Ghana. The municipality accommodates two large …

Spatial Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale …

Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana ", Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 66 - 74. Abstract In recent times there have been lots of public outcry on the enviro nmental and public health and ...

Sustainable Livelihoods in Artisanal Small-Scale Mining

The Impact of Artisanal Small-Scale Mining on Sustainable Livelihoods: A Case Study of Mining Communities in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana. …

Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in …

The Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis (2011) published a report on the "Human Health Risk Assessment and Epidemiological Studies from Exposure to …

A Case Study of Mining Communities in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality …

The Impact of Artisanal Small-Scale Mining on Sustainable Livelihoods: A Case Study of Mining Communities in the Tarkwa -Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana. Baah-Ennumh, Theresa Yaaba and Forson, Joseph Ato. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University of Education, Winneba (UEW) 15 July 2015.

Effect of Small Scale Mining on the Environment of Tarkwa …

The study examined the effects of the activities of Small Scale Mining on the environment in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 123 small scale gold miners in the municipality. The study also ascertained why people engage in SSM and determined the effect of SSM on the environment. The study …

Criminalization of "galamsey" and livelihoods in Ghana: …

The Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality has the highest concentration of mining activities in a single district in sub-Saharan Africa (Akabzaa & Darimani, 2001; Tuokuu et al., 2018). Both large-scale and ...