(PDF) Impact of mining in Obuasi Municipality in Ashanti …

Therefore, since Obuasi is a town noted for long years of gold mining, there is the need to undertake such studies in order to ascertain the velocity of notions held about mining communities. It may appear that communities around the mining concessions also face such negative consequences of mining. ... Additionally, small scale mining is on ...

Native huts in Obuasi. The early mining activities at

Though Obuasi township is universally associated with gold-mining, Ofosu-Mensah (2012) asserts that its reputation is not only limited to the activity of gold-mining but also in the established ...

Spatial distribution patterns of illegal artisanal small scale …

1. Introduction. Mantey et al., [1] defines "galamsey" as the practice of illicitly mining and/or extracting gold found either at or below soil and water surface in Ghana. It is an illegal or unregulated form of artisanal small scale gold mining (ASM) and could either be in a stand-alone mining mode, a stand-alone processing or gold extraction mode or …

Obuasi, Ghana, AngloGold Ashanti

Obuasi, an underground operation mining to a depth of 1,500m, is in the Ashanti region, approximately 60km south of Kumasi. Obuasi was on care and maintenance from 2016 to the start of its redevelopment early in 2019, following the receipt of the requisite …

Dozens of Illegal miners exit Ghana gold mine where they …

In this July 25, 2019, file photo, the gold-mining town of Obuasi, Ghana, is shown. ... persons partaking in small-scale mining are required to obtain a license, ...

The human health risks assessment of mercury in soils and …

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Obuasi | Mining Town, Gold Mining, Ashanti Region

Obuasi, town, southern Ghana. It is located in a hilly area about 100 miles (160 km) from Accra. Its growth was stimulated by the discovery of a large gold deposit in 1897 and the building of the railway from Sekondi in 1902. The Asante gold mine at Obuasi remained the country's major producer.

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of …

2.1 History of Mining in Ghana (Obuasi) Back in the 7th century A.D., Arab traders were ... Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has also been dominant in Ghana's mining sector as the

Gold mining and the socio-economic development of …

ABSTRACT This paper explores the power relations and institutional arrangements that shape Ghana's artisanal small-scale gold mining industry. Using the …

Mapping and Monitoring Small-Scale Mining Activities in …

Illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) in South-Western Ghana has grown tremendously in the last decade and caused significant environmental degradation. Excessive cloud cover in the area has limited the use of optical remote sensing data to map and monitor the extent of these activities. This study investigated the use of annual time-series Sentinel-1 data to …

Assessment of Workers' Knowledge and Views of

hazards and problems related to small-scale gold mining in Obuasi Municipality, Ghana, to help improve workers' safety at the mining sites. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done between May ...

Reviving Obuasi: AngloGold Ashanti's gold mine …

Located 60 km south of Kumasi in Ghana's Ashanti region, Obuasi has a history of formal – and mainly underground – mining dating back to the late 1890s. …

Migration, housing and attachment in urban gold mining settlements

Obuasi was selected to represent an old mining centre dominated by large-scale mining but where small-scale mining is becoming increasingly important. Located in the Ashanti Region, Obuasi is the principal gold mining settlement in Ghana, with a current population of almost 150,000 ( Government of Ghana 2010 census).

(PDF) ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE

The criteria for defining small scale mining differs from country to country and with reference to Ghana small-scale mining refers to "operations of individual Ghanaians or organized groups of Ghanaians (4-8 individuals), or a co-operative often of more individuals, entirely financed by Ghanaian resources at a certain limit, and carried out ...

Economic Sustainability of Small Mining Towns: A Case …

Small mining towns are often single-industry towns that turn to ghost towns or face negative socio-economic impacts upon mine closure. This study qualitatively explores the roles that mining companies and other key stakeholders (should) play in the development of local economies of the small mining communities to bring about …

Why is Ghana losing the war against illegal gold mining

Ghana, like most resource-rich countries, is saddled and inundated with resource curse challenges. Key among them is the problem of illegal small-scale gold mining activities (ISSGMAs), which is mercilessly robbing the nation of its ecological integrity, despite attempts by successive governments to remedy the situation. In the …

The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana

Serious indigenous miners dug deep tunnels— records indicate some up to 80 feet deep. A version of this small-scale mining persists—known today as artisanal mining—but new research shows it is having a growing and sometimes devastating effect on the environment. Researchers from NASA, U.S. universities, and government agencies in …

From Gold Coast to Ghana: Changing political economy of mining towns

Obuasi • Registered small scale gold mining activities • Illegal gold mining activities: Over 7000 people of ages between 9 and 70 years. About 40% of these are illegal operators ... In the four mining towns, impacts of small scale mining were categorised into social, economic and environmental viewpoints. Small scale mining operators and ...

Gold Mining and the Development of Obuasi in Adanse

Modern mining in Obuasi (Adanse) evolved from a small operation owned b y local merchants into a multinational company with properties in gold-endowed African countries. (Ayensu, 1998).

(PDF) ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE

Within the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small scale mining subsector has been marred by controversies mainly due to its threat to sustainable development. This paper ...

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of …

It does this by looking at the history of mining in Ghana (Obuasi), the regulatory actors along the mining value chain, and some important lessons about mining. ... 10.1016/j.cities.2018.06.011 ...

Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in …

Small-scale mining is viewed with different perspectives by different groups of people and countries. The International Labour Organisation defines small-scale mining as less intense and operated with basic or low-level machinery.11 In Ghana, small-scale mining involves "the mining of gold by a technique not involving substantial expenditure ...

The Resilience of Mining Communities in Obuasi, as …

Jeckins & Obara (2006) identified a fourth type of mining community which co-exists with large-scale mining operations in their studies in the Western Region of Ghana. This is …

The human health risks assessment of mercury in soils and

The human health risks assessment of mercury in soils and plantains from farms in selected artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities around Obuasi, Ghana J Appl Toxicol . 2022 Feb;42(2):258-273. doi: 10.1002/jat.4209.

Grievance and conflict in Ghana's gold mining industry: The case of Obuasi

Obuasi is located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, approximately 80 km south of the regional capital, Kumasi.It is a historic gold district and the home to AngloGold Ashanti Limited, one of the largest gold mining companies in the world – which is confronted with intense competition with small-scale miners on its concession.

Protesters clash with soldiers at Ghana gold mining town

02:09. 31 May 2023. Heavily armed soldiers have fired shots to disperse protesters in the gold mining town of Obuasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana, amid an army crackdown on miners whom the ...

Gold in Ghana: The effects of changes in large-scale …

Two scales of gold mining operations, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and large-scale mining, have operated side by side in Ghana for decades. In the past, the two co-existed on the same mineralised land without ... and drawing on fieldwork conducted in the three gold mining towns of Obuasi, Prestea and Kenyasi, this paper explores how ...

The Impact of Gold Mining on Poor People in Obuasi in …

Small scale mining has contributed positively in improving the lives of the people in the form of employment, revenue generation and meeting health, educational and basic family needs. ... 11 for five gallons," she said. Jimiso Dam The tailing dam on the Jimi river is located three miles from Obuasi town and is reached by a track 500 metres ...

Environmental Impacts of Illegal Small-Scale Mining …

parameters from the stream suggests negative environmental influence from the small-scale mining activities on the Aboabo stream. The plants species are potential hyper accumulators (BF > 1) for mercury and cadmium hence are suitable for phytoremediation. Keywords: Illegal mining, Heavy metals, Stream contamination, Phytoremediation 1 …

Obuasi Gold Mines Tour Obuasi, Ghana: 10 Things to Do

The museum houses various artifacts and displays related to the gold mining industry in Ghana. Visitors can learn about the history of gold mining in Ghana and view some of the tools and machinery used in the mining process. 3. Visit the Obuasi Gold Market: The Obuasi Gold Market is a great place to shop for gold and other precious metals.

The Resilience of Mining Communities in Obuasi, …

Jeckins & Obara (2006) identified a fourth type of mining community which co-exists with large-scale mining operations in their studies in the Western Region of Ghana. This is the artisanal or small-scale mining …

(PDF) Impact of mining in Obuasi Municipality in …

The study aimed to assess the impact of mining on the lives of people living in Obuasi Municipality. Both probability and non …

Ghana needs to rethink its small scale mining …

Artisanal and small-scale mining is estimated to support the livelihoods of some 4.5 million Ghanaians, about 12% of the population. They account for more than 60% of the country's mining sector ...

SMALL-SCALE MINING IN THE TARKWA DISTRICT: A …

Small-scale gold mining, like all mining activities, has positive and negative environmental impacts. In this paper, small-scale gold mining in the Tarkwa District of Ghana has been studied. Some ...

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

This paper looks at the effects of mining in Ghana, especially in the Obuasi Municipality. It does this by looking at the history of mining in Ghana (Obuasi), the …

Assessing the knowledge and practices of occupational …

Generally, Obuasi is a mining town that can be found in the southern part of Ghana. Obuasi is roughly 39 miles (59.4km) south of Kumasi and 100 miles (160 km) from Accra, in hilly terrain. With coordinates of 6.2012°N, 1.6913°W, …

small scale mining in obuasi

Small-scale Gold Mining & Trans-frontier Commerce 61 2 Gold Мining at the Frontier In the interior of Suriname small-scale gold mining is the most important eco - nomic activity. In this sector many different stakeholders are active, from local inhabitants, Maroons from other places in the country, urban Surinamese,

(PDF) The dynamics and livelihood implications of illegal mining …

Abstract. Discourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to ...

Ghana: Obuasi, the ultimate example of how mining is …

Obuasi, about 200 kilometres northwest of Accra, Ghana's capital, is home to one of the richest gold mines in the whole world. For more than a hundred years the precious metal mined there has been taken to jewellers in the West and beyond, earning millions of dollars for mining companies and their shareholders, wrote journalist Efan …