The principal environmental laws applicable to the mining industry are the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994 (Act 490) and the Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999 (LI 1652).Web
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The mining sector contributes about 5% to Ghana's GDP and minerals account for 40% of total exports revenue. ... The environmental impact of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: identifying problems and possible solutions. Geogr. J., 168 (1) (2002), pp. 57-72, 10.1111/1475-4959.00038. View in Scopus Google Scholar.Web
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UN Ghana Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Support Programme. 22 March 2023. At a press briefing on the UN 2023 Water Conference, the UN in Ghana calls for an increase in public finance and more private sector investment in WASH. Please allow me to begin by quoting the message of UN Secretary General Mr. António Guterres on the eve …Web
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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 …Web
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In this section, governance challenges that arise from private sector, public sector and third sector (non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations) failures in the artisanal small-scale mining sector are identified. These are supported by existing literature. This is followed by a review of the ASM sector in …Web
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The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the mineral's prominent role, as gold is seen as a safe investment during uncertain times. While the mining sector faces challenges in terms of modernising practices, diversification efforts are forging ahead. Industrial minerals …Web
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The Ghanaian Minerals Commission has been burdened with most of the jurisdictional responsibilities related to small-scale mining, but with staff of only 35-40 people working …Web
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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.Web
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©MINING SECTOR REPORT 2022. PREPARED BY STRATEGY AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT Introduction The mining sector is one of Ghana's biggest contributors to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), contributing 5.0% as at the end of 2021. This translates into the sub-sector's nominal GDP of GHS 42.72 billion and real GDP of GHS …Web
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The mining sector contributes about 5% to Ghana's GDP and minerals account for 40% of total exports revenue. Gold constitutes up to 95% of total mineral exports and rakes in some 45% of Ghana's total foreign. Study site and methodology. This paper constitutes an integral piece of a larger project that examined the drivers of illegal mining …Web
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Mining companies are subject to fiscal regimes such as corporate tax of 35%, capital gains tax of 15%, a withholding tax of 15% and a capital allowance of 20% for 5 years. The ground rents, property rates …Web
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At first glance, the 2024 ranking of the top business risks and opportunities in mining and metals (pdf) doesn't differ too much from the last couple of years. But while some issues are clearly becoming long-term priorities — particularly ESG and license to operate — others reflect new challenges in the sector.Web
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mining and quarrying sector was in the private sector. Women accounted for 18% (30,195 persons) of employment in the private sector, and there was no woman employed in the public sector. It is difficult to understand why this is the case; however, it clearly indicates that the public sector, too, needs to address the issueWeb
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1. Promoting Sustainable Growth in Ghana. Ghana has an impressive story of economic growth. But this comes with a warning: the natural resources that underpin this success must be protected and sustainably managed. Over the past 30 years, an increase in the price and production of cocoa, gold, and oil helped transform Ghana: real GDP …Web
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general overview of small-scale gold mining and its environmental impacts. Next, the paper discusses the state of the Ghanaian small-scale gold-mining sector, emphasizing key geological, production and employment characteristics. The ensuing sections examine the environmental impacts of the industry, and identify initiatives undertaken to date byWeb
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The tipping point: large-scale challenges for the mining industry. Despite mining's historically high production and profitability, it faces a number of existential threats following the Covid-19 pandemic. From dwindling resources to spiralling expenses, we consider some of the big picture challenges for the mining industry. The total …Web
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Although Ghana has managed to avoid a significant decline in activity, the challenging conditions have prompted some mining companies to trim their operations. …Web
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Section 13.5 provides a brief examination of Ghana's local content policy framework and its implications for the integration of the country's mining sector into the economy. Section 13.6 concentrates on the regulatory challenges from the practical perspective of the regulator and provides some suggestions on how the extraction of Ghana's ...Web
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The prevailing legal and regulatory instruments underpinning Ghana's mining industry are premised on Article 257(6) of the 1992 Fourth Republican Constitution. The preceding constitutionalWeb
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Negative factors include unregulated or poorly regulated entry into this sector which has resulted in even those without any mining knowledge or working capital to venture into business, illegal ...Web
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For a foreign investor interested in conducting business in the Mining industry, they must first comply with the Ghana Investment Promotion Center, (GIPC) Act 2013 (Act 865), the Ghana Minerals ...Web
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The rapid growth in Ghana's economy may be due to the diversified sources that influence its gross domestic product (GDP), including services (48.9%), industries …Web
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The mining sector in Ghana, in particular gold mining, is one of Africa's oldest, but growth has been hampered in recent years by external factors such as lower metal prices and …Web
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Environmental concerns are among the most pressing issues facing the mining sector in Ghana. #Mining activities have the potential to cause significant environmental damage, including soil erosion ...Web
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Challenges Faced by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembles (MMDA?S) in Internal Revenue Mobilization in Ghana January 2020 DOI: 10.18488/journal.1.2020.101.68.80Web
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The abysmal performance in production, particularly in the gold sector, was as a result of global market conditions and investor uncertainty about the safety of their investment …Web
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CS Ghana can inform interested U.S. companies about developments in Ghana's mining sector. Contact: PaaEkow Quansah at [email protected] or +233 (0)30-274-1870 for more information. 03/17/2023. Ghana Expands Localization List for Goods and Services Supplied to Mining Sector.Web
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Before addressing the first question: Should there be a total change of the environmental policy framework other than just the review of the implementation of the current policy framework in the mining industry; there is a need to look at the past of mining in Ghana; its related environmental policies or legislation and enforcement; and …Web
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Ghana, once known as the Gold Coast, is a key player in the international gold market, as the country is Africa's second-largest producer. In 2013, 86.6% of export revenue from the mining sector came from gold, making the metal the top export and source of …Web
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The belief technology is a positive rather than a risk is now almost universally accepted in the mining sector. An overwhelming majority (82%) of survey respondents identified technological disruption as an opportunity rather than a threat. But just how this disruption will affect players within the sector is still being worked through.Web
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One approach is to look at risk and issues not in isolation, but to consider how they manifest themselves as forces shaping the future of the mining industry. Whereas risks vary from year to year (evidenced by the emergence of infectious diseases as one of the Forum's top risks in a matter of months), forces endure over a longer …Web
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' Are alternative livelihood projects alleviating poverty in mining communities? Experiences from Ghana ', Journal of Development Studies 45, 2: 172 –96. 10.1080/00220380802553057 ... Ocean and land grabbing in Ghana's offshore petroleum industry: From the agrarian question to the question of industrialization. Journal of …Web
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government has not been effective in alleviating community conflict in Ghana's mining districts. Research Problem. Since the mid-1980s, Ghana's gold sector has expanded greatly in response to rising global demand and the introduction of market-based reforms that opened the sector to foreign direct investment (FDI).Web
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3. Hazards in Mining Industry Mining can be a dangerous profession. The traditional occupational hazards such as coal dust inhalation, damage to hearing due to the noise in a mine and chemical hazards still stand but the changing nature of mining has led to a raft of new issues. As mines are getting deeper, the risk of collapse has greatly ...Web
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