In this article, our aim is to analyse the process of territorialisation in the region of Upper Guinea following the rapid increase in gold mining exploitation since the 2000s. Territorialisation is analysed as a new way of doing space and creating boundaries in an area where boundaries have historically been negotiable and where artisanal and ...Web
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Mining activities also cause frequent destruction of farm lands without adequate compensation being paid to the affected farmers (Akabza et al., 2005). This research seeks to investigate the effect of small-scale gold mining on the woody vegetation of the Nangodi community in the Talensi-Nabdam district of the Upper East region of Ghana.Web
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June 16, 2022. GNA. Kolingu, (UW/R), June 16, GNA – The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Upper West Region has expressed concern about the activities of illegal small-scale miners, known as "galamsey", in some parts of the region. It said those activities were a threat to quality water production and supply from the Jumbussie ...Web
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The findings suggest that residents in impacted communities who believed that odors from mining activities could have health impact were twice more likely to report their health as …Web
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The other impending mine is the Namdini project being executed by Cardinal Resources in the vicinity of Bolgatanga, Upper East Region. The feasibility study submitted in November last year, is based on proven and probable reserves of 5.1 million ounces of gold, which will support a mine with a 15 year life span, that will produce 4.2 million ...Web
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Aborah, E. O. Effects of Small-Scale Mining on Food Production in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region (masters thesis). Kumasi, Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; 2016. 75. Eshun, A. F. (2017). "Galamsey: An Enemy of Ghana's Arable Lands and Water Bodies," Modern Ghana, April 3, 2017.Web
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The report thoroughly assesses the effects of gold mining on the region's land using a case study methodology. ... characteristics and spatial distribution of galamsey activities in Upper West ...Web
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concludes that galamsey activities in the Upper West Region are still at the rudimentar y stage as compared to other geographies in Ghana. Conceptually, the thesis contributes an integrated analytical framework to mineral resource extraction scholarship, co - management and projecting the needs of the local people in the extractive societies.Web
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DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2017.1285691 Corpus ID: 90181504; Community health impacts of surface mining in the Upper West Region of Ghana: The roles of mining odors and dust @article{Antabe2017CommunityHI, title={Community health impacts of surface mining in the Upper West Region of Ghana: The roles of mining odors and dust}, author={Roger …Web
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The Upper West Region is one of the 16 regions of Ghana. It is located at the North Western corner of Ghana with latitude 9.8°- 11.O° North and longitude 1.6°- 3.0 West, bounded to Burkina Faso to the North. It covers a geographical area of 18,476 square kilometers, representing 12.7% of the total land area of Ghana.Web
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The communities include the Amansie West, Amansie Central, Amansie South, Akrofuom, Adansi North districts as well as the Obuasi municipality, all in the Ashanti Region.Web
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Community health impacts of surface mining in the Upper West Region of Ghana: The roles of mining odors and dust Roger Antabe a, Kilian N. Atuoye, Vincent Z. Kuuire b, Yujiro Sano c, Godwin ...Web
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The Upper Denkyira West District is one of the 22 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Central Region. It shares common boundaries with Babiani Ahwiaso Bekwai Municipal ...Web
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The Upper West Region, whose capital town is Wa, has the highest rates of poverty in Ghana, 70.7% as compared to the national average of 23.4%. Apart from these high rates of poverty, ...Web
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Water is vital for agricultural production especially in arid areas like the Upper West Region (UWR) in Ghana. The management of water resources for irrigation is therefore paramount.Web
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The Wa East district was curved out of the former Wa District and made a district by L.I 1746 in July 2004. The district is located in the south eastern part of the Upper West region. Funsi, the district capital is about 115km away from Wa which is the regional capital. The district shares boundaries with West Mamprusi to the northwest, West ...Web
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gal mining activities (1644 sightings) in the region. Based on the characterisation, this study, argued that galamsey activities in Upper West Region are still at the rudimentary stage as compared to other geogra-phies in Ghana. Constant monitoring of the where and how ASM activities are being carried out inWeb
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By 2014 and 2018, the figure rose to 34.4 and 41.1 percent, respectively, (Ghana Chamber of Mines, 2014 and 2019). Despite the clearly laid out formalization process in the Ghana's Mineral and Mining Act (Act 703), bureaucratic bottlenecks and prohibitive licensing costs are compelling between 60 and 80 percent of miners to operate illegally.Web
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The management of gold mining firm Azumah Resources has appealed to the government to defer royalties for gold for five years when the company starts full mining in Upper West Region.Web
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The work by Neitzel et al. surveyed injury rates among 72 current ASGM workers in Kejetia, a mining community in the Upper East Region of Ghana (Talensi-Nabdam District) in 2011, and re-surveyed 17 …Web
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Groundwater is a major source of drinking-water supply in most developing countries including Ghana. Groundwater samples were collected from boreholes from fifty-seven (57) communities in the Northern and Upper East regions of Ghana between October 2016 and March 2017. Physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals, such as Fe, As, …Web
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The Ashanti Region, the third largest region in Ghana, is located in the forest agro-climatic region in the southern part of Ghana. It occupies 24,389 km 2 (10%) of the total land area of Ghana. Due to its location and soil characteristics, the region has the largest mining site in the country at Obuasi and numerous ASM sites in various districts.Web
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This study investigates the types, characteristics and spatial distribution of galamsey activities in Upper West Region.Web
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The Wa gold project is located in the Upper West Region in the far northwest of Ghana along the border with Burkina Faso. The …Web
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The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Abu Jinapor, has launched a community mining scheme at Bongo-Soe in the Bongo District. It is the first-ever community in the Upper East Region ...Web
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Government will this year launch the Community Mining Scheme and an Alternative Livelihood Programme for illegal miners in the Upper West Region to help …Web
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It is recommended that appropriate platforms be created for host communities and the mining firm to interact to address grievances arising out of the mineral exploration in the Nadowli district. Keywords: Indigenes, Perceptions, Gold Mining, Nadowli, Upper West, Ghana DOI: 10.7176/JRDM/90-05 Publication date: January 31 st 2023Web
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The team, led by Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, visited a galamsey exploration site at the GWCL Booster station at Dorimon and mining sites at Kolingu and Poyentanga in the district. The team destroyed four chanfangs, two water pumping machines, and a mechanised borehole all at a galamsey site within the …Web
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country (Ghana) between longitude 00 and 10 West and latitudes 100 30 N and 110 N. It is bordered to the north by Burkina Faso, the east by the Republic of Togo, the west by the Sissala District (Tumu) in Upper West and the south by the West Mamprusi District (Walewale) in Northern Region.Web
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In Ghana, West Africa, the emerging flagship Kambale Graphite Project owned by Ghanaian subsidiary, Kambale Graphite Limited, is located in the country's Upper West region. In the same region, Castle's owned Ghanaian subsidiary, Carlie Mining Ltd, holds a 2,686km² tenure position encompassing large tracts of highly …Web
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mining communities in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The findings suggest that residents in impacted communities who believed that odors from mining activities could …Web
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Geospatial characterisation and distribution of Illegal gold mining (galamsey) operations in Upper West Region, Ghana. Issah Baddianaah B. Baatuuwie R. Adongo. ... explicitly focusing on the conservation and use of the geological and mining heritage and, in addition, the promotion of sustainable development of ASM.Web
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The Upper West Region (UWR) is the poorest region in Ghana and covers a geographical area of approximately 18,478 km 2, which constitutes about 12.7% of the total land area of the country. Whereas 39.5% of Ghanaians live below the official poverty line, in the UWR this is much higher, ranging from 79 to 96% across the region, including 96 to …Web
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Recurrent mining-related disasters have also claimed the lives of many young people in the Upper East Region, especially at the Gbane mining site in the Talensi District. The worst of these disasters occurred in 2019 when 16 people, including Junior High School (JHS) pupils, lost their lives.Web
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The image above shows gold mining encroachment in the Upper Wassaw Forest Reserve, a habitat for the green-tailed bristlebill and Tai Forest treefrog, which are classified as species of conservation concern.The image was captured on April 30, 2020, by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8. Out of 28 protected areas in …Web
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The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Upper West Region has expressed concern about the activities of illegal small-scale miners, known as "galamsey", in some parts of the region. It said those activities were a threat to quality water production and supply from the Jumbussie water treatment plant at the Wa West District due … The …Web
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Illegal miners have invaded forest reserves in the Sissala East and Kesena-Nankana municipalities in the Upper West and Upper East regions and destroyed the vegetation cover. Along the western ...Web
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Upper West Civil Society Coalition on Mining, Food, Water and Sacred Sites, has called on the President to as a matter of urgency halt any process to open up Upper West Region for mining activity.Web
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Government will this year launch the Community Mining Scheme and an Alternative Livelihood Programme for illegal miners in the Upper West Region to help the youth in the region engage in responsible and effective mining. Sector Minister, Abu Jinapor, announced this at a meeting with the Upper West Regional House of …Web
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