Human insecurities in gold mining: A systematic review of evidence from Ghana

Ros-Tonen, M.A.F.; Aggrey, J.; Somuah, Dorcas Peggy; Derkyi, Mercy

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2021.100951

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“…Activities of ASM are mostly con ned to surface mining, although the acquisition of some mechanized equipment in the recent past implies some level of underground mining now takes place (Yankson & Gough, 2019;Ros-Tonen et al, 2021). This focus on surface mining, coupled with limited government attention to the ASM sector has led to indiscriminate mining activities in recent years creating continuous negative environmental impacts including the destruction of land, forest cover and water resources, from the ASM sector.…”

Section: Overview Of Mining Landscapes and The Negative Impacts In Ghanamentioning

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A Landscape Governance Approach to Mining Landscape Restoration: Assessing the Evidence in Ghana

Kaye-Essien,

Yankson

2023

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Ghana has been struggling to manage the human insecurities of mining resource extraction for several years. Many past approaches have been piecemeal and sector-based interventions, producing limited results. In recent times however, government with support from the World Bank, has shifted attention toward integrated landscape management programs. But to what extent do these programs address the principles and challenges of landscape governance? We answer this question using two landscape restoration programs― the Multi-Sectoral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP) and the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP)―as empirical lenses. Using document analyses as methodology and integrated landscape governance as analytical framework, our findings suggest that the two programs partially meet the desired criteria, and have shortcomings in terms of polycentric governance, multistakeholder engagement and capacity building. The study thus proposes a reconfiguration of the current district mining committees in multi-scalar and multi-actor mining governance regimes. It also articulates knowledge pluralism that is community driven.

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A Landscape Governance Approach to Mining Landscape Restoration: Assessing the Evidence in Ghana

Kaye-Essien,

Yankson

2023

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“…The people living within or near this site pay for these negative environmental costs in many dimensions of their lives. ActionAid [26] reports that the vast amounts of water required and the installation of tailing dams to control oreextraction run-off residues leave persistent poisons such as arsenic and cyanide acids [27]. These significantly impact the quality of water and its unstableness for all life forms within the region, essentially threatening the communities' everyday survival and economic capacities [3,27].…”

Section: Environmental Issues Of Gold Miningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, because mining represents a highvalue land use alternative, vast expanses of arable lands that were previously readily available for agriculture have been significantly reduced [19]. In addition to this predicament, the mining operations in Obuasi have resulted in farmers in the area losing their crops as well as the fertility of their land [27] because of the overexploitation and subsequent degradation of customary fallow lands for mining purposes as a result of land shortages in the region [6].…”

Section: Environmental Issues Of Gold Miningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Kwaning

Atteh²

2022

ARJASS

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The mining industry has been crucial to the development of Ghana. As with all industries, mining has both advantages and disadvantages for the inhabitants of mineral-rich communities. The manner in which these environmental and health effects are managed by the government, neighboring communities, and mining companies can either worsen or improve the quality of life for community residents. It appears that land degradation, environmental pollution, and numerous socioeconomic issues have been major concerns for Ghanaian communities practicing small-scale mining. The majority of these negative effects are the result of regulatory agencies' failure to adequately oversee the mining industry. 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 regulatory actors along the mining value chain, and some important lessons about mining.

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“…The sector is especially vulnerable to changes in the geopolitical and international security landscape. Notably in the environment, people's life and security become a greater concern (Ros-Tonen et al, 2021). For instance, according to a recent AON report, the extractive industry was the third most affected industry in 2015, with 87 terrorist and political violence attacks.…”

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Maximizing Security Operations to Promote Socio-Economic Development in Mining Firms in Ghana

Ofori¹,

Amoah-Ashyiah²,

Dankwah³

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The study investigated maximizing security operations to promote socioeconomic development in mining firms in Ghana. The study respectively drew 1082 security personnel drawn at random from the selected mining firms. Using the sampling ratio proposed by Cochran (1963: 75) to arrive at variability p = 0.5 (maximum variability) and with the desire of 95% confidence level and ±5% precision. Hence, this study was based on a sample population of 216 security personnel of the five selected mining firms in Ghana. 91 personnel from the Anglogold Ashanti, 57 from Newmont, 31 from Ghana Bauxite, 19 from Ghana Manganese, and 18 from Future Global Resource. The study employed questionnaires as a data collection tool. The study gathered 146 responses out of 216 questionnaires administered, representing 68%. The data were analyzed using frequency tables, pie charts, bar charts, percentages, and line graphs. The study concluded that not all mining firms have installed security infrastructure to the fullest. Thus, where there might be CCTV, there might not be any form of electronic fencing, adequate security gates, and doors, as well as GPS. It was also revealed that the respective mining firms were faced with major challenges especially when the community feels insecure or cheated by the mining firms.

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Human insecurities in gold mining: A systematic review of evidence from Ghana

Cited by 22 publications

References 99 publications

A Landscape Governance Approach to Mining Landscape Restoration: Assessing the Evidence in Ghana

A Landscape Governance Approach to Mining Landscape Restoration: Assessing the Evidence in Ghana

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

Maximizing Security Operations to Promote Socio-Economic Development in Mining Firms in Ghana

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