(PDF) ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE
This paper provides some insights into the in extricable linkage. between sustainable development and illegal gold mining p opularly referred to as. "galamsey" and examines the effectiveness ...
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Implications of illegal mining in Gauteng Province
Benchmarks Foundation (2016) asserts that illegal mining is as a result of improper closure of mining shafts, which makes it easier for illegal miners to access the abandoned mines. 2.2.2 Underground illegal mining According to the Ghana Minerals Commission (2000), underground illegal mining is quite rife and a prominent type of illegal mining.
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Innovation in the Mining Industry: Technological Trends and …
Innovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: …
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Deputy Minister Godfrey Oliphant: Debate on illegal mining …
The illegal mining modus operandi is continuously changing as the department and relevant stakeholders implement measures ultimately to eradicate these illicit activities. For instance, there is now an increase in violent crimes associated with illegal mining including murder as a result of rival gang activity predominantly with …
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Ghana's traditional and state powers must collaborate to halt illegal
Small-scale mining forms an important sector of Ghana's economy, employing one million people directly and supporting the livelihoods of about 4.5 million people.The industry accounts for 35% of ...
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Illegal Mining and Sustainability Performance: Evidence …
The As illegal mining in Ghana has become increasingly rampant ever, this study aimed at examining the effect of illegal mining on the dimensions of sustainability …
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ASSESSING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING ILLEGAL …
To examine the causes or factors influencing the activities of illegal mining in Ghana, the research used five influential factors which are in line with literature: High …
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A new reality for illegal miners and the 'zama zamas'?
Illegal mining is a critical challenge in the South African mining and minerals industry. "In response to this challenge and ahead of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2022, on 30 March 2022, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy published the Artisanal and Small Scale-Mining Policy 2022 for implementation," said Athi Jara, …
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"Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: Implication for …
Illegal gold mining is on the rise due to the lucrativeness of the non-regulated gold rush opportunities with hard consequences on sustainable agriculture and resilience food systems. As a result, this study seeks to investigate illegal gold mining and its environmental implication for climate-smart agriculture in Ghana. The study used a …
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(PDF) The Impact of Mining on the Water …
The Study Hypothesis . ... this study was carried out to examine the status of water and sediment quality in 8 endemic regions of illegal mining to ascertain the outcome of the ban on the water ...
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(PDF) Impacts of Illegal Mining on Human Being, the Case …
More specifically the study intended to: (i) identify illegal mining practices in Huye District; (ii) Assess the social, economic and environmental impacts of illegal ... An analysis done on the Hypothesis Testing through modeling and regression of coefficients, says that R = 0.809 representing a very high correlation; and the study was ...
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Movers, Motives, and Impact of Illegal Small-Scale …
the emergence of illegal small-scale mining locally referred to as "galamsey," derived from the phrase "gather them and sell" (Owusu-Nimo et al. 2018). Galamsey is the unorthodox ...
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Illegal mining on the rise
In the spotlight. Illegal mining is on the rise in South Africa and presents challenges that need to be addressed from a range of perspectives. It takes place both at abandoned mines and at operating mines, with illegal miners often operating out of desparation and dangerous conditions. The growth in illegal mining, which is now taking place on ...
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Ghana's battle with illegal small-scale mining | Africa at LSE
Ghana's battle with illegal artisanal and small-scale mining. Mining practices in Ghana continue to have tremendous harmful impacts on people's livelihoods, while at the same time becoming, for many, the most viable means of economic survival. Recent attempts to deal with the issue have faced systemic challenges, says Marie-Noelle …
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Illegal mining
Illegal mining and trafficking in precious metals negatively impact peace, stability, security, development, governance, the rule of law, the environment and the economy. …
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Illegal mining's effect on the sustainability of a South-African Gold mine
The study investigates the effects of illegal mining on the sustainability of a gold mine. The problem of illegal gold mining continues to worsen with no viable solution in sight. The Government lacks the capacity to enforce laws and regulation that would have restricted the problem. The phenomena of illegal mining is further complicated by the ...
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hypothesis on illegal mining
hypothesis on illegal mining T12:11:29+00:00 Illegal Mining and Sustainability Performance: Evidence . is evident in the scholarly debate on the ''resource curse'' hypothesis which postulates that countries blessed with natural resources tend to have a slower growth rate than resourcepoor countries [11] Many researchers from different …
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SA must dig deeper for a solution to illegal mining | ISS Africa
In 2017, Ghana commissioned a 400-member contingent to combat illegal mining, and introduced a two-year ban in the most affected regions of the country. By the time the ban was lifted in December 2018, it was reported that around 1 687 illegal miners had been arrested. South Africa's legislation aims to regulate artisanal mining, but has ...
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ILLEGAL MINING AND ASSOCIATED CRIMES
countries define illegal mining in different terms in agreement with their national legal frameworks. All responding countries – Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru – define illegal mining as an offence punishable by prison sentences. The penalty goes from two to twelve years of imprisonment and is aggravated in case illegal
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The fight against illegal gold mining in South Africa faces …
Figure 2 These graphs represent data shared by three mining companies in South Africa: Sibanye-Stillwater and AngloGold Ashanti are two of the largest gold mining operators in South Africa, while Pan African Resources is a mid-tier mining company. While these do not represent the entirety of illegal activity in the gold mining sector in South Africa, …
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"Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: Implication for …
Illegal gold mining is on the rise due to the lucrativeness of the non-regulated gold rush opportunities with hard consequences on sustainable agriculture and resilience …
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Illegal Mining and Sustainability Performance: Evidence …
The As illegal mining in Ghana has become increasingly rampant ever, this study aimed at examining the ... is evident in the scholarly debate on the ''resource curse'' hypothesis which postulates ...
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(PDF) FACTORS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION IN ILLEGAL MINING …
Illegal mining is not only dangerous to human life but the other living organisms which support human existence, thus, in turn destroying the ecosystem. ... hypothesis that age of an individual ...
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(PDF) The Impacts of Mining Industry: Socio-Economics
mining) to large-scale and global, the latter practised by multi-national companies. According . to the World Bank (2018), a bou t 3.5 bill ion people live in countries rich in oil, gas, or . ...
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ASSESSING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING ILLEGAL …
Illegal mining activities are predominant in the western, central, and eastern parts of ... The hypothesis is developed to ascertain whether there is a positive or negative relationship
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(PDF) Evaluating the Feasibility of Illegal Open …
For three test cases in southwestern Inner Mongolia, China, 49 legal mining sites were correctly detected (with an accuracy of 90.74%) as well as six illegal mining sites.
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Rethinking mining as a development panacea: an analytical review …
Considering the mining output-economic growth nexus, the resource curse hypothesis, mining-induced displacement and the displacement triad, the assertion that mining is a panacea for development needs rethinking. Therefore, the objective of this study is to critically analyse and, therefore, highlight the need to rethink mining as a …
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An assessment of the regulatory legal and institutional …
In this article the legal and institutional framework regulating the mining industry in selected jurisdictions in Africa is examined to determine the extent to which they respond to the problems arising from the development of mineral resources, particularly the human rights violations caused by the adverse impacts of mining.
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Illegal mining: the problem and possible solutions
The South African Human Rights Commission estimates that there are between 8000 and 30 000 illegal miners operating in South Africa. According to the Chamber of Mines, roughly between 5% and 10% of South Africa's annual gold production stems from illegal mining.The conditions in which illegal mining occurs have been …
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OF ILLEGAL SMALL SCALE MINING ON
The wealth of these illegal small scale miners seems to entice students into illegal mining in their quest to money and be rich. Afterall, not all these illegal small scale miners were educated ... Hypothesis The study relied on these hypotheses: Ho: There is no significant relationship between students' involvement in illegal small scale
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