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The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana

Science of The Total Environment, 2021
Gold mining has played a significant role in Ghana's economy for centuries. Regulation of this industry has varied over time and while industrial mining is prevalent in the country, the expansion of artisanal mining, or Galamsey has escalated in recent years.
Abigail Barenblitt, Amanda Payton, David Lagomasino, Lola Fatoyinbo, Kofi Asare, Kenneth Aidoo, Hugo Pigott, Charles Kofi Som, Laurent Smeets, Omar Seidu, Danielle Wood   +10 more
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Artisanal gold mining and conflict in Africa [PDF]

, 2023
It is estimated that 63 percent of people directly involved in artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa are committed to gold mining. We use georeferenced data (0.5×0.5 decimal degree level) on gold-suitable zones to document the impact of artisanal
Caldeira, Isabel Maria de Carvalho
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Modelling drivers of environmental sustainability in artisanal gold mining within river basins using the Ecological Footprint Theory

Academia Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
The sustainability of gold mining practices, particularly among artisanal miners, has garnered increasing attention due to its environmental and social implications.
Dickson Okoree Mireku, Kwame Ofori
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The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya

, 2021
Artisanal and small-scale miners are facing unprecedented challenges due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The paper adopts a practice-based approach to examine the impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)
Tagoe, Naa Dedei, Muthuri, Judy N., Ndegwa, Arthur A.O., Jain, Aditya, Mwagandi, Shadrack Mwakio   +4 more
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The Strengthening of Geological Infrastructure, Research and Data Acquisition - Using Gis in Ivory Coast Gold Mines

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
The artisanal gold mining in Ivory Coast has become a key problem in the mining sector. A diverse group of people in Ivory Coast, including the young and the old, are all engaged in these activities that are reportedly better than agricultural inputs ...
Kouame Kouame Joseph Arthur, Jiang Fuxing, Feng Yu, Zhu Sitao   +3 more
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Evaluation of mercury levels in hair of children resident in artisanal gold mining area in the city of Chapada de Natividade - Tocantins

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2019
The objective of the work is to evaluate the mercury exposure of children living in an artisanal gold mining area and in a control area, without mining.
Seyna Ueno Rabelo Mendes, Marina Beatriz Agostini Vasconcellos, Marilia Gabriela Miranda Catharino, Gilson Alves Quinaglia, Barbara Held   +4 more
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A Review of Mining Regulations and Environmental Sustainability of Artisanal Gold Mining Sector

Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 2021
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining imparts on economic development more significantly in developing countries, but it is also responsible for serious environmental deterioration and human health concerns. Despite, the robust environmental legislations focused at mitigating the pernicious environmental and human health effects, little attention has ...
Nzioka J. Muthama, John M. Onyari, Leonard L. Tampushi   +2 more
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Artisanal Gold Mining Camps in the Butana (Eastern Sudan) as Migration Hubs

, 2023
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites have become large-scale migration hubs for thousands of young men from Sudan and its neighbouring countries.
Abdul-Jalil, Musa Adam
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Évaluation préliminaire des impacts environnementaux de l’orpaillage dans le Domaine de chasse de Bili-Uéré en République démocratique du Congo

VertigO
Environmental impacts resulting from human activities remain a fundamental concern of government policies on biodiversity protection in protected areas. One such activity causing these impacts is artisanal gold mining. Analyzing the case of the Bili-Uéré
Justin Kyale Koy, Antoine Tabu, Gloire Ganza Bamulezi, Matthieu Mamiki Kebongobongo, Serge Alebadwa Mombenga, Jean-Claude Kalala, Camille Welepele, Theodore Tréfon, Elie Lamarre   +8 more
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Detection and Monitoring of Small-Scale Diamond and Gold Mining Dredges Using Synthetic Aperture Radar on the Kadéï (Sangha) River, Central African Republic

Remote Sensing, 2023
Diamond and gold mining has been practiced by artisanal miners in the Central African Republic (CAR) for decades. The recent introduction of riverine dredges indicates a transition from artisanal/manual digging and sorting techniques to small-scale ...
Marissa A. Alessi, Peter G. Chirico, Sindhuja Sunder, Kelsey L. O’Pry   +3 more
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