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Comparison of Gold Yield with Traditional Amalgamation and Direct Smelting in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Uganda [PDF]
Journal of Health and Pollution, 2019 Background. The amalgamation method used by artisanal small-scale miners is the single largest source of global mercury emission. The goal of the ‘Free Your Mine’ project is to stop mercury use in artisanal and small-scale mining. Objectives.
Birgitte Stoffersen +7 more
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Heavy Metals in the Soils of Placer Small-Scale Gold Mining Sites in Myanmar [PDF]
Journal of Health and Pollution, 2020 Background. Artisanal and small-scale mining activities are widely practiced globally. Concentrations of heavy metals associated with gold, such as copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) can increase in the ...
Aung Zaw Tun +2 more
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Environmental Challenges, 2023 This study compares the important policy documents that control Ghana's mining industry's impacts on water resources to what is being done in similar African countries, to extract some fundamental principles and point out the inadequacies of these key ...
Raymond Webrah Kazapoe +6 more
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Resources, 2016 Ghana’s small-scale mining sector faces complex challenges, including environmental degradation and pollution, loss of life and increased health risks, despite several years of implementation of small-scale mining laws.
Alex Osei-Kojo, Nathan Andrews
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Small scale gold mining effects on the miners and local communities in semi-arid region of Ethiopia
Revija za Geografijo, 2015 North Ethiopian highlands are traditionally known for gold mining which has been means of livelihood of the rural community. The present work was conducted to investigate socio-economic conditions of gold miners, ways of obtaining the gold, their earning
Hailemariam Meaza +3 more
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A Contextual Analysis of Implementation Challenges of Small-Scale Mining Laws in Ghana
SAGE Open, 2016 This study examines the implementation challenges of small-scale mining laws in the Bekwai Municipality of Ghana. The study adopted the qualitative approach using a case study design. Primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews and focus group
Kwame Asamoah, Alex Osei-Kojo
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Geo: Geography and Environment, 2023 The daily lives of female artisanal and small‐scale miners revolve around an array of complex and labour‐driven activities. The complexities and labour demands vary depending on the type of artisanal and small‐scale mining involved, the underground pit ...
Issah Baddianaah
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New Extractivism in Ghana’s Salt Sector
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023 Since commercial production of oil and gas started in Ghana over a decade ago, the salt sector which has historically been dominated by artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has seen renewed corporate interest.
Alhassan Atta-Quayson
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The Clinical Importance of the Mercury Problem in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining
Frontiers in Public Health, 2019 Artisanal small-scale mining is widely operated in various countries serving as a livelihood to many rural communities. However, it is a significant source of environmental mercury contamination which affects human health.
Justice Afrifa +6 more
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Impact of Geophysics in Small-Scale Mining
Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS, 2016 Geological exploration for new mining ventures involves drilling campaigns, an expensive activity that may take significant time, with no guarantee of financial success. The literature review indicated that the average cost of drilling may reach over US $100 per meter drilled, and that the use of Geophysics can reduce by 30% to 50% the number of ...
Antonio Carlos Martins +1 more
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