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Assessment of workers’ knowledge and views of occupational health hazards of gold mining in Obuasi Municipality, Ghana

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2020
Background: Small-scale mining in Ghana has been a major community and national concern due to its contribution to the destruction of farmlands and bodies of water, and to the loss of human life.
Michael Atakora, Berndt Stenberg
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POST-MINING LAND RECLAMATION DEFICITS OF MINING COHORTS IN GHANA – IMPLICATIONS FOR ACHIEVING LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY

African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
Context and Background Post-mining land reclamation (PMLR) is essential for mitigating environmental degradation caused by mining activities. Despite its importance, significant gaps exist in the literature regarding the extent of PMLR among mining ...
Simon Victory Quarcson Hamenoo, Theresa Yaaba Baah-Ennumh , Rudith S. King   +2 more
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Feasibility of catfish Pangasius hypopthalmus enlargement business in the former of small-scale community gold mining, Indonesia [PDF]

Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences
The business activities of small scale community gold mining are quite promising, namely exploring or exploiting natural resource resources without regard to environmental damage.
Kartika Bungas, P. Petrus, Maria Magdalena Eka Asi, Yuli Ruthena   +3 more
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Evolution Analysis of Microseismic Events before and after Mining through Large-Scale Weak Zone with High Confined Water

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021
The existence of large-scale weak zone will have a great adverse impact on coal mining in high confined aquifer. Taking the Wutongzhuang Coal Mine which is threatened by high-pressure water as an example, this paper studies the difference between the ...
Jing Jia, Xianjie Hao, Guanghui Zhao, Yubao Li, Xiaoyu Chuai, Lei Huang, Guangyao Pan, Yingnan Wei, Kai Chen, Ruilai Huang, Rongcheng Zhan   +10 more
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A systematic review on land access and power dynamics in illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana

African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
Context and background  Illegal gold mining, also known as "galamsey," has become a significant socio-economic and environmental issue in Ghana, deeply intertwined with questions of access to land and power dynamics.
Dorothy Asare Akoto
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Small Scale Mining in Belinyu District [PDF]

Proceedings of the 1st UPI International Conference on Sociology Education (UPI ICSE 2015), 2016
Small scale mining has given positive contribution to Bangka Belitung Province and its people, particularly in Belinyu Subdistrict. As the consequence, local government issued certain policy for illegal Small scale mining. It is aimed to stop all activities of Small scale mining.
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Spatial Assessment of Impacts of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining on Land Cover and Environment, Batouri, Eastern Cameroun

African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2019
Artisanal and small-scale mining affects the quality and components of the environment in the Batouri area in different ways. Activities interfere with air, soil, water, fauna and forest resources. This study seeks to assess the impacts of mining on the
NODEM FOMENE RODRIGUE
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Environmental Health and Safety Hazards of Indigenous Small-Scale Gold Mining Using Cyanidation in the Philippines

Environmental Health Insights, 2016
Objectives This cross-sectional study aimed at the environmental health hazards at work and cyanide exposure of small-scale gold miners engaged in gold extraction from ores in a mining area in the Philippines.
Ana Marie R. Leung, Jinky Leilanie DP. Lu   +1 more
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Occupational Risks and Women's Health in Artisanal, Small and Large-scale Mining Activities in Colombia

Iatreia
Introduction: In Colombia, women represent an important percentage in artisanal and small-scale mining; however, the invisibility of their occupational health problems is well-known.
López-Michelena, Luis Ignacio
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No evidence of increased forest loss from a mining rush in Madagascar’s eastern rainforests

Communications Earth & Environment
Artisanal and small-scale mining is an important livelihood activity in many biodiversity hotspots. There is substantial international concern about the negative impact of artisanal and small-scale mining on biodiversity, yet in most places this remains ...
Katie Devenish, Simon Willcock, Kathryn M. Goodenough, Rio Heriniaina, O. Sarobidy Rakotonarivo, Julia P. G. Jones   +5 more
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