Download scientific diagram | Map of Upper West region indicating Wa West District. from publication: Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals Concentration in Some Selected Cereals Grown Near Illegal Mine ...
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Data were sourced through field observations and in-depth interviews with 13 lead miners (men) and 67 miners in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Findings show that sociocultural...
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DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2017.1285691 Corpus ID: 90181504; Community health impacts of surface mining in the Upper West Region of Ghana: The roles of mining odors and dust @article{Antabe2017CommunityHI, title={Community health impacts of surface mining in the Upper West Region of Ghana: The roles of mining odors and dust}, author={Roger Antabe and …
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Recurrent mining-related disasters have also claimed the lives of many young people in the Upper East Region, especially at the Gbane mining site in the Talensi District. The worst of these disasters occurred in 2019 when 16 people, including Junior High School (JHS) pupils, lost their lives.
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Spatially, galamsey activities occur in three districts, namely Wa East, Nadowli-Kaleo and Wa West in Upper West Region (Fig. 3). However, reports of illegal miners invading …
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Mining application. In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the Paramount Chief of the Banu Traditional Area, Chrajuri Niti, said in 2008 and 2012, the community rejected applications for mining ...
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During a visit to the areas last week, the Daily Graphic observed that the illegal miners had caused massive destruction to forests in Pudo, Wuru and Kayoro, communities in the Sissala East and Kasena/Nankana …
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Additionally, it said, about 80 per cent of total land area in the Upper East Region had suffered from moderate to severe land degradation, and about 16 hectares of tree cover in the region had been lost due to human activities such as lumbering and illegal mining between 2001 to 2020. Dire situation
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The region is shared boundary to the north by the Republic of Burkina Faso, to the west by the Upper West Region of Ghana, to the east by the Republic of Togo, and to the south by the North East Region of Ghana (see Fig. 2). The region has a gentle topography that can be defined as undulating land with slopes ranging from 1% to 5% with sporadic ...
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Earl International Group, a large-scale mining company in the Upper East Region, has commenced full operations in the Gbane mining area of the Talensi District.
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The total land size of the selected districts was 13,758.29 km 2 which represents approximately 57.5% of the total land area of the Western Region ... The Tarkwa Nsuaem District is known to be the single most concentrated mining area in West Africa, having the administrative offices and operating plants (Carbon-in-leach (CIL)) of three LSMs ...
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An uncovered deep pit at the Manwe mining site in the Upper West Region In the case of Zebila and its environs in the Bawku West District, the illegal miners are engaged in surface mining.
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Small placers were worked in the upper reaches of Big Bug Creek below the Mesa mine, about 2 miles south-southeast of Walker, on the south side of the creek (approximately sec. 9, T. 12 N., R 1 W., unsurveyed, Mount Union quadrangle); in Eugene Gulch, a major tributary to Big Bug Creek (south edge of T. 13 N., R. 1 W., Mount Union quadrangle ...
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Controls of groundwater mineralization assessment in a mining catchment in the Upper West Region, Ghana: Insights from hydrochemistry, pollution indices of groundwater, and multivariate statistics ...
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Government will this year launch the Community Mining Scheme and an Alternative Livelihood Programme for illegal miners in the Upper West Region to help the youth in the region engage in responsible and effective mining. Sector Minister, Abu Jinapor, announced this at a meeting with the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs in Wa.
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Mining Histories in Nangodi, Upper East Region, Ghana," Journal of West African History, ... and immersion in women's work as miners to collect data in the Talensi mining area. The ...
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Using cross sectional survey data (nD801) and applying the negative log-log regression technique, we examine residents' self-rated health in mining communities in the Upper West …
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Wa (UW/R), Jan. 18, GNA – Azumah Resources Limited, a gold exploration company operating in the Upper West Region, says it has intensified engagements with its host communities to deepen relations ahead of the …
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Controls of groundwater mineralization assessment in a mining catchment in the Upper West Region, Ghana: Insights from hydrochemistry, pollution indices of groundwater, and multivariate statistics
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The Upper West Region is situated in the north-western part of Ghana. it lies between longitude 1 o 25 ... to the north and West by Burkina Faso and to the east by the Upper East region. With an area of 18,476 ... This form of migration has implications for public health in the region. The emergence of illegal mining activities currently in ...
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Five leases have been granted to companies for large scale, deep underground mining with three already operating in the Upper East and Upper West regions. Aside from that, communities such as Dakurpe and Tinga, all in …
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The Upper West Region (UWR) is the poorest region in Ghana and covers a geographical area of approximately 18,478 km 2, which constitutes about 12.7% of the total land area of the country. Whereas 39.5% of Ghanaians live below the official poverty line, in the UWR this is much higher, ranging from 79 to 96% across the region, including 96 to 99 ...
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The situation was not different at Zongoyire, a mining community in the Bawku West District in the Upper East Region where the White Volta River has been badly polluted by the 'galamsey ...
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Research has focused in the southeast (Western, Ashanti, and Central Regions), where ASGM has historically been most common, but ASGM also occurs in the Upper East and Upper West Regions. Figure...
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As the area steadily develops into a hotspot for gold mining, the Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, is urging local residents, small-scale miners, large-scale mining firms, and all other stakeholders to be aware of the consequences of their acts and inactions. Mr. Yakubu explained to Mark Smith on A1 Radio's Day Break Upper East
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Wa gold district, Upper West Region, Ghana : The Wa Gold district is located in the far northwest area of Ghana and is adjacent to the Burkino Faso border. The gold district covers an area of around 3,164km². The gold camps include ...
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The Upper West Region is at the North-Western corner of the country. It is bordered to the south by the Northern Region, to the east by the Upper East and Northern Regions, and to the north and west by the Republic of Burkina Faso. It lies between longitudes 1 o 25'W and 2 o 50'W, and between latitudes 9 o 35N and 11 o N. The region covers ...
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This paper explores the perceptions of indigenes about the mining of gold in their communities in the Nadowli district of the Upper West region in Ghana. The study adopted a qualitative research approach using the Chere community as a case study. Interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect the data.
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Upper West Region: Lawra, Cherikpong, Tanchara, Sissala East, etc. ... Oti Region: Worawora (Alluvial mining) Ghana is an undisputed mining hub, ranked first (1 st) in gold production across Africa and sixth (6 th) in the …
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The Upper West Region (UWR) is located in the northwestern part of Ghana—sharing a border with Burkina Faso in the North and West, and with the Upper East and Northern Regions in the East and ...
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It said the engagement was necessary to enable the communities to prepare adequately to take advantage of the Local Content Law to benefit from the impending mining activities of the company. Nana Dwemoh Benneh, a Director at the Mine, said this in Wa during a media engagement and training on mining reporting in the Upper West Region.
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MAJOR OPERATING MINES IN GHANA List of major mining companies operating in Ghana and their details in case of references NO. Operating Mines Mineral Type Mine Location Website Address 1 AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Ltd Gold Obuasi 2 AngloGold Ashanti (Iduapriem)Ltd Gold Iduapriem (Tarkwa) 3 Gold Fields …
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In the process, a pilot reclamation project was commenced in the Eastern Region in 2017, but could not be sustained because of the cost involved in the reclamation agenda (Baddianaah et al. 2021): vast areas of destroyed galamsey lands are recorded across local mining communities in Ghana including the Upper West Region.
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Particle size distribution is an important characteristic of reclaimed soil in arid and semi-arid mining areas in western China, which is important in the ecological environment protection and control of the Yellow River Basin. Large-scale coal resource mining disturbances have caused serious damage to the fragile ecological environment. The timely and accurate …
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The Executive Director-Azumah Resource Limited, Nana Dwemoh Benneh, has emphasised the positive impact of mining on local businesses. During an engagement with media at Wa, Upper West Region, Mr. Benneh highlighted the significant role mining plays in stimulating local economies. He pointed out that when a mining operation is established in an area, it …
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The district is bounded to the South by Jirapa, to the East by Lambussie and to the North and West by the Republic of Burkina Faso. The total land area of the district is 394.9 km². The district comprises 88 communities …
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Nadowli-Kaleo district in the Upper West Region, Ghana. ... that the presence of illegal mining in the areas has led to the. contamination of the soil, which previously was good for food.
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