Regularisation Of Small Scale Mining

Assessment of the Challenges in Policy Implementation in the Small

This paper assesses the challenges in policy implementation in the small scale gold mining sector of Ghana by reviewing policies on regularisation and environmental management.

Assessment of the Challenges in Policy Implementation in …

This paper assesses the challenges in policy implementation in the small scale gold mining sector of Ghana by reviewing policies on regularisation and environmental …

The Nature of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining in Malawi

Making a legal and policy distinction between small-scale and artisanal mining Distinguishing between artisanal and small-scale mining is critical to promote regularisation of the sector and to appropriately target support that can build on the very different capabilities and needs of artisanal and small-scale miners, as had been highlighted by ...

Zimbabwe's Small-Scale, Artisanal Miners …

The government decriminalized small-scale mining in late 2013, a shift that sparked some efforts to formalize artisanal mining. That small-scale gold miners have boosted their production to surpass that of large mining …

Regularisation of Small Scale Gold and Diamond Mining in …

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Assessment of the Challenges in Policy Implementation …

The small scale mining sector remained unregulated until a Small Scale Mining Project (SSMP) was initiated in 1989 to provide the institutional framework within which to implement the …

GNASSM | Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners

The regularisation and licensing for Small Scale Miners. Protect the right, interest and welfare of Miners. Encourage miners to payment of taxes for economic development; Women empowerment and livelihood at mining sites and the mining Communities. Fight against environmental degradation and illegal mining.

Sustainable small-scale gold mining in Ghana: setting …

small-scale mining, a pragmatic synergistic approach must be adopted by all stakeholders in the organisation, regularisation, training and support of small-scale mining operations in Ghana.

"Small in size, but big in impact": Socio-environmental …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – small sized, largely unrecognized, rudimentary, and an informal form of mining – occurs in more than 70 countries around the …

SMALL SCALE MINING IN GHANA

Assessment of the Challenges in Policy Implementation …

The small scale mining sector remained unregulated until a Small Scale Mining Project (SSMP) was initiated in 1989 to provide the institutional framework within which to implement the provisions of PNDC Law 218 which legalised small scale mining of gold in Ghana. The objectives of the regularisation of the sector were

SMALL SCALE MINING IN GHANA

SSM of gold in Ghana is a pre historic activity which can be traced to the 5th Century Discouraged in the colonial era, till 1989 This led to Secret Activities and Smuggling of Proceeds outside the country In 1989 –SSM Activities were mainstreamed through promulgation of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDCL 218 (1989) In 2006, SSM regime was integrated into the new …

Strategies for sustainable development of the small …

Since the regularization of small-scale mining in 1989, over 1.5 million troy ounces of gold and 8.0 million carats of diamonds have been produced by the sector (Ghana Minerals Commission, 2004). Due to its labor intensity, small-scale mining operations

How has a shortage of census and geological information …

There is growing consensus that a combination of laissez-faire policies, ad hoc regulation and debilitating support services has perpetuated socio-economic and environmental deterioration in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) industry.

(PDF) ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SMALL-SCALE MINING …

PDF | On Sep 11, 2021, Kwadwo Botchway published ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SMALL-SCALE MINING ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE ATIWA DISTRICT | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

How has a shortage of census and geological information …

There is growing consensus that a combination of laissez-faire policies, ad hoc regulation and debilitating support services has perpetuated socio-economic and …

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS OF SMALL-SCALE ARTISANAL GOLD MINING

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) plays a fundamental role in the national and local economies of resource-rich countries in Africa. As such, more effort must be geared towards fostering this ...

Small-scale mining as the foundation of sovereignty and …

Small-scale mining demonstrates remarkable resilience and adaptability in the face of environmental, economic, and regulatory challenges. Economic obstacles, such as the volatility of mineral prices and restricted access to credit, along with regulatory barriers like bureaucracy and complex laws, pose significant challenges. ...

2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining …

Delve is a global platform for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) data. Its vision is a world in which ASM is recognized as an important contributor to global …

Planning for the effective and sustainable management of …

The regularisation process included the establishment of a Small-Scale Mining Implementation Committee comprising the Minerals Commission (MC), Mines Department (MD), Geological Survey Department (GSD) and the Precious Minerals Marketing Corporation (PMMC). ... The small-scale mining laws from 1989 to 2006 sought to regularize and govern Ghana ...

Formalizing artisanal and small-scale gold mining: A grand …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the world's largest source of anthropogenic mercury emissions and releases. These have devastating consequences for miners' health and the environment.

Formalizing artisanal and small-scale gold mining: A grand …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the world's largest source of anthropogenic mercury emissions and releases. These have devastating consequences for …

Formalisation of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Sub …

Resources Policy, 2018. While South Africa is respected in the mining fraternity for its seemingly prosperous large-scale mining industry; its artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is characterised by informal and illegal activities with limited prospects for growth and contribution to socioeconomic development.

"Small in size, but big in impact": Socio-environmental …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – small sized, largely unrecognized, rudimentary, and an informal form of mining – occurs in more than 70 countries around the world and is mainly hailed for its socioeconomic benefits and reviled for its environmental devastation.

Defying the gloom: In search of the 'golden' practices of …

In this paper, we explore how the operations of a formalised (registered) small-scale mining operator in Ghana, as objectified in its obligatory and ethical functions, contribute to …

Defying the gloom: In search of the 'golden' practices of small-scale

In this paper, we explore how the operations of a formalised (registered) small-scale mining operator in Ghana, as objectified in its obligatory and ethical functions, contribute to reducing pollution and mine-degraded landscapes, which have long been viewed as the inevitable consequence of ASM.

The contribution of small-scale mining to Zimbabwean …

The small-scale and artisanal mining sector has of late become one of the pillars of the economy of Zimbabwe contributing significantly to national exports. Rudairo Mapuranga The sector which has become of significance for the country to achieve the President's vision for Zimbabwe becoming an upper-middle-income earner by 2030 and the mining sector achieving a

2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining …

Delve is a global platform for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) data. Its vision is a world in which ASM is recognized as an important contributor to global development. Recommended citation: World Bank. 2020. 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

[PDF] Formalising artisanal and small-scale mining: insights

In recent years, a number of academic analyses have emerged which draw attention to how most artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities – low-tech, labour …

Defying the gloom: In search of the 'golden' practices of small-scale

Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) is a complex and diversified sector that ranges from poor informal individual miners seeking to eke out or supplement a subsistence livelihood to small-scale formal commercial mining activities that can produce minerals in a responsible way, respecting local laws (IGF, 2017b). 1 In many resource-rich countries, the …