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LANDS MINISTER LAUNCHES 2ND EDITION OF …

Launching the 2022 edition of the Responsible Small-scale mining awards on Friday, 9th September, 2022, Hon. A. Jinapor, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources disclosed that the initiative …

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GNASSM | Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners

Women empowerment and livelihood at mining sites and the mining Communities. Fight against environmental degradation and illegal mining. Child labour in small scale …

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The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) is the umbrella Association of registered Small Scale Miners as stipulated in our Mining Laws.

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Can nations ever get artisanal gold mining right?

To be able to carry out ASGM activities in Ghana, under the country's updated 2006 Minerals and Mining Act, miners are required to apply for a small-scale mining license from the Minerals ...

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National Association of Small Scale Miners swear in new …

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has sworn into office, 10 new district chairpersons to steer its affairs at the various districts across the country.

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Don't ban small-scale mining – Association to …

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners, Godwin Armah is appealing to the government not to generalise the ban on mining activities in Ghana. According...

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A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale …

Support Schemes for Small-scale Mining in Ghana 12 Environmental Impact of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana 15 Land Use Disputes Between Large- and Small-scale Miners 18 Regulatory Framework for Small-scale Mining in Ghana 21 Contact Information 24 Background Reading 25 Grey Literature, Reports and Unpublished Studies 25 ...

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Impose ban on small-scale mining in Ghana

Health professionals across the country are urging President Akufo-Addo to impose a direct and immediate ban on all forms of small-scale mining. The call comes amid growing concerns about the ...

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana – …

Note that artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is subsumed under small-scale mining (SSM). Therefore, even though Act 703 refers to small-scale mining, this includes the artisanal operators (Minerals Commission, 2015). Artisanal and small-scale mining activities in Ghana are regulated by the Minerals Commission of Ghana

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A/R: Responsible Small Scale Miners declare 60-day

Members of the Responsible Small-Scale Miners Association in the Ashanti Region have announced a 60-day campaign aimed at eliminating illegal mining activities otherwise known as galamsey along river bodies and forest reserves. This initiative seeks to address growing concerns over the pollution ...

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I will create millionaires from small-scale mining industry

Dr Bawumia said under his government, every Ghanaian in small-scale mining would be registered under the Ghana Small Scale Miners Association with their Ghanacard. "We will, in collaboration with the large mining companies, convert abandoned shafts into community mining schemes and open more new community mining schemes."

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Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana…

Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (head office) GNASSM-HO 1: 1: 1: 08.07.2019: Licensed Small-Scale Miners: ASML 1 – 16: 5: 4: 16: ... The artisanal small-scale mining subsector in Ghana now uses heavy earth moving machinery and handles increasing volumes of hazardous chemicals in its operations.

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Small-scale miners reject calls for mining freeze

By Elizabeth PUNSU, Kumasi A group calling itself the Responsible Small Scale Miners Association (RSSMA) has publicly rejected calls for a blanket freeze on all forms of mining, stating that such demands would unfairly punish legal and responsible miners. This comes in response to recent appeals from the Trades Union Congress …

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MIIF small scale mining incubation programme – An …

An initial $60million has been earmarked for the program over the next 5 years. Under the program MIIF will provide equity financing by deploying capital to …

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Changing Perceptions on Small-Scale Artisanal Mining …

team from the Tinga Mining Association and Wenchi Cooperative, various branches of Ghana National Small-Scale Mining Association (GNASSM), including Artisanal Small-Scale Women in Mining (AsWIM). The team is also grateful to the district and community level institutions that we collaborated with to conduct community

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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana

Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector continues to grow in size and significance. Its contribution to ... GnASSM Ghana national Association of Small-Scale Miners IcMM International c ouncil on Mining and Metals LSM large-scale mining MDF Mineral Development Fund

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GNASSM kicks against calls for ban on small-scale mining

Members of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) have kicked against calls for a ban on small-scale mining and warned they will resist attempts by any institution to do so.

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Calls for ban on small-scale mining unfair – Small-Scale Miners Association

The General Secretary of the Small-Scale Miners Association, Godwin Armah, has criticised calls for a ban on small-scale mining, describing them as unfair. According to Mr Armah, small-scale mining is legal, and no licensed small-scale miner is permitted to operate in forest reserves or near water bodies.

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Ghana | ASM

However, production of gold by small-scale miners has seen a considerable increase since a law to legalise small-scale mining was enacted in 1989. Ghana is thus well endowed with substantial mineral …

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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana. Evidence to …

Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector continues to grow in size and significance. Its contribution to wealth creation, employment and the economy make it one of the nation's most important livelihood activities, directly employing an estimated one million people and supporting approximately 4.5 million more. Yet the …

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I will empower small-scale miners to engage in responsible mining …

He also outlined measures to register every Ghanaian involved in small-scale mining under the Ghana Small Scale Miners Association using their Ghana Card. Additional initiatives for the mining sector announced by Dr. Bawumia include the establishment of pension schemes for small-scale miners, vocational training on …

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2023 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in …

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Galamsey fight: Ban small-scale mining now – GMA, other …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to immediately ban all small-scale mining operations, both legal and illegal. Together with several health unions and associations, the GMA, in a joint statement highlighted the urgent need for action to prevent a looming environmental catastrophe.

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Galamsey: Ban small-scale mining now

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) and several other health unions and associations have urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to immediately ban all. ... The President of the Republic of Ghana should direct a total ban on small-scale mining operations with immediate effect, whether legal or illegal." ...

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Escalating illegal mining in Ghana: Research Associations …

The RSA of CSIR and GAEC therefore, called on the government of Ghana. to take urgent, decisive, and sustained actions to address the galamsey menace. The Associations call for immediate suspension of all illegal small-scale mining activities in Ghana until there was support for Sustainable Mining Practices.

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Baseline Information for the National Action Plan on …

How many small-scale gold miners work in Ghana? There is no authoritative estimate of the actual number of people engaged in ASGM in Ghana. This is expected to be addressed by the recent announcement by the Minerals Commission to register all small-scale miners in Ghana. Studies however suggest that there are about 500,000 to 1,000,000 small-scale

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Small-scale Mining, the SDGs and Human Insecurity in Ghana

This chapter discusses small-scale mining in Ghana in the context of two intergovernmental development indicators—the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs) and the African Union 's Agenda 2063 (AU2063). Using the management and governance of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities …

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GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL …

GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE MINING PROJECT 2 SECTORAL CONTEXT Ghana, located in the heart of West Africa with a population of 30.8 million people in 2021,1 has seen rapid economic growth over the past two decades, it significant contriutions rom ot reneale and nonreneale natural resources ?and …

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I will empower small-scale miners to do responsible mining

Speaking to the nation in Accra on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, to unveil his vision and priorities for Ghana, Dr. Bawumia said: "About one million people are engaged in small-scale mining.

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Galamsey fight: Small-scale miners association to redeploy …

Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners has announced plans to redeploy its task force to areas where illegal mining, or 'galamsey,' has resumed, causing severe environmental degradation and water pollution. This decision follows a hiatus in the task force's operations due to ...

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