Even before the WRC was given the sole mandate in 1996 of managing water resources in Ghana, a policy was launched in 1994—The National Community Water and Sanitation Program to ensure that water resources were protected. ... Aside illegal mining activities of gold, sand winning in and around water bodies is also destroying water bodies in ...Web

In Ghana, sand mining can create or destroy the livelihoods of people in urban and rural areas. ... The purpose of this study is to review the effectiveness of sand mining policies that are ...Web

decline in the woodland area could be an evidence of sand mining among other factors as the sand mining area (SMA) recorded a signi cant gain of 18.1% of total land size compared to the 2.7% ...Web

Sand mining is a type of open-cast mining that provides material for the construction sector in Ghana. The construction sector in the coastal areas of Ghana relies heavily on coastal sand and ...Web

All groups of people with different interests can constructively contribute to sustainable sand mining for national development. This paper examines how governance processes affect sustainable sand mining in two local government areas in the Central Region of Ghana.Web

Lastly, on sand winning has made you rich, 8% of the winners strongly disagreed and 62% strongly agreed. Mensah (1997) Causes and Effects of Coastal Sand Mining in Ghana Emp irical rev iew of sand min ing studies has been presented from the camp of Mensah (1997) and Musah (2009).Web

A relevant sub-question, which puts the matter into context is how effective have Ghana's national mining policies been in guiding the development of the Development Minerals sector? Development Minerals are argued by Franks et al. (2016) and Franks (2017) to exhibit a high degree of economic linkage and utilisation.Web

the Ghana Revenue Authority (Domestic Tax Division) and about 6% of GDP. Large-scale mining and the Mine Support Services sub-sector employs about 27,000 people, whilst it is estimated that over 1,000,000 people are engaged in the small-scale gold, diamonds, sand winning, quarry and salt industries.Web

The result is too much uncontrolled sand mining (known as "sand development and too much competition for winning" in Ghana) causes a range of coastal limited resources. Today, coastal areas are …Web

Ghana has abundant mineral reserves in many of its regions, and gold mining remains one of the country's main sources of revenue. Given Ghana's current position in the global gold market, this review provides insight into the ASGM sector to give an understanding of the pertinent issues in the sector and its role in the socio-economic …Web

Policies, Laws and Regulations Currently in Effect. Ghana Mines and Minerals Act (Act 703), 2006. Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Framework, 2015. Minerals and Mining Policy of Ghana, 2016. ASM Associations or …Web

Minerals & Mining Policy of Ghana: Ensuring mining contributes to sustainable development. 5 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND POLICY CONTEXT 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Ghana's mining history, particularly gold, dates back to the fifteenth century. The industry was very vibrant during the pre- independence periodWeb

The activity of sand mining has accelerated to an alarming rate in many parts of Ghana. Although sand mining is lucrative work for many youth and adults alike as it has many positive impacts ...Web

Coastal erosion is a serious environmental problem that has caused the loss of private infrastructure and national assets along Ghana's coast. Several hard engineering measures have thus been used to protect some communities and vital state assets when they became threatened. Regardless of this problem, sediment mining activities are …Web

For the mining sector, the policy objectives considered under the SMTDP (2018 – 2021) are: Ensure sustainable extraction of mineral resources; and Ensure the mining sector is linked with the rest of the economy.Web

Mining industry in Ghana - statistics & facts. Ghana was the sixth largest producer of manganese in the world as of 2020. The production volume of the metal reached 1.4 million metric tons that ...Web

Sand extraction - or sand winning - throughout Ghana, is well- documented in the national media, with recent reports drawing atten- tion to sand-related issues in diverse socio-ecological contexts ...Web

Mining Laws and Regulations Ghana 2024. ICLG - Mining Laws and Regulations - Ghana Chapter covers common issues in mining laws and regulations – including the acquisition of rights, ownership requirements and restrictions, processing, transfer and encumbrance, environmental aspects, native title and land rights. Published: …Web

In recognition of the damage that coastal sand mining activities cause to coastal sustainability and the need to preserve and conserve coastal resources for future generations, beach sand mining has been banned in Ghana; however, it still occurs ( Dawson, 2021 ).Web

ICLG - Mining Laws and Regulations - Ghana Chapter covers common issues in mining laws and regulations – including the acquisition of rights, ownership requirements and restrictions, processing, transfer and encumbrance, environmental aspects, native title and land rights. Published: 19/09/2023 Hot off the press 04/12/2023 …Web

Section snippets Introduction and Background. On 1 August 2017, the Government of Ghana launched Operation Vanguard, an exercise designed specifically to eradicate all unlicensed artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) 1 activity in the country. A military intervention involving 400 men drawn from the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Air …Web

The sector employs over 1 million rural Ghanaians directly, while the upstream and downstream industries employ 4.5 million people, accounting for 60% of the country's mining workforce.But ...Web

In Ghana, sand mining can create or destroy the livelihoods of people in urban and rural areas. This paper examines the interaction between sand mining and land-based livelihood security in Awutu Senya District (ASD) and Awutu Senya East Municipality (ASEM). Based on pragmatism philosophy, the study used a mixed methods approach to collect ...Web

Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Illegal sand mining in coastal Ghana: The drivers and the way forward" by Justice Mensah et al. Skip to search form Skip to main content Skip to account menu. Semantic Scholar's Logo. Search 214,026,545 papers from all fields of science. Search ...Web

Despite the increasing acceptance that beach sand mining is a leading cause of coastline erosion (Sanjaume and Pardo 2005), sand mining is still practiced in many coastal countries around the ...Web

Terms of reference for policy-supporting research Sustainable sand mining Promoting sustainable sand mining in developing countries, taking into account transparency, governance and due diligence. 1. Context According to the UNEP, the issues in sand and gravel extraction make it one of the major sustainability challenges of the 21st century.Web

1. Introduction. Sand winning refers to the scooping of sand from portions of the earth's surface for building construction and other developmental purposes (Peprah, 2013).Mattamana et al. (2013) state that sand mining has become an industry giving job opportunities for thousands of people. In the Ahanta West district of Ghana, sand wining …Web

The present article aims at:. investigating and assessing the environmental impacts of sand mining from rivers. investigating social problems caused by sand mining from river mines. investigating economic impacts of sand work sites on local communities. Considering these goals the article tries to answer these questions: 1.Web

HMS mining operations require strip mining of coastal areas with economically exploitable concentrations. Beaches, dunes, and sand bars provide many important ecosystem services such as food provisions, aesthetic, and recreational services, being habitats for intrinsic biodiversity, and providing protection against coastal flooding …Web