[HTML][HTML] Relationship between small-scale gold mining activities and water use in Ghana: A review of policy documents aimed at protecting water bodies in mining …

RW Kazapoe, EEY Amuah, SA Abdiwali… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study compares the important policy documents that control Ghana's mining industry's
impacts on water resources to what is being done in similar African countries, to extract …

[HTML][HTML] Cocoa production, farmlands, and the galamsey: Examining current and emerging trends in the ASM-agriculture nexus

D Siaw, G Ofosu, D Sarpong - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we build on the diverse discussions on the nexus between artisanal and small-
scale mining and agriculture to examine emerging relationships between mining operators …

Increasiation Economic Management Literacy For The Community Through The Independent Entrepreneurship Program

B Witjaksana, A Purwanti… - Community …, 2024 - journal.universitaspahlawan.ac.id
Economic management literacy is essential for empowering communities to make informed
financial decisions and achieve sustainable economic growth. However, many …

[HTML][HTML] The impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining on rural livelihood trajectories: Insights from Ghana

E Adranyi, LC Stringer, H Altink - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Rising gold prices, together with other challenges faced by smallholders, mean rural people
in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly taking advantage of ASGM's low barriers to entry and …

Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization in Ghana: the government's approach and its implications for cleaner and safer production

KJ Bansah - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper identifies and examines nine factors that affect formalization of informal artisanal
and small-scale mining in Ghana. Despite a series of efforts to ensure cleaner and safer …

[HTML][HTML] Perception of the environmental, socio-economic and health impacts of artisanal gold mining in the Amansie West District, Ghana

JA Quarm, AK Anning, B Fei-Baffoe, VF Siaw… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Artisanal or small-scale mining (ASM) is one of the most important economic activities in
Ghana as in other develo** countries. While this activity poses serious risks to the people …

Artisanal and small-scale mining methods and the Sustainable Development Goal 6: Perceived implications for clean water supply

F Arthur-Holmes, KA Busia, N Yakovleva… - … Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to examine methods of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Ghana,
map their perceived impacts on water resources, and analyse the implications of these …

[HTML][HTML] Reconceptualizing the youth and waithood notions: African youth agency and rural livelihoods in artisanal and small-scale mining

F Arthur-Holmes, T Yeboah - Journal of Rural Studies, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper seeks to revisit the notion that Africa's youth are caught up in waithood by
providing empirical data and critical analysis of the perspectives of youth engaged in …

[HTML][HTML] Gold mining's environmental footprints, drivers, and future predictions in Ghana

J Obodai, S Bhagwat, G Mohan - Remote Sensing Applications: Society …, 2024 - Elsevier
The last two decades have seen a surge in gold mining operations around the world.
Despite mining occupying a smaller geographical area compared to other land use/land …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond legislation: Unpacking land access capability in small-scale mining and its intersections with the agriculture sector in sub-Saharan Africa

J Obodai, G Mohan, S Bhagwat - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The complex relationship between mining and agriculture in Africa is deeply rooted in a
complex network of spatial, political, and socio-economic dynamics. In Ghana, for instance …