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The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) met with the Obuasi Artisanal Miners on May 10, 2016 in Obuasi, to acquaint itself with the current issues relative the complaint filed by AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) at International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on the encroachment of the illegal artisanal miners on AGA concessions.
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A ban on smallscale mining operations in Ghana, which has been in place since January 2017 to crack down on illegal mining, has been lifted by the national government. Illegal mining known colloquially as galamsey directly employed around million people and affected a total of million in 2014, according to a report published in The Extractive Industries and Society .
An association of smallscale miners in the country has stated it supports the new mining policy framework introduced on Friday by the government . The Concerned Small Scale Miners Union of Ghana (CSSMUG) has promised to ensure that the new policy is adhered to by all its members ead of the start of smallscale mining on Monday, December 17.
The Ghana National Association of SmallScale Miners has blamed the recent upsurge in illegal mining activities on inadequate logistics to fight the menace. This assertion comes at a time when over seven hectares of forest land have been destroyed by illegal miners in the Oda Forest Reserve in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region.
Members of the Small Scale Miners Association (SSMA) in the BibianiAnhwiasoBekwai Municipality have staged a demonstration to drive home their demand for community mining in the area.
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.
Ghana is increasingly focusing on regulating and promoting smallscale mining and strengthening the collection, transparency and management of mineral revenues. In 2012 alone, six mining laws and regulations were passed. These policy revisions have proven successful. In 2013, over 50 per cent of FDI in Ghana was related to the mining sector.
#0183;#32;Ghanas mining industry contributes around 37% to the countrys total exports. As a result of this, there are quite a number of mining companies in Ghana that are making a great fortune. Gold alone contributes up to 90% of the mineral exports in the country. The number of gold mining companies Ghana amounts to more than 23.
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#0183;#32;Small scale mining in Ghana has been listed as illegal due to lack of effective policies made by the Government. The government had recently lifted a ban on all illegal mining activities in Ghana. The government urged the miners to give them ample time to monitor the developments in the sector before implementing the fiveyear Multilateral Mining Integrated Project.
The Ghana National Association of SmallScale Miners is the umbrella body for smallscale miners who have legal access to the concessions which they mine. The national outcry on issues surrounding small scale and artisanal gold mining and the calls for total ban of the sector has been in the news years but gained currency in the past few months.
Small Scale Mining companies in Ghana including Accra, Kumasi, Koforidua, SekondiTakoradi, and more.
Small Scale Miners association of Ghana Archives Today Newspaper. Feb 23, 2018 . Members of the Small Scale Miners association of Ghana have described Government''s continuance of the ban on small scale mining in. Contact US Ghana National Association of Small Scale
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The mining practice is generally referred to as artisanal and smallscale (ASM), which, despite varying definitions globally, broadly describes mining by individuals, groups, families or cooperatives with minimal or no mechanisation, often in the markets informal sectors. In Ghana, ASM encompasses any plot measuring up to 25 acres.
Small scale mining continues to contribute significantly to the socioeconomic needs of Ghana. The operations have transformed from artisanal to the use of sophisticated mining techniques in recent
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