mining and cultural geography in ghana
Law, land and what lies beneath: exploring mining
What are the attitudes of customary landholders in Ghana about the impact of mining development on their cultural heritage and how can the situation be improved? This research paper aims at generating reform ideas to improve governance and regulation of cultural heritage protection in Ghana.
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The Impacts of Mining Industries on Land Tenure in Ghana: …
The mining industry is indispensable for development, and in developing countries like Ghana, it drives economic growth by generating revenue and creating job opportunities for millions of people. Nonetheless, irresponsible mining results in the deprivation of people's right to surface land, predominantly held under customary land …
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Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict …
For over 100 years, Prestea, 3 which is located in south-western Ghana approximately 200 km west of the country capital of Accra, has been an important location for industrial-scale gold mining: to date, more than eleven million ounces of gold have been produced in Prestea and the adjacent Bogoso locality. Currently, Golden Star …
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[PDF] Population dynamics and health hazards of small-scale mining …
Recently, there has been an upsurge of small-scale mining activity in the Bolgatanga and Talensi-Nabdam districts of the Upper East Region following the discovery of gold bearing rocks around the Nangodi and Pelungu areas of the districts. This study attempts to relate population size and health hazards in the study area to the activity of …
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On the Cultural Impacts of Mining – Mother Jones
From Peru to Ghana to Nevada, mining projects have left native tribes plagued by contaminated waterways and forests, health problems, upsurges in violence, destruction of local traditions, and ...
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Africa: Human Geography
Cultural Geography Historic Cultures The African continent has a unique place in human history. ... The Kingdom of Ghana ... Ghanaian kings controlled gold-mining operations and implemented a system of taxation that solidified their control of the region for about 400 years. The Kingdom of Mali ...
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Mining in Ghana: Critical Reflections on a Turbulent Past and …
Cultural Geography. Economic Geography. Political Geography. Interdisciplinary Studies ... 28–9). The negligence which plagued Ghana's mining sector in the 1970s caused it to deteriorate further. By the 1980s, the excitement over government ownership of the …
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Religious Groups Join Fight Against Illegal Mining
Some religious groups have begun joining the fight against illegal mining popularly referred to as 'galamsey' in the country. ... NEC business Business_Finance chairman Donald Trump economy education Entertainment_Culture environment Geography of Africa ghana Ghanaian people government Government of Ghana …
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Exploring the connections: mining and urbanisation in Ghana
This analysis seeks to fill this gap by exploring the links between mining and urbanisation in a Ghanaian context. Ghana is an interesting case as it is both endowed with significant …
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Competitive Clientelism and the Political Economy of Mining in Ghana
However, the actual contribution of mining to the country's development prospects has long been called into question. For some (e.g. Aryee, 2001), mining has played a crucial role in Ghana's development efforts, especially when viewed in terms of its contribution to government revenues.Between 1999 and 2014, the mining industry was consistently …
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ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA…
ZfWT Vol. 8 No. 3 (2016) 173-191 ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA: A POLITICAL ECOLOGY APPROACH İsmail KERVANKIRAN Michael Gameli DZIWORNU Kadir TEMURÇİN Abstract: Within the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small scale mining subsector has …
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Blue Green Atlas
Ghana is the most alluring, colourful nation in West Africa. It has a range of enviroments, from the palm-lined beaches, to lush rainforests, to the animal-rich savanna of the national parks. The country is full of highlights including the waterfalls of the eastern highlands, the European castles of the coast, and the ancient mosques that dot ...
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The dynamics and livelihood implications of illegal mining in Ghana…
The dynamics and livelihood implications of illegal mining in Ghana: A critical assessment. Kwadwo Afriyie, Kwadwo Afriyie. Department of Geography and Rural Development, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana ... Department of Geography and Rural Development, …
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The Feminisation of Mining
Geography Compass is an authoritative and accessible geography journal publishing peer-reviewed surveys with a primary focus on human geography. Abstract This paper argues that feminisation is beginning to occur in the mining industry, a process associated with an expanded notion of mining as a livelihood in the radically changing …
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The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining
Figure 1 Ghana's annual gold production and world price of gold Ghana is the second-largest gold producer in Africa after South Africa, with gold production averaging 77 tons …
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Cultural Geography Historic Cultures The African continent has a unique place in human history. ... The Kingdom of Ghana ... Ghanaian kings controlled gold-mining operations and implemented a …
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A Companion to Cultural Geography | Wiley Online Books
A Companion to Cultural Geography brings together original contributions from 35 distinguished international scholars to provide a critical overview of this dynamic and influential field of study. Provides accessible overviews of key themes, debates and controversies from a variety of historical and theoretical vantage points Charts significant …
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Ghana
Ghana is a country located in West Africa, bordered by Cote d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The capital city is Accra, which is also the largest city in the country.. Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule on March 6, 1957, making it the first sub …
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Mining in Ghana
Ghana's history with mining dates back to pre-colonial times, and it has been a major contributor to the country's economy since independence. Ghana is rich in gold, diamonds, bauxite, and manganese ... Cultural Heritage Damage: Mining activities can damage or destroy archaeological sites, sacred places, and cultural artifacts, ...
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Women, North-South migration and artisanal and small-scale mining …
DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2022.101076 Corpus ID: 248255245; Women, North-South migration and artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana: Motivations, drivers and socio-economic implications
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A SOCIAL HISTORY OF GOLD MINING IN BOLE, …
Mining in Ghana dates back to several centuries and its allure was one of the ... It is also the cradle of Gonja culture with ... 'New Mines for old Gold: Ghana's changing mining …
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The Ghana Empire | World Civilization
The Ghana Empire, called the Wagadou (or Wagadu) Empire by its rulers, was located in what is now southeastern Mauritania, western Mali, and eastern Senegal. There is no consensus on when precisely it originated. Different traditions identify its beginnings between as early as 100 CE and the 9th century, with most scholars accepting the 8th or ...
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Ghana Empire
West Africa & the Sudan Region. The Sudan region of West Africa (not to be confused with the modern state of that name), where the Ghana Empire would develop, had been inhabited since the Neolithic …
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Mining in Ghana
Ghana is rich in gold, diamonds, bauxite, and manganese. Mining contributes about 5.7% to Ghana's GDP and makes up 40% of the country's exports. Mining …
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Ghana
Ghana - Trade, Agriculture, Mining: The economy is a mixture of private and public enterprise. About three-fifths of the GDP is derived from the services sector, agriculture contributes almost one-fifth, and industry about one-fourth. Before independence the government's role was confined mainly to the provision of such basic utilities as …
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Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities in Ghana
Map of the Prestea Huni-Valley District showing study community, Prestea. Source: Cartography Unit, Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. 2015
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Gold mining's environmental footprints, drivers, and future …
From 2008 to early 2017, the third phase of gold mining in Ghana witnessed a significant upsurge in small-scale mining activities due to the escalating gold prices (Hausermann et al., 2018; Barenblitt et al., 2021). This era marked a significant environmental impact as advanced technology such as excavators and wash plants …
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Historical overview of traditional and modern gold mining in Ghana
The advent of colonialism and the introduction of modern scientific mining in Ghana during the last decade of the nineteenth century enabled European mining companies to gain control over the mining industry. This effectively excluded Africans from participating in the gold mining industry except as labourers and artisans. This article …
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"We Are Losing Our Identity as People" The Impact of …
Therefore, this study aims to fill this scholarly gap through an exploration of the consequences of mining on the culture of people living in mining communities in …
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The ancient kingdom of Ghana was located 800 kilometres north of the modern-day capital city, Accra, crossing into modern-day Mali and Mauritania (Hilson, 2002).At the time, the name Ghana strictly referred to the region's king; however, it was later used by Arab merchants, who traded gold for more than 700 years prior to the …
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