A linking-and-learning visit to Saaman, a mining-impacted community in the Fanteakwa District of Ghanas Eastern Region, afforded SPACES FOR CHANGE S4C an opportunity to learn about other advocacy approaches resource-rich communities in the West African sub-region are using to push for environmental justice and community participation in natural resource governance.
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2020-7-18Government has so far launched 55 community mining projects across 5 regions. The areas include Abosso in Western Region 3 licences, Nsiana, Manso Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region 22 licences, Tinga in the Savannah Region 6 licences, Akoase in the Eastern Region 17 licenses, and Mempehia in Ahafo Region 7 licences.
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6. Okyehene Rejects Governments Community Mining Initiative , Eastern Region Posted on 30-Jul-2019 Move Videos.
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Last month I had the opportunity to talk with members of the Saaman community, located in the eastern region of Ghana, about their opposition to a mining project operated by the Ghanaian company Solar Mining. Many Saaman community members, including the local Assemblyman, have protested against the project over concerns regarding its impact on.
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V. Nartey, J. Nanor and R. Klake, Effects of Quarry Activities on some Selected Communities in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana, Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Vol. 2 No. 3, 2012, pp. 362-372. doi 10.4236acs.2012.23032.
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2020-7-4Newmont Mining Corporation is a leading global gold producer with key assets in Nevada, Peru, Australia, Ghana and Suriname. Newmonts Africa Operations holds two gold mining operations in Ghana the Ahafo Mine located in the Brong-Ahafo region and the Akyem Mine located in the Eastern region. There is also near mine exploration and development focus.
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Community mining scheme launched june 9, 2020 PRESS STATEMENT BY THE HON. MINISTER KWAKU ASOMAH-CHEREMEH ON THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN ROSEWOOD TRADE IN GHANA FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY, 2020 February 15, 2020.
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This forms part of the Governments project to providing alternative livelihood for mining communities. Mr Steven Agbo, the Principal Community Relations Officer of the Minerals Commission, explained that the programme was aimed at assisting mining communities to improve their livelihoods, which started in the Western Region in 2007.
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Speaking with the Goldstreet Business during a working visit to the Newmont Gold Akyem mine in the Eastern Region, Director of External Relations and Communication of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ahmed Nantogmah said Government recognizes the positive impact removal of taxes on exploration would bring to the nation, but is yet to take the needed.
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Lands Minister Unveils 3 More Community Mining Schemes In Ashanti Region August 20, 2020 Govt To Create Over 70,000 New Jobs Under Community Mining In Ashanti August 20, 2020 NPP Inaugurates Greater Accra Campaign Team August 20, 2020.
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Newmont Mining Corporation is a leading global gold producer with key assets in Nevada, Peru, Australia, Ghana and Suriname. Newmonts Africa Operations holds two gold mining operations in Ghana the Ahafo Mine located in the Brong-Ahafo region and the Akyem Mine located in the Eastern region.
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Find Community Social Services vacancies in Ghana. Apply today.To provide full-time support to TREE AIDs project in the West Gonja District of Savanna region of Ghana. The role will be to work with communities and key stakeholders to implement project activities to time and budget, whilst ensuring the expected impacts for targeted.
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The Impact and Effect of Illegal Mining galamsey towards the Socio-economic Development of Mining Communities A Case Study of Kenyasi in the Brong Ahafo Region Adjei Samuel1, N.K.Oladejo1, I.A. Adetunde2, 1University for Development Studies, Department of Mathematics, Navrongo. Ghana.
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Armed Police Personnel have been deployed to Kwahu Praso in the Kwahu West District of the Eastern Region after rampaging youth in the community and its surrounding villages besieged a Mining Company and setting ablaze to equipment worth millions of Ghana cedis. The rampaging youth set fire into two Tata Hitachi excavators, water pumping machines.
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2020-8-21Mr Eric Bukari, a Principal Mining Officer, Minerals Commission, who made a presentation on the Small Scale Mining and Community Mining Sub.
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Bolgatanga Project The Gbane Project lies within the Talensi District of the Upper East region in northeastern Ghana. Cassius Large Scale Prospecting Licence covers a 13.791 km2 area. The Project is at an advanced exploration stage. The Bolgatanga region is characterised by a series of highly prospective granite-greenstone belts Bole.
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A pupil of only 16 years has drowned in an abandoned illegal mining pit in a community near Anyinam in the Eastern region of Ghana. A 16-year-old boy, identified as Desmond Quaye, has been found dead in an illegal mine in a community near Anyinam in the Eastern region of Ghana.
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In 2017, the Ghana Investment Promotions Center GIPC named Akyem the best company in Ghana for the second consecutive year. The Akyem mine operates within 10 host communities in the Birim North District of Ghanas Eastern Region namely Adausena, Yaw Tano, Old Abirem, New Abirem, Hweakwae, Tano, Afosu, Mamanso, Ntronang and Yayaaso.
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May 19, 2011 Asamankese ER, May 19, GNA - Bugudon Company Limited BCL, a mining company in the Awaham community of the Eastern Region, has presented a cheque for 50,000 dollars to the community for development projects.
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2020-7-6A 16-year-old boy has drowned in an abandoned mining pit at Kodobeda in a community near Anyinam in Atiwa East District of Eastern region. The body of the deceased identified as Desmond Quaye has been retrieved and deposited at the Kibi Government Hospital Morgue.
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The mass registration exercise for the Ghana Card in the Eastern Region is to resume on Thursday, June 18, 2020, and end on Saturday, June 27, 2020.
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2019-2-8The Tong Rana explained that, unlike the Yenyeya Mining Enterprise and Pabortaaba Mining Enterprise, two small scale mining companies in the Gbane Community, which have gone into partnership and have been receiving technical support from Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited, there were quite a number of small scale miners in the area which did not have.
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2020-6-9Samuel Nkansah Twum, the Assistant Director of the Atwima Mponua District Assembly within which the forest reserve lies, says the current state of affairs concerning illegal mining in the area is far better than it used to be before 2017 when the government of Ghana, after intense civil society and media pressure, announced a ban on all small.
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The amended law prescribes stiffer punishment to offenders who engaged in illegal mining and makes it deterrent for both Ghanaians and foreigners to engage in the act. Mr Josef Iroko, Assistant Manager in charge of Legal Affairs at the Minerals Commission, told the media at Aburi in the Eastern Region, during a media workshop on Thursday.
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2017-8-29ministrative region of Ghana and the Akyem operation in the Eastern Region, which started work 2002 but started production at the bigger Ahafo and Akyem in 2006 and 2013 respectively. Newmont is currently the second highest gold producer in Ghana with an annual production of 442,000 oz. As of July 2014, it had a.
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