Sentences with phrase «scale mining activities»

For example, the Commission is concerned that while proposed declarations in the Archer Basin may disadvantage Indigenous communities by effectively prohibiting various opportunities to develop land in the proposed preservation areas such as agriculture, and surface mining, it may allow for damaging, large - scale mining activities to continue.

Mr. Amewu disclosed this to journalists while on a two - day tour of the Western Region to observe compliance of otherwise of his earlier directive for all small - scale mining activities across the country to be halted.

The Asante Youth Association has accused government of showing bias in the enforcement of the ban on Small Scale Mining activities in the country.

The move was part of the larger campaign to impress upon government suspend all small - scale mining activities to enable and audit of the entire mining sector to help sanitize it and address galamsey.

This in spite of the fact that Ghana's laws are clear on illegal mining, and also restricts foreigners from engaging in the licensed small scale mining activity.

Not exact matches

BHP Billiton said on Thursday jobs could go at its Australian coal mines as the company faces a deteriorating market, the latest sign of global miners scaling back operations due to slowing industrial activity in China.

Having said this, AYD is of the view that the recent public outcry that has greeted the activities of small - scale mining in the country, and the subsequent knee - jerk and fire - fighting war on small scale mining has only reinforced the age - old problem of successive governments.

The Eastern Region town of Akwatia is among the areas where small - scale legal and illegal mining activities are very high.

Following the revelation, government waged a massive war against such activities and placed a six - month ban on small scale mining.

The government has since taken a number of actions including suspending the issuance of new licences for the small - scale mining in the country, and it has announced the retrieval of some illegal mining equipment, surrendered by the operators following the massive drive to clamp down on their activities.

The government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources as part of activities to stop the menace, has temporarily placed a ban on the issuance of licenses for small - scale mining, and directed all illegal miners to cease the practice and evacuate from the various sites.

There is currently a ban on small - scale mining in the country following the widespread devastation of the water resources and forest reserves due to the activities of illegal miners.

Government placed a six - month moratorium on all activities of small - scale mining in March this year, and also deployed 400 joint military and police taskforce in July, to the Western, Eastern and Ashanti regions to enforce the ban.

The Madre de Dios region has a long history of small - scale alluvial gold - mining, but the rise in international gold prices in the past decade has brought a boom in the activity.

The Exeter and Greenpeace research team say there are «many questions and uncertainties» around seabed mining, including legal issues and the difficulties of predicting the scale and extent of impacts in advance, and of monitoring and regulating mining activity once it takes place in the deep sea.

Indeed, it is sending a brine solution out onto the Flats in the wake of its mining activities, but with a few critical differences: Intrepid's replenishment efforts are on a greatly diminished scale from what is needed and fall far short of what Reilly agreed to do.

In 2002, the local government responded to strong public opposition by passing an island - wide moratorium that required Intex to stop any activities related to large - scale mining.

It is an effective way to motivate small - scale miners to continue their involvement in mining activities.

Due to our large - scale GPU mining activities we are glad to offer significant parts of our farms for Ether mining in the cloud.

Summary * I have the qualifications and business acumen to manage large scale, high risk, strategic projects that span organizational boundaries including multiple business units (from construction to Mining and Insurance) and service partners / vendors including presales activities and support to sales team.

The Western Cape agreement links regional development, employment opportunities and training, community assistance and financial advice with the development of the mine.45 Rio Tinto, a signatory to both of these agreements, also applies a «comprehensive agreement» approach to small - scale activities, including exploration and land access.