Sentences with phrase «for small scale mining»

He was however quick to add that, government had identified prospective areas for small scale mining, where «we will then direct the small scale miners to those particular areas so that they are not just mining haphazardly.»

In its #StopGalamseyNow campaign, Citi FM among others demanded an immediate seizure of the issuance of licenses for small scale mining, while Parliament has referred a petition on the campaign to a joint committee.

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Because it was possible to run large - scale ASIC mining operations, mining became a way for a few small groups of people to essentially control the monetary supply of various cryptocurrencies.

«Small - scale mining is the second biggest global employer, and many of those mines force their workers to labour long hours in dirty and dangerous conditions for a pittance, whilst we enjoy the high value, glittering jewellery made using their gold.»

The action should generate around $ 1 million (more than # 600,000) in Fairtrade premiums for small - scale mining communities.

A code of practice for small - scale mining operations will be outdoored and committees will be formed in all mining Districts to fight illegal mining and address issues relating to small - scale miners

Today, whilst the government is busy chasing Ghanaian youth out of small scale mining for Chinese and other nationals to take over, we wish to remind the Ghanaian people that China as a country has over 102 types of mineral deposits in over 3000 mine beds with an estimated value of about $ 100 billion.

Aside these, small scale miners have provided social amenities such as toilets, boreholes, CHPS compounds among others for several mining communities, which eases the pressure on the government.

The cry for help has been thunderous especially as some water bodies residents depended on have all been polluted by galamsey operators — small scale mining works who have muddied the waterbodies.

Engaging in galamsey — the popular term for illegal small - scale mining — is what he and his colleagues do in order to feed their families.

«We are ready to die than to live and not work» Frank Osei, said Thursday, and condemned and described as harsh, the destruction of some excavators belonging to some of their members who are operating with licence, The miners have blamed the media for fuelling the fight against small scale mining in the country.

«So we have identified illegal small - scale mining as the target for the fight against galamsey.

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.

Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Barbara Oteng - Gyasi has assured the small - scale mining sector to exercise a little patience...

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 efforts have yielded some positive results including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses for small - scale mining.

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.

He said small scale mining companies or individuals holding licences issued in December ahead of the 2016 general elections would have to ready re-apply for the licences to be re-issued.

«As for the small scale licences that are existing already, well a pronouncement will be made, because most of them are not going to be recognized,» Mr Amewu told journalists after visiting the C and G Aleska mining company in the Ahanta East District.

For instance, the total gold production by small scale miners rose from an estimated 2.2 % in 1989 to 31 % of the national production in 2016 whilst production of all diamonds is now coming from small scale mining.

He noted that «This is in preparation for our deforestation program in terms of degradation which is as a result of illegal small scale mining.

The president of Women in Mining Ghana, Georgette Sakyi - Addo has called on government to reserve 15 per cent of mining concession for female small scale mine oMining Ghana, Georgette Sakyi - Addo has called on government to reserve 15 per cent of mining concession for female small scale mine omining concession for female small scale mine owners.

It follows demands by a civil society group, Artisanal and Small scale Mining - Africa Network for transparency in the assessment of the first phase of the operations of the...

Local hunting camps were common and a network of motorcycle trails is used for commercial bushmeat transport as well as accessing small scale mining areas.

Small - scale mining for heavy minerals began in 1949.

A small retrospective of Ms. Jaffe's large - scale signature paintings — of her ebullient, flat geometric shapes, lines, blobs and squiggles on generous white grounds — confirms that she has been successfully mining hard - edged abstraction for more than 40 years.

The starting point for this particular large - scale painting was to find a compelling moment within an earlier line - based painting of mine, something perhaps one inch by one inch or smaller, and magnify that portion into a large scale composition.

Fellow 2009 Prize recipient Yuyun Ismawati also works with IPEN as a steering committee member and leader for artisanal and small - scale gold mining (ASGM) and Mining imining (ASGM) and Mining iMining issues.

A leap in the area being felled for small - scale gold mining has bought with it increased emissions of mercury, toxic both to impoverished miners and to the wider environment.

That may be because mining Bitcoin Cash isn't as profitable or worthwhile for small - scale miners, as Bitcoin Cash detractors suggest to be the case.

Mining pools serve a crucial yet relatively mundane role in the mining process by providing a focal point for hashing power and enabling small - scale miners to collaborate with oMining pools serve a crucial yet relatively mundane role in the mining process by providing a focal point for hashing power and enabling small - scale miners to collaborate with omining process by providing a focal point for hashing power and enabling small - scale miners to collaborate with others.