Sentences with phrase «small scale mining by»

He said the moratorium placed on small scale mining by the government was good, saying since then, turbidity levels of water bodies had been declining drastically, and urged all to come on board to help stop «galamsey» in the country.

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It is our reckoning that the militarized approach adopted by His Excellency President Akufo Addo towards small scale mining leaves much to be desired of, considering the fact that small scale miners are hardworking citizens of Ghana whose contribution to the national economy can not be underestimated.

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.

President Akufo - Addo acknowledged that, Ghana has long been a country of mineral deposits and the exploitation of minerals, hence, there was no vendetta against small - scale miners, some of who are aggrieved by the upsurge in attempts to protect the environment from the ills of 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.

According to them, it appears they have been targeted by the ban which does not apply to large - scale miners despite the fact that both small and large - scale mining is regulated by the same law.

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, is unhappy about government's decision to extend the ban on small - scale mining by three more moSmall Scale Miners, is unhappy about government's decision to extend the ban on small - scale mining by three more moScale Miners, is unhappy about government's decision to extend the ban on small - scale mining by three more mosmall - scale mining by three more moscale mining by three more months.

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.

Government has announced an extension of the ban on all forms of small scale mining in the country by three...

Godwin Amarh was speaking on the sidelines of a media round - table discussion on the place and role of Artisanal and Small - Scale Mining in Ghana's economy, organised by the Third World Network Africa.

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...

In 13 years, small - scale mining operations increased by 600 % and the amount of land in the state affected by gold mining quadrupled, the researchers report online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

«Small - scale gold mining contributes to one third of the mercury released into the environment today,» says physicist Stephan Robinson of Green Cross Switzerland — Blacksmith's partner in the research and ranking — or nearly as much as coal burning by power plants.

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.

A feature of this is that much of the outputs of these minerals are by small - scale mining.

The target market of Genesis Engineering ranges from hobbyists and small businesses reached by the company's showrooms, co-working spaces and speaker series, to multinational energy companies and large - scale miners reached by the company's consultancy and mining projects.

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.