[PDF] Top 20 Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities in Ghana

... Concerning impacts on the ecosystem, the study found out that greater proportion of the land area have been rendered bare due to mining ...gold mining has been responsible for the removal of ... See full document

... Ghana’s mining econ- omy. According to the Ghana Chamber of Mines (2008b), the mining sector brought in US$5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between 1983 and ...The mining ... See full document

... The study used annual consumption expenditures level per capita to measure household well-being (livelihood outcome) as used by Lopez (2008) in his ...in mining communities with an observation with ... See full document

... negative impacts on humans and societies. Negative impacts include those on human health ...example. Mining is also known to affect traditional prac- tices of Indigenous peoples living in nearby ... See full document

... efficiency. Mining activity results a tremendous pressure on surrounding flora and fauna, particularly where forest land is used for ...Coal mining provides a huge energy source; but ultimately, this ... See full document

... [19]. Environmental manipulation to accommodate project-related infrastructure develop- ments can create favourable habitats for malaria vectors, most importantly ...since mining activities commenced and ... See full document

... The impacts of these factors were not considered in our ...the mining and engineering departments are bound to predispose workers to developing WRMSDs as compared to the other departments that are more ... See full document

... This study assessed the concentrations of arsenic and iron in paddy soil and rice grain samples collected from the Nobewam and Odumase paddy field sites in the Anum Valley of Ghana, as a means of ... See full document

... An increasing number of studies, both in the practitioner and academic press, show that firms are becoming more conscientious of the effects of their socially responsible behaviour. Innovative responsible strategy, ex- ... See full document

... Artisanal mining is of great economic and social significance in Nigeria though often an illegal and high-risk ...Artisanal mining methods include open cast which involves the use of primitive tools such as ... See full document

... of mining companies with furnished accommodation at mine sites are exempted from the payment of income ...towards mining companies in Ghana to make pledges and set targets on the environmental ... See full document

... Four communities in the district, namely Gyedu, Ntotoroso, Kenyasi ...this study because of the presence of Newmont activities in these communities and the closeness of the open pits operated by ... See full document

... of mining LCA studies were established from 2000 to ...cycle environmental impacts of different grades of coal mined with different mining methods [8], using of LCA to compare sulfide tailing ... See full document

... One of the most influential and commonly used definition comes from Carroll (1979, 1991) and remains popular both with practitioners and academics in the field of corporate social responsibility orientation (Yakovleva ... See full document

... There are eight mining sites in the community, with each referred to as a ‘part’. In each part, there are several spots which are owned by individuals or groups depending on the establishment. Then the sponsors ... See full document

... animal communities on extensive limestone ...grass-herb communities of plants and animals, thermophilic oak forests and calciphilous beech stands, natural monument Meanders of the Chvalšinský Stream aiming ... See full document

... health impacts of bauxite activities on the Felda Bukit Goh and its neighboring ...communities. Communities who lived near the bauxite mining areas exposed to environmental factors from ... See full document

... the study using relevant research result, journal, documents, regulations, ministerial decree, government regulations, and the focus group discussion result; 2) interpretation of ArcView GIS version ...of ... See full document

... to study not just the national will of the state actors but also the will of the non-state actors (such as ethnic groups, political groups, insurgents, terrorist groups, and criminal organizations) involved in the ... See full document

... data mining that it is the most commonly used method to extract data from different platforms and organize that data for the better use while implementing data mining, which has to face some challenges with ... See full document