by webadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | ASM, Natural Resources Governance, News
With funding from the US Department of State through the US Embassy in Ghana, the two-day training exposed participants on how to extract without the use of mercury based on the characteristics on the ore. The training involved classroom and field demonstration...
by webadmin | Feb 25, 2019 | Active Citizenship, ASM, Natural Resources Governance, News, Participation, Social Accountability
The mining sector remains a major backbone of Ghana’s economy as the leading foreign exchange earner for the country. For over 100 years, Ghana’s mineral proceeds have failed to turn around the lives of its citizens. Much less, citizens have had no say in the...
by webadmin | Aug 16, 2018 | ASM, Natural Resources Governance, News
About 18 stakeholders from Ghana, Zambia and Malawi came together to learn from each other, identify and plan for new collaborations, and adopt new ideas for increasing the impact of their work on the Artisanal and Small -Scale Mining Sector in their respective...
by webadmin | Apr 6, 2018 | ASM, News, Oceans & Fisheries
Despite an extended government ban on illegal mining and deployment of a joint taskforce to curb the menace, galamsey activities among communities on the River Pra are still prevalent and slowing down efforts to help regain Ghana’s depleting fish stocks. David...
by webadmin | Aug 1, 2016 | ASM
“I gain only a small amount of money from engaging in illegal mining, sometimes I use all the money to go to the hospital when I fall sick”. “With this training, I am have gained new skills in soap making and I can use the money from this to finance my education”....
by webadmin | Jul 31, 2016 | ASM
About 55 stakeholders from diverse backgrounds in the mining sector gathered in Tarkwa through an Action Dialogue to share ideas on a participatory and inclusive road map towards formalization of Ghana’s Artisanal Small-scale Mining (ASM) sector. The Dialogue was...