The Roadmap to a Sustainable Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Ghana

• Main Authors: Bansah, J. K., Yalley, A. B., Duamkor-Dupey, N. K., Sakyi-Addo, G. B., Fosu, S, Wi-Afedzi, T., McCarthy, J., Owusu, C. K., Agorhom, E. A., Quaicou, I.
• Other Authors: YSI Asia Convening 2019
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: H. : ĐHKT 2020
• Subjects: Ghana; Mining industry; Employment data
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/70969
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

The Ghanaian artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) industry is well over 2,000 years old. No precise ASM employment data can be found for Ghana, although it is estimated that some 1,000,000 people are involved directly or indirectly in the extraction of gold and diamonds and thus about 60 per cent of t...