Push and Pull Factors of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Upper East Region of Ghana
Recent trends in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASM) sector have left thousands of ASM miners jobless in Ghana. Due to the devastating pollution of the water bodies, air and land the government of Ghana in 2016 placed a ban on ASM in the country.The ban on artisanal and small scale mini...
Main Authors: | Abdulai Yakubu, B. Isung Chalisung |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Africa Development and Resources Research Institute (ADRRI)
2018-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Arts and Social Sciences |
Online Access: | https://journals.adrri.org/index.php/adrrijass/article/view/429 |
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