Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict …
One galamsey miner explained that the people of the community believe that the only reason why BGL has turned a blind eye to illegal mining activity in Prestea is that staff ''realized that they can only have peace when the whole community has been given a small place to carry on with their former activities, which is virtually the small ...
Poverty and mine's compensation package: Experiences of …
— The mining concessions in Prestea are situated in south-western Ghana which is 60–90 km north-east of the Atlantic coast line at Axim. Adonteng-Kissi and Ohene-Konadu (2015) observe that, the area has been a hub to gold mining operations for more than 125 years. Independent distinct companies have carried out mining operations in …
Artisanal Mining and Its Ramifications on the People …
Traditional Authority in the Prestea community and the Town Council by organizing sensitization programmes on the dangers of artisanal mining to the community as a whole, there has been no ...
Poverty and mine's compensation package
DOI: 10.1016/J.RESOURPOL.2017.03.007 Corpus ID: 157715804; Poverty and mine's compensation package: Experiences of local farmers in Prestea mining community @article{AdontengKissi2017PovertyAM, title={Poverty and mine's compensation package: Experiences of local farmers in Prestea mining community}, author={Obed Adonteng …
Over 200 workers vow to resist Minerals Commission's coup …
— …Declare support for British company. The Minerals Commission, has appointed a six-member caretaker team, including some dismissed workers of the …
Journal of Sustainable Mining
Research paper Living with conflicts in Ghana's Prestea mining area: Is community engagement the answer? Obed Adonteng-Kissi a, *, Barbara Adonteng-Kissi b a Department of Social Inquiry, College ...
Assessing Community Relocation and Resettlement Programs …
— The application of community relocation and resettlement programs as conflict management frameworks has done little to mitigate land use conflicts in the catchment areas of Ghana's Prestea ...
Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining …
Mineral exploitation contributes significantly to economic growth and development in most world economies. In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about 5.7% of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper …
Bogoso Prestea Gold Mine to be recapitalised as part of …
— The Bogoso Prestea Mine has a proud history dating back to 1912, during which time it has produced over 9m oz of gold. However, since 2017 it has been suffering from declining performance, racking up over US$200million of losses, much of which is owed to local suppliers, government agencies and its workforce.
Identifying the Sources, Causes and Costs of Conflicts in the Prestea …
— The Prestea mining community in Ghana has produced approximately nine million ounces of gold and ranked the second highest production of any mine in the country. It is a fact that, some ...
FGR to recapitalize Bogoso Prestea Mine as part of planned
— The Bogoso Prestea mine has a proud history dating back to 1912, during which time it produced over 9 million ounces of gold. According to FGR, since 2017, the mine "has been suffering from ...
Impacts of Mining on the Natural Environment and Wellbeing of Mining
The collected qualitative data was analysed using thematic qualitative analysis. Also, an in-community case study (mining communities in Prestea, e.g.Aketsewa) in-depth survey with a total of seventy local residents, community leaders and mining employees was carried out.
Lands Minister commissions Himan Ankorah Community Mining …
— The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, A. Jinapor, has inaugurated the Himang Ankobrah Community Mining Scheme (CMS) in the Prestea-Huni Valley District of the Western Region. This ...
Strained Relations: A Critical Analysis of the Mining …
— This paper examines the dynamics of the ongoing conflict in Prestea, Ghana, where indigenous galamsey mining groups are operating illegally on a concession awarded to Bogoso Gold Limited (BGL ...
Identifying the Sources, Causes and Costs Of Conflicts in …
The Prestea mining community in Ghana has produced approximately nine million ounces of gold and ranked the second highest production of any mine in the country. It is a fact that, some communities around the world have been considerably transformed by the mining industry but same cannot be said about Prestea community.
Living with conflicts in Ghana's Prestea mining area: Is …
The Prestea mining community in Ghana has produced approximately nine million ounces of gold and ranked the second highest production of any mine in the country.
Akufo-Addo inaugurates Community Mining programme in Prestea …
— The Member of Parliament (MP) for Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi in her address touched on how the Community Mining Programme was going to help the youth in the area to get ...
Living with conflicts in Ghana's Prestea mining area: Is …
In this article, a critical synthesis of the local perceptions of the design and application of the Golden Star Resources' (GSR) model of community engagement is provided. Prestea is …
Corporate Social Responsibility Agreements Model for …
(Bogoso/Prestea) Limited and its Mine Local Community* D. Mireku-Gyimah and R. Gyamfi Mireku-Gyimah, D. and Gyamfi R. (2016), "Corporate Social Responsibility Agreements Model for Community Development: The Case of Golden Star (Bogoso/Prestea) Limited and its Mine Local Community", Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 96 - 105.
Save the Bogoso Prestea Mine
— The mining community stated that the sale was bizarre and the new owner – Future Global Resources (FGR) which is a non-listed, privately owned 11-month old mining company with no mining history and background – is a special purpose vehicle created for a dubious scheme by Golden Star Resources (GSR). ... Bogoso Prestea Community …
Living with conflicts in Ghana's Prestea mining area: Is community …
DOI: 10.1016/J.JSM.2017.12.005 Corpus ID: 158093910; Living with conflicts in Ghana's Prestea mining area: Is community engagement the answer? @article{AdontengKissi2017LivingWC, title={Living with conflicts in Ghana's Prestea mining area: Is community engagement the answer?}, author={Obed Adonteng-Kissi and …
Poverty and Mine's Compensation Package: Experiences
The implementation and main objective of the community compensation package program for farmers in the Prestea mining area is to deal with some of the grievances emanating from the operations of ...
(PDF) Poverty and mine's compensation package: …
1. Introduction This paper focuses on bringing to light the experiences of local farmers in Ghana's Prestea agrarian and mining community and the ratings of community compensation package by Golden Star Resource (GSR) as a practical tool to alleviate poverty. The Prestea local community economy encompasses agrarian and mining sectors.
Prestea Gold Mine
— Development and rehabilitation plan for the Prestea mine. Wassa Gold Mine, Ghana. Golden Star (Wassa) (GSWL), a subsidiary of Golden Star, owns and operates the Wassa gold mine located in south …
Former Canadian-owned mining firm was a …
— Mining communities are still feeling the effects of Golden Star Resources' (GSR) operations after, in 2020, it sold Future Global Resources (FGR) a 90 percent ownership in the Bogoso-Prestea gold …
Map of the Prestea Huni-Valley District showing study community
The mining severity assessment for 2022 revealed a total of 32 mining pits within the 5-km bufer zone, where 21 mining pits (65.63%) of the total mining activities occurred within the 2-km bufer zone.
Over 200 workers vow to resist Minerals Commission's coup …
— …Declare support for British company. The Minerals Commission, has appointed a six-member caretaker team, including some dismissed workers of the Future Global Resources' (FGR) Bogoso and Prestea mines to assist the regional manager of the commission in overseeing operations of concession, following what it says was a …
Living with conflicts in Ghana's Prestea mining area: Is community …
The Prestea mining community in Ghana has produced approximately nine million ounces of gold and ranked the second highest production of any mine in the country. It is a fact that, some ...
Identifying the Sources, Causes and Costs of Conflicts in the …
— Some communities around the world have been considerably transformed by the mining industry but same cannot be said about Prestea community. Notwithstanding, …
Golden Star Completes Sale of the Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine …
The Bogoso-Prestea operations are located in south-western Ghana, approximately 40km from the Wassa gold mine. Recently, production was delivered from the Bogoso-Prestea open pits and the Prestea underground gold mine. In the second half of 2018, Prestea became an underground-focused operation and the open pit operations ceased production.
Identifying the Sources, Causes and Costs of Conflicts in the Prestea …
International Journal of Community Development Vol. 3, No. 2, 2015, 64-78 DOI: 10.11634/233028791503713 Identifying the Sources, Causes and Costs Of Conflicts in the Prestea Mining Community Obed Adonteng-Kissi La Trobe University, Department of Social Inquiry, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce, Melbourne, Australia The …
Prestea-Bogoso Mine's future hangs in the balance
— The primary focus remains on safeguarding mining investments, notably the Prestea-Bogoso Mine, to preserve jobs, stimulate the local Prestea economy, foster community development and generate ...
Mining and Community Relations – Learning from the Prestea …
— It is against this background that the tension between the Prestea community and Bogoso Goldfields is a concern. In some instances, mining companies have been accused of destroying farmlands, polluting water sources and degrading the physical environment. The industry is blamed for the ecological impoverishment of towns and …
Bogoso Prestea Gold Mine Announces Recapitalisation Plans
— The owner and operator of Bogoso and Prestea mining leases, FGR Bogoso Prestea Limited, has signed an agreement to restructure its ownership of the mine. ... our workforce, and the whole community," he added. The Bogoso Prestea mine has a proud history dating back to 1912, during which time it has produced over 9m ounces of gold. …
Hand over Bogoso-Prestea Mine to new investors
— The Prestea-Bogoso Mine is currently under the control of FGR Bogoso Prestea Ltd (FGR) and its principal shareholder is Blue International Holdings Limited, which is based in the United Kingdom.
Assessing Community Relocation and …
— The application of community relocation and resettlement programs as conflict management frameworks has done little to mitigate land use conflicts in the catchment areas of Ghana's Prestea ...