
Sustainable development in Ghana's gold mines: Clarifying
For many researchers, the gold mining sector in Ghana is an exciting area to study because the country has been mining gold for over a thousand years (Hilson, 2002a) For the past three decades, gold mining has contributed significantly to Ghana's socioeconomic development through revenue generation, employment creation, and an increase in
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The Mining Industry in Ghana: A Blessing or a Curse
The country has a long tradition of gold mining with an estimated 2,488 metric tons (80 million ounces) of gold produced between the first documentation of gold mining in 1493 and 1997 (Kesse, 1985; Ghana Chamber of Mines, 1998) The country also accounted for 36% of total world gold output (8,153,426 ounces) between 1493 and 1600 (Tsikata, 1997)