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An Integrated Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Gold Mining: The Nzema-Gol...

An Integrated Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Gold Mining: The Nzema-Gol...

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An Integrated Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Gold Mining: The Nzema-Gold Mines in the Ellembelle District of Ghana as a Case Study

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An Integrated Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Gold Mining: The Nzema-Gold Mines in the Ellembelle District of Ghana as a Case Study

Publisher

Basel: MDPI AG

Journal title

International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021-07, Vol.18 (13), p.7044

Language

English

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Basel: MDPI AG

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Contents

The mining industry is a significant asset to the development of countries. Ghana, Africa’s second-largest gold producer, has benefited from gold mining as the sector generates about 90% of the country’s total exports. Just like all industries, mining is associated with benefits and risks to indigenes and the host environment. Small-scale miners ar...

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An Integrated Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Gold Mining: The Nzema-Gold Mines in the Ellembelle District of Ghana as a Case Study

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8295839

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8295839

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ISSN

1660-4601,1661-7827

E-ISSN

1660-4601

DOI

10.3390/ijerph18137044

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