Trends in the small-scale mining of precious minerals in Ghana: A perspective on its environmental impact

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-140

  Aryee, Benjamin N A ^a   Ntibery, Bernard K ^a   Atorkui, Evans ^a  

^a Minerals Commission   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Environmental friendliness or soundness; Environmental impacts; Ghana; Small scale mining; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; MINERAL RESOURCES; PRECIOUS METALS;

SMALL-SCALE MINING;

MINING;

EID: 0037332749     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00043-4     Document Type: Article

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