Sustainable small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Setting and strategies for sustainability

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 250, Issue , 2005, Pages 61-72

  Eshun, P Arroja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; GOLD; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 29144481695     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.250.01.07     Document Type: Article

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