Abstract:
Small-scale mining has become an activity that provides livelihoods to growing numbers of
rural people in Ghana. This has attracted most of the youth and other groups of people into the
business. This study sought to explore the management of operations of small-scale mining
industries in the Obuasi Municipality. The study sought the views of small-scale miners from
the communities under study (Ahansoyewodea, Pomposo, Akrokerri, Kwabrafoso, Asonkori and
Akaporiso) at Obuasi Municipality. The instrument used to gather the data was questionnaire and
interview. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the miners. Statistical Package
for Social Sciences (SPSS) was employed for data analysis. The result of the study shows that
86.7% of the respondents experienced improvement in living conditions as a result of the
business. All the respondents (100%) indicated that they don’t receive any support from the
government. More than half of the respondents (53.3%) have not received any education on the
hazards of mining. Generally, this study has confirmed that the issue of the management of the
activities borders on legislative instrument and policies implementation, public institutional
failure, rural poverty, use of rudimentary tools, poor technology, and low level of education
among the miners and the attitude of some miners.
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, FAULTY
OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE
STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
(MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY) DEGREE.
AUGUST, 2013.
