Mining Commmunities Perception Of Open Pit Operations: The Case Of The People Of Brahabebome

ABSTRACT Economic liberalisation in Ghana has made the hitherto unprofitable mining sector the most viable sector o f the economy over the past decade. Cost effectiveness consideration and improved extraction technologies have combined to make open pit mining the preferred method of mining among the large number o f mining companies operating in the country. However, the open pit mining has some perceived environmental consequences. The subject matter o f this dissertation is to find out the perception o f people of Brahabebome of the effect o f surface mining operations on the environment. Th…