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Sustainable solution or a marriage of inconvenience? The coexistence of large-scale mining and artisanal and small-scale mining on the Abosso Goldfields concession in Western Ghana

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ID23323955
AuthorsAnthony Aubynn
Year2009
Volume34
Issue1-2
Pages64-70
Publication date2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResources Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0301-4207 • E-ISSN: 1873-7641
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.04.002
OpenAlexW2002966492
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited5

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Citations per year3,94
Citation span2010 - 2026 (17)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 59

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