Operational profile 2023 Operational profile Obuasi – …
Obuasi – Africa Obuasi is located in the Ashanti region of Ghana, approximately 60km south of Kumasi. Mining operations are primarily underground, to a depth of 1,500m. On receipt of the requisite approvals from the Government of Ghana, the Obuasi redevelopment project began in early 2019. This followed the mine's having been place on care and
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(PDF) Gold Rush: The impact of gold mining on poor people in Obuasi …
PDF | I edited this report by Mark Curtis for ActionAid investigating the impact of AngloGold Ashanti and gold mining on poor people in Obuasi in Ghana. | Find, read and cite all the research you ...
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Mining, Environment and Community Conflicts: A …
Open pit surface mining adopts the „heap leach‟ method where industrial quantities of cyanide are poured on the earth and also for crushing of rocks (ibid). The report further expands that the process comes at a considerable …
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(PDF) Respirable dust exposure in underground gold miners at Obuasi …
Background: This is the first study in Ghana in the Obuasi gold mines where the silica content of the respirable dust is 10%, less than in previously studied gold mines, with only 23% of the miners having ever smoked. ... Expansion and modernisation of the Obuasi mine through the introduction of mechanised mining methods using larger mining ...
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AngloGold to pour first gold at Obuasi mine by …
Obuasi has reserves of 5.8 million ounces and is expected to produce between 350,000 ounces and 450,000 ounces of gold annually during the first ten years.
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Obuasi | Mining Town, Gold Mining, Ashanti Region
Obuasi, town, southern Ghana. It is located in a hilly area about 100 miles (160 km) from Accra. Its growth was stimulated by the discovery of a large gold deposit in 1897 and the building of the railway from Sekondi in 1902. The Asante gold mine …
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The Obuasi gold deposit, Ghana: A West African giant
Ghana is the largest producer of gold in West Africa, a region with over 2,500 years of history with regards to gold production and trade. Modern exploration for and mining of gold in Ghana dates ...
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Causes and Effects of Illegal Gold Mining …
Illegal gold mining activities contribute tremendously to the local economy of the communities within which the practice is conducted. Despite such developments, its activities come with several ...
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Obuasi: Creating a sustainable future for …
AngloGold Ashanti, one of Africa's largest gold producers, has successfully proven its ability to transform the historic Brownfields Obuasi gold mine in the Ashanti region of Ghana into a modern, mechanised mining …
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Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of …
Keywords: Mining in Obuasi; mining industry; gold mining; social effect of mining; health effect of mining. 1. INTRODUCTION Although mining, which is a key fiscal activity [1],
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Major Mines & Projects | Obuasi Mine
Obuasi gold mine is owned and operated by AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited (AAGL), a company registered in Ghana. ... Mining Methods - subscription is required. Comminution Crushers and Mills - subscription is required. Processing - subscription is required. Production. Commodity Units 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2016 2015;
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Extractivism and Community Development in Ghana: Local …
This study employed a subjective evaluation method, using interviews, focus group discussions and observation to analyse the impact of gold mining on the development of Tarkwa and Obuasi in Ghana. Whilst the mining of gold was expected to translate
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Mining, Environment and Community Conflicts: A Study of …
Open pit surface mining adopts the „heap leach‟ method where industrial quantities of cyanide are poured on the earth and also for crushing of rocks (ibid). The report further expands that the process comes at a considerable environmental and human cost. ... Mensah (2009) in her study in Obuasi on gold mining and CSR reveal that farmers in ...
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Underground ore mining in Obuasi to resume mid-October …
About Obuasi. Obuasi Gold Mine is one of the world's largest gold ore bodies, with 29.5Moz of Mineral Resource, at an average grade of 7.64 grams per tonne and 8.7Moz of Ore Reserve at an average grade of 8.6 grams per tonne. Obuasi, an underground operation, mining to a depth of 1,500m, is in the Ashanti region, approximately 60km south of ...
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(PDF) ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACT OF MINING …
The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the environmental impacts of mining activities in Ghana. The paper mainly focused on the mining activities in Prestea in the western region of the country.
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Spatial distribution, bioaccessibility, and human health …
Gold extraction in Obuasi and surrounding areas dates back to the nineteenth century, with underground mining being the most common method used. The AngloGold Ashanti mine, situated in Obuasi, is one of the largest gold mines in the region, single-handedly contributing over 50% of the nation's annual gold production (Aryee, 2001 ).
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Characterization, Spatial Variation and Risk Assessment of …
Background. Soil contamination with heavy metals and metalloids has become an increasingly important issue in recent years. Objectives. The present study examines possible contamination of the environment with metals from gold mining activities in Obuasi, Ghana. Methods. Soil samples were collected from commercial and residential areas and tailing dams …
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Obuasi, Ghana, AngloGold Ashanti
Obuasi, an underground operation mining to a depth of 1,500m, is in the Ashanti region, approximately 60km south of Kumasi. Obuasi was on care and maintenance from 2016 ... The first face blast took place in February 2019 with first gold poured in December 2019. Phase 1 of the redevelopment project was completed by the end of September 2020 and ...
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Obuasi: Creating a sustainable future for …
Despite well over a century of sustained mining, Obuasi has an estimated 8.7 Moz gold in reserve and 29.5 Moz of mineral resources, which could comfortably sustain mining for well over the next two decades.
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AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine Gets New Managing Director
Obuasi, Ghana — AngloGold Ashanti has appointed Boakye Pobee as the new Managing Director for its Obuasi Mine. Pobee brings extensive experience spanning over 21 years in both open-pit and underground mining. A Distinguished Career Pobee's impressive career trajectory includes key roles in the mining industry. Prior to his current …
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Geometry and genesis of the giant Obuasi gold deposit, …
In the Obuasi deposit, two distinct styles of gold mineralisation occur; (1) goldbearing sul- phides, dominantly arsenopyrite, disseminated in metasedimentary rocks and (2) native gold …
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Obuasi Gold Mine Redevelopment, Ashanti …
The Obuasi gold mine located in the Ashanti region of southern Ghana is being redeveloped into a modern and mechanised mine for longer operational life. Owned and operated by Africa's biggest gold miner …
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Gold Mining and the Development of Obuasi in Adanse
This article compares and contrasts the pre-colonial methods of mining with modern artisanal or small-scale mining popularly known in Ghana as galamsey and also provide reasons to explain why traditional or pre-colonial mining is still vibrant in the gold-rich Akanland in modern-day Ghana. ... Obuasi, Gold Mining, Adanse, socio-economic ...
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Obuasi Gold Mine
Obuasi gold mine is 65km by road from Kumasi, or 200km north-west of Accra, amid the township of Obuasi. Mining started in Obuasi in 1897. Prior to the mine's closure in 2016, it was one of the world's largest producers of gold. ... We specialised in mechanised development, a method not practised onsite previously. Predominantly handheld ...
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Historical overview of traditional and modern gold mining …
This study on indigenous mining methods includes some evidence from each of the major Akan mining states for a general overview, but principal attention will focus on the survival of indigenous mining despite the advent of modern (scientific) mining in Wassa, Akyem Abuakwa and Obuasi in Adanse, which is now part of Asante.
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Reviving Obuasi: AngloGold Ashanti's gold mine …
The project is now in Phase 3 of redevelopment, ramping up to 5 kt per day and eventually to over 6 kt per day. Steady-state operations should be achieved in 2024. The redevelopment of Obuasi must rank as one of the most …
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Gold mining and the socio-economic development of Obuasi …
The early mining activities at AGC depended to a large extent on the influx of migrant workers from other parts of West Africa, who became part of the Obuasi community. From E. S. Ayensu (1997 ...
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Ghana's Illegal Galamsey Gold Mining Affecting Cocoa …
Illegal Gold Mining Boom Threatens Cocoa Farmers (And Your Chocolate) ... However, in 2014, AngloGold Ashanti suspended gold production in Obuasi due to financial constraints, laying off more than ...
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Structural Controls on Gold Mineralization at the Ashanti …
The Ashanti gold deposit is the largest discovered to date in west Africa, with past production and current reserves exceeding ~1,200 tonnes (t) of gold. A complex multiphase …
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AngloGold Ashanti awards $375m contract for Obuasi project
AngloGold Ashanti has awarded a $375m mining contract to the Underground Mining Alliance (UMA) at the Obuasi redevelopment project in Ghana. UMA is a joint venture (JV) between African Underground Mining Services (AUMS) and Ghanaian mining contractor Rocksure International. AUMS owns a 70% stake in UMA and Rocksure holds the remaining …
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