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The Obuasi Gold Mine is an open-pit and underground gold mine situated near Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is one of the top-9 largest gold mines on Earth. It is a wholly-owned site of OGM.
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Mining, Environment and Community Conflicts: A Study of Company-Community Conflicts over Gold Mining in the Obuasi Municipality of Ghana [click to view] [2] AngloGold to invest $500m to restart Obuasi gold mine.
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The Obuasi Gold Mine is an open-pit and underground gold mine situated near Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is one of the top-9 largest gold mines on Earth. The land is customarily owned by the Asantehene King Osei Tutu II. The mine is in Obuasi Municipal District, 39 miles (59.4 kilometers) south-west of regional capital Kumasi. Gold mining began at Obuasi Gold Mine more than 112 years ago, in 1897 when it was originally known as the Ashanti Mine.
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The Obuasi mining operations are located on a 201km 2 concession area in the Ashanti region of southern Ghana, approximately 60km south of Kumasi and 260km north-west of Accra. The Obuasi gold deposit is situated within the north-central portion of the Ashanti Volcanic Belt which is predominantly made up of Birimian Supergroup sedimentary and volcanic rocks, Tarkwaian Group sedimentary rocks ...
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The gold operation at Obuasi, 200km north-west of Accra in Ghana, was the major asset of Ashanti Goldfields Company (AGC), established in London in 1897. AGC started underground mining in 1907; Lonrho purchased AGC in 1969; and the Ghanaian Government reduced its holding in 1994, leaving Lonrho (now Lonmin) with a 33% stake and corporate plus private investors holding the remainder.
AngloGold will spend $500m to reopen Obuasi …
JOHANNESBURG - AngloGold Ashanti, the world’s third-largest gold mining company by production, yesterday announced it would spend $500million (R5.83billion) to reopen its Obuasi mine in Ghana as ...
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In Ghana, the company owns the Obuasi and Iduapriem Gold mines, where it conducts much of its mining activities. 3. Perseus Mining Limited. Perseus Mining Limited (ASX/TSX code: PRU) has established it self as a strong, diversified West African-focused Gold development, exploration, and production company. In 2018, the company became a multi-line, multi-jurisdiction Gold producer after …
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Impact of mining in Obuasi Municipality in Ashanti region of Ghana: An assessment of human rights concerns in mining communities Article (PDF Available) · January 2016 with 802 Reads How we ...
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05.06.2019 · Higher gold grades tend to be associated with finer stone arsenopyrite crystals. Sulphide ore is generally refractory. The mine is located within the Obuasi concession area in south-western Ghana along the north easterly-striking Ashanti volcanic belt. The deposit is one of the most significant Proterozoic gold belts discovered to date. The ...
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This stone seeks to project the important role played by gold mining in economic development of modern area of Obuasi in Adanse in Ghana. It challenges those scholars who …
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Obuasi has the potential to add an average of 350,000 to 450,000 ounces to Ghana’s gold production during its first 10 years in operation, with first gold expected by the end of this year.
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It is one of the top-9 largest gold min The Obuasi Gold Mine(OGM) is an open-pit and underground gold mine situated near Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. +233 (0) 302966581
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The Asante gold mine at Obuasi remained the country’s major producer 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.
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18.09.2013 · Environmental governance of mining has been central in contemporary discourse of the development of mining projects in Africa and parts of the developing world. This stone assesses the effectiveness of environmental governance of gold mining in Obuasi and Birim North Districts of Ghana and the nature of outcomes that effective governance produces for communities and the environment. …
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Gold rushThe impact of gold mining on poor people in Obuasi in Ghana “The expert from AGC came here to measure the affected places and told me not to use my farm area,” said Abi Tessa*, a local smallholder. “They’ve told us it is poisonous because of the cyanide. Because I don’t sell my crops, my income has gone down.” MrTessa