Obuasi Gold Mine Redevelopment, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Obuasi gold reserves. ... Mining and processing methods. Obuasi is an underground mining operation involving stope mining (both longitudinal and transverse) as well as sub-levels caving methods. The operating depth for the mine extends up to 1,500m-deep beneath the surface. The underground workings are reached through two main vertical shafts ...
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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 to the …
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Reviving Obuasi: AngloGold Ashanti's gold mine …
Anglo Ashanti's Obuasi gold mine redevelopment is hailed as a highly successful brownfield project in the history of African mining.
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Harvesting mineral riches: 1000 years of gold mining in Ghana
Gold mining had been carried out at Obuasi for centuries by Akan groups, and, from 1700 onward, by the people of the Ashanti tribe. Rosenblum (1972) provides an accurate …
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Analysis of the Trends of Gold Mining in Ghana
owns mines at Obuasi, Iduapriem near Tarkwa and Bibiani; Bogoso Gold Ltd. (BGL) located at Bogoso; ... reserves by underground mining methods. 2.4 State Gold Mining Corporation (SGMC) The State ...
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Mining in Ghana and its connections with mining in the …
The methods used for gold extraction in Obuasi during the pre-colonial era were extremely simple. The first was surface collection, which took place following heavy rains. ... There is an unbroken historical link between gold mining in Obuasi and the Sabará Region in Mina Gerais, Brazil. The social ties between these two cities, which are ...
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AngloGold to adopt new mining method at …
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti said it would change its mining method at Obuasi after the Ghana mine produced a disappointing third quarter performance. The mine's gold production fell 36% for the quarter to 46,000 ounces …
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Obuasi, Ghana
A trial of underhand drift and fill mining in high-grade areas was initiated in 2023 as this method is better suited to the challenging ground conditions often associated with higher grades at Obuasi.
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(PDF) Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of Obuasi …
Shortcut Methods of Distillation Design. ..., AngloGold Ashanti Gold Mining Limited (AAGL), Obuasi has contributed immensely to Ghana's economic development for centuries [8]. Though Obuasi township is universally associated with gold-mining, Ofosu-Mensah (2012) asserts that its reputation is not only limited to the activity of gold-mining ...
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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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Assessment of Workers' Knowledge and Views of …
The study aimed to assess the knowledge and views of workers about the occupational health hazards and problems related to small-scale gold mining in Obuasi Municipality, Ghana, to help improve ...
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Characterization, Spatial Variation and Risk Assessment of …
The average annual temperature is 25.5°C with relative humidity between 75%–80% in the wet season.28 Obuasi has the richest gold deposits in West Africa, and mining (including artisanal and small-scale mining) began in the 17th century. Since the late 1890s, Obuasi has developed into a modern mining town and it is one of the most densely ...
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AngloGold Ashanti provides Obuasi underground mining update
AngloGold Ashanti has announced that underground ore mining at the Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana is expected to resume by mid-October. For the remainder of 2021, underground ore will be used only to replenish the run-of-mine stockpile. Gold production from underground ore sources is therefore expected to recommence only in January 2022.
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Obuasi Gold Mine, Ghana
The Obuasi deposits occur along a zone of intense shearing and faulting within Precambrian greenstones. Mineralisation comprises two main types: quartz veins containing high-grade free gold, and the main sulphide ore in which narrow veins contain gold trapped within arsenopyrite. At …
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(PDF) The Resilience of Mining Communities in Obuasi, as …
Obuasi the host community of the oldest mining site in Ghana is the case study. The study conducted a broad meta-analysis of all the types of capitals available in Obuasi that are essential to ...
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Gold in Ghana: The effects of changes in large-scale mining …
In Ghana, the link between gold mining and urban growth, livelihoods, poverty and wealth was examined in three gold mining towns with differing characteristics: Obuasi was selected to represent old mining urban centres dominated by a large-scale mining company; Prestea was selected as an old mining centre with the presence of a large-scale ...
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(PDF) Impact of mining in Obuasi Municipality in Ashanti region …
The study aimed to assess the impact of mining on the lives of people living in Obuasi Municipality. Both probability and non-probability research techniques were chosen for the study. In all, 154 ...
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(PDF) Impact of mining in Obuasi Municipality in Ashanti …
In relation to surface mining, 51 participants mentioned that it was the mining method being used in their community while 55 participants (35.7%) disclosed that both surface and underground mining were the method of mining. ... Action Aid International; Gold rush: The impact of gold mining on poor people in Obuasi. Johannesburg: Action Aid ...
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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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Underground ore mining in Obuasi to resume mid-October
AngloGold Ashanti has announced that underground ore mining at the Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana is expected to resume by mid-October this year. For the remainder of this year, …
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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 AngloGold …
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Overview of the Obuasi Gold Mine (Facts and Figures)
The Obuasi deposits occur along a zone of intense shearing and faulting within precambrian greenstones. Mineralisation comprises two main types: quartz veins containing …
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Reviving Obuasi: AngloGold Ashanti's gold mine …
The redevelopment saw Obuasi being reestablished as a modern mechanised underground mining operation with a 20-year life, with production expected to average 350 to 450 koz of gold, an average head grade of 8.1 g/t over the first 10 years and 400 to 450 koz over the second 10 years.
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