the impact of transnational mining companies' activities in African mining areas in a novel fashion. It presents a lot of interview material that was collected in February and March …

Hon. A. Jinapor further shed light on the campaign by government to make Ghana the hub of mining in Africa through the establishment refineries that will …

However, the government of Ghana, as per the Minerals and Mining Act, has a 10 per cent free carried interest in all mining undertakings, and retains the option to acquire an additional interest ...

Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Quality of Surface Waters Within the Newmont Ghana Gold Mining Concession Areas @inproceedings{Emmanuel2009PhysicoChemicalAM, title={Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Quality of Surface Waters Within the Newmont Ghana Gold Mining …

Obuasi, an underground operation mining to a depth of 1,500m, is located in Ghana's Ashanti region, approximately 60km south of Kumasi. ... AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi Mine in Ghana partnered with Absa Bank Ghana Limited, the terms of which were detailed in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Read story. Obuasi mine launches ten-year …

Trends of area under mining concession and production of four major starchy staples in Ghana (1989-2007) Trends of expansion in area under mineral concession and production of major cereal crops ...

The mining industry has been crucial to the development of Ghana. As with all industries, mining has both advantages and disadvantages for the inhabitants of mineral-rich communities.

For the mining sector, the policy objectives considered under the SMTDP (2018 – 2021) are: Ensure sustainable extraction of mineral resources; and Ensure the mining sector …

Drawing on a study of two gold concessions in Ghana, this article focuses on three factors that influence modalities of governing access to gold in such sites: the …

To grasp the governance challenges in Ghana's gold mining sector, we introduce the "mining-scale embeddedness" framework, focusing on institutional, operational, and actor levels of embeddedness to elucidate dilemmas surrounding gold mining governance. ... The contractual system allocated specific areas within the …

AngloGold Ashanti is global mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of gold, silver, copper operations and projects. ... Ghana. Iduapriem, an open-pit mine comprising the Iduapriem and Teberebie properties and the Ajopa South West concession, is located in the western region of Ghana. Learn more;

Between 2008 and 2016, more than 50,000 Chinese citizens migrated to Ghana to mine gold on small-scale concessions. This is particularly surprising given that small-scale mining is an activity ...

"We believe mining is essential to Ghana's development and we only serve society when we generate prosperity for all and take care of the planet." We were founded on June 16, 1993, as Kibi Goldfields Limited. ... We have advanced ever since the first gold extracted in our Concession containing an approximate area of 46.63km in Fanteakwa and ...

The Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical) Regulations, 2012 (L.I 2182) Other legislative and regulatory provisions have relevance for mining operations in Ghana including the following; Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994 (Act 490) Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 2013 (Act 865)

The location and extent of mineral concessions in Ghana was obtained from the Minerals Commission of Ghana, current as of July 2012. Concessions are of three types: reconnaissance licenses, prospecting licenses, and mining leases (Ayee et al., 2011, Bermudez-Lugo, 2010). Reconnaissance licenses are short term (one year or …

The Minerals Commission of Ghana is the Government agency with the primary responsibility of developing and coordinating mineral sector policies and monitoring …

The Prestea mines in Ghana have produced about nine million ounces of gold and this is the second highest level of production of any mine in Ghana (Adonteng-Kissi, 2015). It is an undeniable fact that some communities around the globe have been positively transformed by the mining industry, but the same cannot be said about the …

Gold mining has played a significant role in Ghana's economy for centuries. Regulation of this industry has varied over time and while industrial mining is prevalent in the country, the expansion of artisanal mining, or Galamsey has escalated in recent years. Many of these artisanal mines are not only harmful to human health due to …

The Minerals and Mining (Explosives) Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2177) regulate the conveyance, storage, possession, manufacture and use of explosives for …

All documents covering the mining concession are available for your review and cross-checking on-Site Plan, Land Title Deeds, Indentures, Permits and relevant Certificates from Ghana Natural Resources and Minerals Commission and site visit by the investor is the most important aspect of the gold mining concession in Ghana. The gold mining is ...

Particulars of the financial resources available to the applicant for the proposed mining operations; Evidence of payment of the applicable fees; ... The Minerals Commission of Ghana is the Government agency with the primary responsibility of developing and coordinating mineral sector policies and monitoring their implementation.

Dealing with Galamsey and Small-scale Mining on Concessions of Multinational Mining Companies in Ghana: "a Compromise or Confrontation" About This Study. This paper tries to look at the composition of Ghana's mining industry which is made up of two sectors which are the galamsey and small-scale mining and the Large-Scale mining sectors.

A reform package geared towards improving regulation of Ghana's mining operations aims to unlock new investment and boost government receipts. ... In early 2016 concession rates were increased for the first time since 1986, from less than GHS0.01 ($0.003) per ha of leased land to GHS14 ($3.56), according to local media. ...

"The small-scale is not so capital intensive. About GH¢ 10,000 can start a mining operation. Local mining companies pay about 10% of what foreign companies pay in terms of licensing fees," Ahadzi said. The Ghana government over the period has supported identifiable small-scale mining groups in Prestea, Konongo and Bolgatanga.

exploration. Western Mining Limited concessions in Ghana are shown in the figure below. Western Precious Metals occupies a 10 to 20 km wide zone along the axis of Tarkwa Bankyem Basin located equidistant between and Tarkwa Nsuem Belt to the west.The geology of Tarkwa belt is typified by Birimian sediments, minor granitic intrusions and …

Ada, Ghana – At a collaborative stakeholder engagement held on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at the Ada West District Assembly, accompanied by a field tour, illegal miners, locally known as Atsiakpo, were instructed to cease interference with Electrochem's operations in the Ada Songor Salt Concession.

The coexistence of large-scale mining and artisanal and small-scale mining on the Abosso Goldfields concession in Western Ghana', Resources Policy 34: 64–70. Baba, S. and E. Raufflet (2014) 'Managing relational legacies: lessons from British Columbia, Canada', Administrative Sciences 4 (1): 15–34.

Request PDF | Using Orthoptera and Hymenoptera indicator groups as evidence of degradation in a mining concession (Tarkwa gold mine) in Ghana | One of the most important bioindicators of change in ...

This is particularly relevant to the Ghana case because several of the large concessions demarcated to multinational mining companies contain numerous 'fertile' areas for small-scale farming, as well as deposits uneconomical to extract on a large scale but which are appropriate for artisanal mining (see Hilson and Yakovleva, 2007; Hilson …

Mining Properties Accra, Ghana Available On Request Gold. My company is advising a client on the sale of large scale gold mining concession and they are open to establishing an alliance relationship and the gold concession is located in Ghana. All documents covering the mining concession are available for your review and cross-checking on …