· The AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine bounced back into operation on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, with a major redevelopment after a four-year shut down. An amount of $881 million was invested in ...
· AngloGold Ashanti Ghana has confirmed an employee at its Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana, has tested positive with the COVID-19 virus. The employee is a Ghanaian who lives in the mine''s accommodation and who recently returned from travel abroad.
· AUMS wins Obuasi contract. African Underground Mining Services (AUMS), a 50:50 joint venture between Ausdrill and Barminco, has been awarded a US$375 million underground mining services contract at AngloGold Ashanti''s Obuasi gold project in Ghana. Obuasi is located in the Ashanti region of southern Ghana. Underground Mining > Development.
AngloGold Ashanti reports death of victim in shooting incident. Ghana Business News. 16 August 2011. A 23-year old man, who was allegedly shot by a private security man on duty at South Tailings Storage facility of the Obuasi Mine, was on Sunday reported dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in …
With the current gold mining boom they came to share another feature- open cast mines and the qualitatively new ecological and social disruption they wreak. This report offers important evidence about the negative ecological and health impacts of mining, especially surface gold mining on communities and inhabitants around AGC''s Obuasi mine.
· The AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine bounced back into operation on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, with a major redevelopment after a four-year shut down. An amount of $881 million was invested in the initial redevelopment project, with $1.6 billion projected for investment in the 22-year life span of the mine.
· The Executive Vice-President in charge of Technical Services at the Obuasi Mine, Mr Graham Ehm, said the redeveloped mine had the initial capacity to produce 200,000 ounces of gold daily, with a potential to hit 400,000 ounces when the expansion work was completed.
· Monday, October 29th, 2018. AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to announce finalisation of a five-year underground mining contract at the Obuasi Re-Development Project with Underground Mining Alliance Limited (UMA), a joint venture between African Underground Mining Services (AUMS) and Accra-based Rocksure International, a wholly-owned Ghanaian mining contractor ("Rocksure").
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· Accra, 9 February 2015- In the interests of safety, AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited has withdrawn all employees performing non-essential functions from its Obuasi Gold Mine, following the incursion of hundreds of illegal miners inside the fenced operational areas of the site since 5 February 2016. Employees remaining on site are performing critical tasks including underground pumping and ...
The project will see Obuasi transformed into a modern, mechanised mine that will produce, on average, 350,000-400,000 oz/y of gold at all-in sustaining costs of $725-825/oz during the mine''s first decade of operation, according to AngloGold. Higher grades in the second decade of operation will see production improve further, it added.
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited, Obuasi Gold Mine is currently near completion of the redevelopment phase to become a modern, efficient and long-term profitable operation. The underground mining operation has been fully mechanized and designed to produce up to an average maximum of 5,000 t/day of ore mined.
In July 2009 Heward-Mills conducted a five-day crusade in Obuasi, a decaying gold-mining town, attended by over 280,000 people. Lighthouse Chapel International - Wikipedia A 2000 CricInfo article noted that cricket in Ghana was then confined to the south of the country, played only in the capital and the cities of Kumasi and Obuasi.
· Obuasi was selected to represent an old mining centre dominated by large-scale mining but where small-scale mining is becoming increasingly important. Located in the Ashanti Region, Obuasi is the principal gold mining settlement in Ghana, with a current population of almost 150,000 ( Government of Ghana 2010 census).
· The Obuasi gold mine, which is located in the Ashanti region in southern Ghana, is mainly an underground mine operating at depths of up to 1,500m with a continuous history of mining since the 1890s. The Ghanaian gold mine is located nearly 80km south of Kumasi and about 320km north-west of the country''s capital Accra.
· Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has re-opened the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, which had been effectively closed since 2014, in fulfilment of a campaign pledge he made to the people of Obuasi on 15th July, 2016, in the run-up to the 2016 general elections.
· President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has re-opened the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, which had been closed since 2014. Addressing the Chiefs and people of Obuasi, on Tuesday, 22nd ...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has re-opened the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, which had been closed since 2014. Addressing the Chiefs and people of Obuasi, on Tuesday, 22nd January, 2019, Akufo-Addo noted that upon his assumption of office, a series of discussions and negotiations took place, the end-result being the re-development project of …
· The Executive Vice-President in charge of Technical Services at the Obuasi Mine, Mr Graham Ehm, said the redeveloped mine had the initial capacity to produce 200,000 ounces of gold daily, with a potential to hit 400,000 ounces when the expansion work was completed.
Key words: Gold mining, Obuasi, Adanse, Ghana, socio-economic, development. INTRODUCTION Ghana is the second largest producer of gold in Africa after South Africa (Kesse, 1980; Agbesinyale, 2003). Known as the Gold Coast under British colonial rule, the …
Obuasi is a Mining Community and town in the southern part of Obuasi Municipal of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Obuasi is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal which lies south of Ashanti capital city Kumasi 39 miles (59.4 kilometres) away south-west of Kumasi or 1 hour 2 minutes road-drive from Obuasi to Kumasi. Obuasi has a settlement population of 175,043 people.
Implementation. The Obuasi redevelopment project will be implemented in two distinct phases. The first blast took place in February 2019. Phase 1 will comprise project establishment, mine rehabilitation and development, as well as plant and infrastructure refurbishment to enable production at a rate of 2,000t per day for the first operating year.
· It''s quite an experience working with Anglogold Ashanti, you really learn a lot. Senior Mining/Production (Former Employee) - Obuasi - 27 November 2019. It''s very challenging and educative working with a AnglogoldAshanti,Safety is always the First Value!!! Diversity of the workforce makes is a learning platform.
· President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has re-opened the AngloGold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, in fulfilment of a campaign pledge he made to the people of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has re-opened the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, which had been effectively closed since 2014, in fulfilment of a campaign pledge he made to the ...
· One person is feared dead after an underground mining pit which is part of the concession of Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, caved in and trapped some workers. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, May 17, 2021. According to some mining workers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, four persons working for Underground Mining Alliance (UMA), […]
Gold mining began at Obuasi Gold Mine more than 123 years ago, in 1897 when it was originally known as the Ashanti Mine. In 2008, one of our mining site was merged with the sister company to augment the financial strength of overall operation and bring about cash flow and generated fewer employment. In 2009, the mine employed over 5,700 people ...
· Obuasi is an underground and open pit gold mine located in Obuasi municipal district, Ashanti area. It has existed for more than 112 years. The mine was however closed in 2014 following numerous issues with profits and increased social issues such as illegal mining and also environmental issues. AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi address is Obuasi, Ghana.
AngloGold Ashanti – Obuasi Gold Mine current job posting. AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited is currently on a journey to redevelop the Obuasi Gold Mine into a modern, efficient and long-term profitable operation. The underground mining operation will be fully mechanized, designed to produce up to an average maximum of 5,000 t/day of ore mined.
· process of gold exploitation at obuasi_Seven charged over protest at Anglogold Obuasi Gold mineSeven charged over protest at Anglogold Obuasi Gold mine. by Marian Ansah. March 10, 2020.The process to retrieve the money was initiated
· As part of measures to diversify the economy of Obuasi, mining giant AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine has begun a training programme on modern auto diagnostic for about 200 auto mechanics in the ...
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· The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has re-opened the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, which had been effectively closed since 2014, in fulfilment of a campaign pledge he made to the people of Obuasi on 15th July, 2016, in the run-up to …
· 19 May 2021 5:26am. Three miners believed to be working with AngloGold Ashanti''s Obuasi mine, are reported to have been trapped in an underground site after parts of the mine …
· Obuasi, located in the Ashanti region of Ghana 320 kilometres northwest of the capital Accra, is a large, high-grade deposit with proven and probable …
· Groundbreaking Partnership to Revive Obuasi Gold Mine. ACCRA, GHANA-- (Marketwired - September 16, 2015) - Randgold Resources Limited ("Randgold") and AngloGold Ashanti ( AU) have concluded an ...
· President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has re-opened the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, which had been closed since 2014. Addressing the Chiefs and people of Obuasi, on Tuesday, 22nd January, 2019, Akufo-Addo noted that upon his assumption of office, a series of discussions and negotiations took place, the end-result being the re-development project of the Obuasi mine.
· A pickup sped through dense layers of tropical vegetation in Obuasi, a gold-mining region two hours from Ghana''s second-largest city, Kumasi. …