This paper explores the power relations and institutional arrangements that shape Ghana's artisanal small-scale gold mining industry. Using the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area in the Eastern region ...

The Prestea gold mine is located in the western region of Ghana. Image: courtesy of Profoss. Golden Star Bogoso Prestea (GSBPL) plans to restart the Prestea gold mine, which has been under care and …

Community Action Newmont had long faced opposition to the mine. Community groups in the Akyem area, such as the Concerned Farmers Association at …

In 2022, a review team, formed by representatives of IUCN member organisations and subject matter experts, visited Newmont's Akyem mine site in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The review included a comprehensive evaluation of biodiversity programs and resulted in recommendations for improvement and future direction.

The Akyem deposit lies within a shear zone created by gradational contact between Birimian sedimentary rocks and the mafic metavolcanic rocks on the northern portion of the gold-bearing East Ashanti Belt in Ghana. The deposit is estimated to contain 7.4million ounces (moz) of proven and …

Près de 2000 hectares, 1400 employés et des machines qui raffinent de l'or 24h/24, bienvenue à Akyem, l'une des plus importantes mine d'or du Ghana. Selon les estimations, il y aurait près...

The Newmont Akyem Development Foundation has been working over the past 5 years in 9 Newmont Akyem Mine communities towards socio-economic transformation of the lives of the people. ... Post Office Box NH 33 New Abirem, Eastern Region, Ghana. +233 543 207 296 [email protected] Mon - Fri: 09:00 - 17:00 Sat & Sun: Closed. Quick LInks. Annual ...

The Akyem Gold Mine is a large open-pit project located in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Owned and operated by Newmont Golden Ridge Ltd, the mine employs over 450 people and mines approximately …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has commended Newmont Africa for its compliance to tax and other financial payments to the government of Ghana. The Minister made this comment when Newmont Golden Ridge LTD. (Akyem Mine) presented a cheque of GH¢184.6 million to the Government of Ghana, as dividend for the year 2022. …

This paper explores the power relations and institutional arrangements that shape Ghana's artisanal small-scale gold mining industry. Using the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area in the Eastern …

Newmont Ghana's Akyem mine has contributed approximately $9.3 million NAkDeF since 2013. In 2018, the mine contributed about $1.5 million to NAkDeF. The funds accrued …

migrant cocoa farmers and gold mining companies had laid down the rules by which land could be leased or bought, before the arrival of European diamond mining companies. Hill's work has shown the processes by which the migrant cocoa farmers of Southern Ghana acquired land. Following the introduction of industrial mining in Akyem

N05W01 Locality type: Mine Köppen climate type: Aw : Tropical savanna, wet Nearest Settlements: Owned/operated by: Newmont Mining Corporation () Gold mine. Active mining began in 2013. Owned by Newmont Gold Ghana, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation. Select Mineral List Type Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical …

Ghana's Minerals and Mining Law mandates paying ground rent to land owners affected by Akyem's mining operations. Under the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands Act, ground rent for stool Lands is to be paid to the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) for disbursement.

Newmont goes solar at Akyem. UK-based Cambridge Energy Partners (CEP) has confirmed the placement of its Nomad redeployable solar photovoltaic (PV) tracker at Newmont's Akyem gold operation in Ghana as part of the mine's effort to offset its energy demand. Energy generated by CEP's Nomad is fully integrated into existing …

100 %. Direct. The Akyem Mine is a gold mine located at New Abirem in the Eastern Region of Ghana, wholly owned by Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (NGRL). Newmont …

Akyem Mine Presents GHS 184.6M as a Dividend to Ghanaian Government February 17, 2023 Newmont Africa was recently commended by Ghana's Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, for its …

10/29/2019 GHANA: Dispute Over Newmont's Proposed Gold Mine At Akyem | corpwatch

Akyem is an open-pit gold mine located in Birim North District in the Eastern region of Ghana, the seventh biggest gold producing country in the world. The mine is wholly-owned and operated...

Currently, Ghana produces over 158 tonnes of gold, and the mining sector contributes to over 90% of total mineral exports [26]. Similarly, Ghana has abundant natural gas reserves that have ...

The Minister made this comment when Newmont Golden Ridge LTD. (Akyem Mine) presented a cheque of GH¢184.6 million to the Government of Ghana, as dividend for the year 2022. The amount represents the Ghana government's carried interest in the operations of the Akyem mine. The cheque presentation was made by executives of …

ASM is a form of mining that uses simple machinery to mine precious minerals (Ofosu-Mensah 2016). In Ghana, ASM focuses mainly on gold production, and it is currently the only way of sourcing...

Newmont's Akyem operation is located in Ghana in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, approximately 111 miles northwest of the capital city of Accra. Newmont obtained the mining lease for Akyem in 2010 and began commercial production in 2013. Location: 111 miles northwest of Accra, Ghana Mine Type: Surface Metals Mined: Gold …

Mining companies are not being regulated for NORM in most countries including Ghana. In Ghana, there are over 200 registered mining companies operating small‑, medium‑, and large‑scale mining. Studies to establish radionuclide concentrations resulting from mining and mineral processing industries

in Africa, Projects. Akyem is an open-pit gold mine located in Birim North District in the Eastern region of Ghana, the seventh biggest gold producing country in the …

The Newmont Akyem Development Foundation has been working over the past 5 years in 9 Newmont Akyem Mine communities towards socio-economic transformation of the lives of the people.

The Akyem Gold Mine is a large open-pit project located in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Owned and operated by Newmont Golden Ridge Ltd, the mine …

The gold mine is located approximately 15km south of the Bogoso mine and adjacent to the town of Prestea. GSBPL, a subsidiary of Golden Star Resources (GSR), holds 90 % interest in the gold mine and …

10. Akyem, Ghana. 371 koz. Akyem is an open-pit gold mine located in Birim North District in the Eastern region of Ghana. Newmont obtained the mining lease for Akyem in 2010 and began …

Studies on ASM particularly emphasize the loss of farming land through irreversible topsoil damage from pitting and trenching, and through water and soil pollution, with inadequate commitment and...