Mining Companies in Ghana. Complete List. | Ghana Insider

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED. It is a global gold mining company with its branch in Ghana. AngloGold Ashanti was formed in 2004 as a result of a merger of AngloGold and Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. It is the first largest producer of gold in Ghana and the third largest producer of gold in the world.

Ghana takes action against illegal Chinese miners

On 5 June 2013, 169 Chinese miners were arrested in Ghana's gold-mining Ashanti region. These arrests followed Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama's decision to put an end to illegal mining by foreigners. Illegal mining is the driving factor behind a raft of problems in Ghana: it pits citizens against one another and against Chinese ...

The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana

Unregulated artisanal mining is locally known as galamsey, derived from the Ghanaian words "gather" and "sell." 2007 - 2017 JPEG "Artisanal mining has a quicker turnaround time on the landscape, with …

Mining Policy

The industry was very vibrant during the pre-independence period when mining policy was largely geared towards assisting and promoting the maximization of mineral production in the interests of the colonial …

Soil Heavy Metal(loid) Pollution and Phytoremediation …

2.1 Study Site. The plant and soil samples analyzed in this study were collected from a decommissioned and revegetated tailing storage site within the concession area of Damang Gold Mine in south …

Mining, from The Report: Ghana 2022

MiningFrom The Report: Ghana 2022View in Online Reader. Mining is a key component of Ghana's national economy; the country is Africa's largest gold producer. The Covid-19 …

Top Gold Mining Companies in Ghana List 2023 Updated

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (IDUAPRIEM) LIMITED is located in Accra, Ghana and is part of the Gold & Silver Mining Industry. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (IDUAPRIEM) LIMITED has 1,445 employees at this location and generates $187.51 million in sales (USD). (Employees figure is estimated, Sales figure is modelled).

Mining in Ghana: Critical Reflections on a Turbulent Past and …

Although most of the eleven mines operating at independence were deteriorating, the government made a decision, in 1961, to acquire all of the equity shares in each; formed the Ghana State Mining Corporation, subsequently reincorporating it in 1964 as the State Gold Mining Corporation; and obtained shares in Ashanti Goldfields, which, at the ...

Mining industry in Ghana

Mining industry in Ghana - statistics & facts. Ghana was the sixth largest producer of manganese in the world as of 2020. The production volume of the metal reached 1.4 million metric tons that ...

Operations & Projects

Overview. Newmont's Ahafo mine is located along the Sefwi Volcanic Belt, a northeast-southwest trending volcanic belt in Ghana. The mine is in the Ahafo region, approximately 307 Kilometers northwest from the national capital city of Accra. Commercial production at Ahafo began in 2006. Ahafo has two primary ore zones: Ahafo South and Ahafo North.

Environmental Impact of Illegal Mining in Ghana (Part 1)

Environmental Impact of Illegal Mining in Ghana (Part 1) Illegal gold mining activities in Ghana contribute tremendously to the local economy of the communities within which the practice is conducted. Increased income employment opportunities and increased market activities were some benefits of the illegal mining …

Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

ASGM in Nangodi, which was also the site of the first deep shaft mine in northern Ghana has been influenced by men involved in large-scale mining activities in southern Ghana, with successive waves of gold mining practices affecting the lives of Nangodi residents—economically, politically, and in terms of their health, nutrition, and ...

Mechanization of illegal gold mining threatens Ghana's forests

Mechanized mining is causing severe damage to local ecosystems, says Reginald Guuroh, researcher at the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana and specialist in land reclamation after illegal mining.

Socio-demographic factors affecting artisanal and small-scale mining

The harsh treatments meted out to local miners caught at mining sites by the military (i.e., shooting and killing, arresting, persecution and prosecution including the burning of excavators, the implements used in mining) have been reported (Hilson, 2017; Hilson and Maconachie, 2020a, Hilson and Maconachie, 2020b).

Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: …

The mining sector in Ghana is governed primarily by the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) (Government of Ghana, 2006) (as amended in 2015 and recently in 2019) and the Minerals Commission Act. These serve as the principal enactments setting out the guidelines for the country's mining laws.

Influx of Chinese goldminers sparks tensions in Ghana

Ghana is the 10th largest gold producer in the world and the second largest in Africa, after South Africa. It produced 4.2m ounces last year, worth $1,668 per ounce. 23% of Ghana's gold exports ...

Is illegal mining socio-politically entrenched? An opinion

Considering that Ghana is a model of best practice in terms of natural resource governance in Africa, as it was ranked 15 th out of 58 mining countries globally and best in Africa for transparency and accountability in natural resource governance (Standing, 2014), her mineral resource governance in terms of monitoring, accountability …

Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana

History of Mining in Ghana. There is evidence of gold extraction activities in Ghana as far back as the 7th and 8th centuries A.D., as gold deposits attracted Arab traders into the country.7 These activities were strategically located along rivers where sediments believed to contain deposits of gold were washed constantly to separate the gold …

(PDF) ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE ALTERNATIVE …

As a means to addressing the disastrous consequences of illegal small scale mining, also known as galamsey, on the environment in many mining communities in the country, the Government of Ghana has implemented the Alternative Livelihood Project (ALP) to offer alternative livelihoods for illegal small scale miners and combat illegal small-scale …

An Integrated Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts of …

A study by the authors of had it that 59 (23%) out of 250 large-scale mining workers in Ghana had noise-induced hearing loss [2,47]. Notwithstanding efforts by authorities and mining companies to curb the effects of noise on local people, the impacts of noise pollution go a long way to affect animals in their natural habitat near mining sites.

(PDF) INTERNATIONAL SOURCING AND ITS RELATED CHALLENGES IN THE MINING

In the mining sector, Ghana, long Africa's second largest producer of gold, operated on a scale sufficient to increase the development of the local supply chain. The fact that it has not is more a failure of strategic development policy than the lack of opportunities.

A review from environmental management to environmental

Before addressing the first question: Should there be a total change of the environmental policy framework other than just the review of the implementation of the current policy framework in the mining industry; there is a need to look at the past of mining in Ghana; its related environmental policies or legislation and enforcement; and other …

The golden practices that defy gloom | International …

The golden practices that defy gloom. Small-scale mining in Ghana is mostly known for its faults. It's time to see what it gets right. Long read by. Gabriela Flores Zavala. 11 September 2017. Learning …

Local content implementation and development in Ghana's

2.1 Contemporary discussions on Ghana's local content policy. Refs. [8, 14] noted that the concept of local content in Ghana predates the Minerals and Mining Law, 2006 (Act, 703) and the Minerals and Mining (General) Regulations, 2012 (LI, 2173), which both introduced a local content framework to Ghana's longstanding mining sector ...

MINERALS AND MINING POLICY OF GHANA

Minerals & Mining Policy of Ghana 2.0 Overview of Ghana's Minerals and Mining Sector Ghana is well endowed with substantial mineral resources, the major ones being gold, diamonds, manganese and bauxite. Gold is the predominant mineral produced in the country accounting for over 90% of all mineral revenues annually over the past two …

Detecting Gold Mining in Ghana

April 30, 2020 The image above shows gold mining encroachment in the Upper Wassaw Forest Reserve, a habitat for the green-tailed bristlebill and Tai Forest treefrog, which are …

Mining companies in Ghana in 2022: a comprehensive list

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THE MINING INDUSTRY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN GHANA

The victims of the closure of the mine were and still are the workers of the defunct company, the environment and the local communities as well as the national economy.. . . The company operated for about 15 years until March 2004 when it took just about one week to complete its liquidation process. . . . ... Ghana: Mining – Overview, http ...

Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery

Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, give rise to a range of diseases that affect miners. I look at mining and health from various …

The case of the reappearing Chinese gold miner …

Gold is Ghana's top export, earning the country US$5.93 billion, or about 45 per cent of the West African nation's total exports in 2020, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity ...

Galamsey menace: Causes, effects and solutions

The high incidence of "galamsey" or illegal mining in recent times, have been on several discussions and heated debates for some time now and has perplexed the minds of the general public in Ghana.

Mining In Ghana | The Diggings™

71 records of mining mines in Ghana. 16 records of prospects; 33 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization. 5 records of mining plants; 17 records of mineral producers; Browse All States

Operating Mines

16 rowsMAJOR OPERATING MINES IN GHANA. List of major mining companies operating in Ghana and their ...

Analytical studies child labour and quarrying Ghana

ILO publications and electronic products can be obtained through major booksellers or ILO local offices in many countries, or direct from ILO Publications, International Labour Office, CH‐1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland. ... 3.7 Socio‐economic impact of small‐scale mining in Ghana..... 21 3.8 Support schemes for small‐scale mining in Ghana ...