Encroachment on AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi Mine concession …

Illegal small-scale miners encroaching on the AngloGold Ashanti's (AGA) Obuasi Mine concession at Kokoteasua in the Ashanti Region, have been warned to stay off the enclave in their own interest. They have no right to conduct any mining activities within the AGA's concession, Mr. Simon Osei-Mensah, the Regional Minister, stated. …

Gold Mining and the Development of Obuasi in Adanse

April 2011. Emmanuel Ofosu-Mensah Ababio. This article seeks to project the important role played by gold mining in economic development of modern areas of Obuasi and Adanse in Ghana. It ...

Obuasi residents 'fight' AngloGold Ashanti for mining concession, …

Obuasi residents are up in arms against managers of AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi mine over the company's refusal to cede part of its mining concessions to community members.

Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) met with the Obuasi Artisanal Miners on May 10, 2016 in Obuasi, to acquaint itself with the current issues relative the complaint filed by AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) at International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on the encroachment of the illegal …

Obuasi Gold mines in Ashanti region, Ghana | EJAtlas

Ghana is the world´s second largest producer of gold. One of the places where mining has been more intense is in the municipality of Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region. There it is The Oubasi Gold Mind, one of …

Obuasi Gold mines in Ashanti region, Ghana | EJAtlas

Obuasi Gold mines in Ashanti region, Ghana. Obuasi Anglo Gold mine has been accused of water and land pollution for years. In 2014 the mine closed down in order to reestructure and become more efficiente, but nothing was said about the liabilities from contamination. In 2018, it will reopen. AR. CN.

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of Obuasi …

(Obuasi), the regulatory actors along the mining value chain, and some important lessons about mining. Keywords: Mining in Obuasi; mining industry; gold mining; social effect of …

Obuasi Gold Mine Redevelopment, Ashanti Region, Ghana

Quartz from Ashanti Mine, Obuasi, Ashanti gold belt, Western Region, Ghana

27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘ Kubi Gold Mine, Upper Denkyira East Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana 40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘ Ayanfuri Mine, Dunkwa, Ashanti gold belt, Western Region, Ghana 64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘ Konongo-Southern Cross Mine, Konongo, Ashanti gold belt, Western Region, Ghana 82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘ Damang Mine, Abosso …

AngloGold accord with Ghana over Obuasi …

AngloGold Ashanti has a interest in Obuasi, which is located in the Ashanti region of Ghana, 200 km northwest of Accra. The mine was acquired by AngloGold in the merger with Ashanti Goldfields in …

Give AGA concessions to right investors : Mineworkers urge govt

AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) began the voluntary process to surrender about 60 per cent of the Obuasi mine concession to government in November 2013.

Geochemical Assessment of the Impact of Mine Tailings

conducted at the AngloGold concession at Obuasi area, Ghana. Obuasi is located between latitude 5.35 and 5.65ºN and longitude 6.35 and 6.90ºW (Fig. 1) within the semi …

Minerals Commission Official Website

During the Concession Period, existing tax losses and new tax losses as well as a special concession to carry forward capital allowances to be converted into tax losses as at end …

Getting Obuasi mines working again

Since then, Obuasi has been slipping gradually into oblivion. At the moment, Obuasi is virtually a ghost town. Ashgold, the football club sponsored by AngloGold Ashanti which won the Ghanaian premier …

Exploration strategy and application at Ashanti's Obuasi …

Figure 1—Location map of Ghana and the Ashanti Concession at Obuasi. project, in 1986, with funding of $80 million from the ... Figure 3—Geololgical map of Ghana showing the main gold mineralized zones. ... Figure 5—The Obuasi Concession showing the main mineralized corridors 1997 evaluated deposits, targets for 1998 onwards and prospects ...

Leave AngloGold Ashanti's concessions

The Municipal Chief Executive of Obuasi, Honorable Elijah Adansi-Bonah, has issued a strong warning to illegal miners operating on the concession of AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine to stop such ...

Anglogold Ashanti Surrenders Of 60% Of Obuasi …

AngloGold Ashanti has confirmed that the voluntary process which AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited AGAG commenced in November 2013, to surrender some 60 of the Obuasi mine concession to the …

Native huts in Obuasi. The early mining activities at

Another challenge facing Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining industry is illegal and unclear concession regimes (Ofosu-Mensah 2011; Crawford and Botchwey 2016). In many instances, it is ...

Major Mines & Projects | Obuasi Mine

Summary: Obuasi Gold Mine is located in the municipality of Obuasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana, about 240km northwest of the capital Accra and 60km south of Kumasi. Obuasi is an underground operation with the main accesses into the mine consisting of shafts and a single access decline with interlevel development of between 15 and 30m.

Minerals Commission Official Website

During the Concession Period, existing tax losses and new tax losses as well as a special concession to carry forward capital allowances to be converted into tax losses as at end 2020, will apply to AGAG, whoever is the owner of AGAG and whether or not AGAG was to enter into a joint venture in respect of the Obuasi Mine.

Information de base pour le Plan d'action national sur …

Statut juridique et normatif Au Ghana, l'ASGM est légale et reconnue par la loi sur les mines et les minéraux, de 2006, la loi 703 et la politique nationale sur les mines, de 2014. La politique, la loi et la législation subsidiaire prévoient le régime règlementaire, l'octroi de permis, la fiscalité et la désignation des zones minières.

Evidence for Two Stages of Mineralization in West Africa's …

15 satellite deposits, defining the Obuasi district, are located within parallel trends west and east of the Obuasi deposit and show a range of different styles of mineralization (Fig. 1; Alli-bone et al., 2002). The Obuasi district is located in the Kumasi volcano-sed-imentary basin, in rocks of the Kumasi Group close to the

Leave AngloGold Ashanti's concessions

The Municipal Chief Executive of Obuasi, ElijahAdansi-Bonah has issued a strong warning to illegal miners o perating on the concession of AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine to immediately stop such activities.. The MCE gave this directive in his interactions with the media on the sidelines of a General Assembly meeting held in Obuasi on …

Agreements pave the way for Obuasi redevelopment

Two documents – the Tax Concession Agreement (TCA) and the Development Agreement (DA) – must now both be ratified by Ghana's Parliament to be made effective. One of the shafts of the Obuasi mine in Ghana (photo: AngloGold Ashanti). Obuasi has been in limited operating phase since 2014, and the Government's support, …

(PDF) Impact of mining in Obuasi Municipality in …

PDF | Ghana is endowed with significant mineral resources and has a formidable mining sector which has grown considerably in recent years to represent... | Find, read and cite all the research you ...

Obuasi: 'Leave AngloGold Ashanti's concessions' – MCE to …

Again some 30 illegal miners were recently arrested in Obuasi by soldiers while allegedly mining on a concession belonging to AngloGold Ashanti. The Obuasi MCE said the issue should be of national interest considering the importance of AngloGold Ashanti to the socio-economic development of Ghana. "This issue is very sensitive.

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of …

This paper looks at the effects of mining in Ghana, especially in the Obuasi Municipality. It does this by looking at the history of mining in Ghana (Obuasi), the regulatory actors along the ...

Ghana issues environmental permit for Obuasi gold mine

Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency has issued environmental permits to Anglogold Ashanti, one of the leading gold miners across the globe, for the Obuasi …