AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has organised a 2-day capacity-building workshop, dubbed Business Supply Chain Development (BSD) for 60 contractors in Obuasi. The participants were schooled on banking culture, tax compliance, digitalisation – Absa payment platform, procurement processes for goods and materials, procurement …
OBUASI MINE New website under construction We are currently working on improving your experience on this website. ... During this period, you can still get in contact with us using the details below. Obuasi office Gold House, Patrice Lumumba Road (PO Box 2665) Accra, Ghana Tel: +233 (0)30 377 3400. Fax: +233 (0)30 377 8155. Eric Asubonteng ...
Obuasi is on the cusp of a transformative era. Fueled by a significant investment of over GHc15.6 million from AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) as part of its 10 years Socioeconomic Development Plan, the Obuasi Mine, a major gold producer, is embarking on a series of community development projects this year designed to improve …
Obuasi is a gold mining town and is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It lies in the southern part of the Obuasi Municipal and is located about 39 mi (63 km) from Kumasi. As of 2012, the town has a population of 175,043 people. The current mayor (executive chief) of the town is Hon. Elijah Adansi-Bonah.
The companies will work on rebuilding Obuasi as "a viable long-life mining business with an attractive cost structure and returns." Randgold said it would lead and fund the development plan to ...
Obuasi Gold Mine continues redevelopment investment …
WEBAngloGold Ashanti remains firmly committed to the Obuasi Redevelopment Project, which will revive one of the world's largest gold ore bodies and create a modern, …
The Obuasi gold mine located in the Ashanti region of southern Ghana is being redeveloped into a modern and mechanised mine for longer operational life. Owned and operated by Africa's biggest gold …
Obuasi has reserves of 5.8 million ounces and is expected to produce between 350,000 ounces and 450,000 ounces of gold annually during the first ten years.
The mine will be producing gold at an average run-rate of between 350 000 ozpa and 400 000 ozpa for the first ten years, and above 400 000 oz over the life of mine at all-in sustaining costs of around $800/oz.
Obuasi, town, southern Ghana. It is located in a hilly area about 100 miles (160 km) from Accra. Its growth was stimulated by the discovery of a large gold deposit in 1897 and the building of the railway from Sekondi in 1902. The Asante gold mine at Obuasi remained the country's major producer
Obuasi the host community of the oldest mining site in Ghana is the case study. The study conducted a broad meta-analysis of all the types of capitals available in Obuasi that are essential to ...
AngloGold Ashanti has announced that underground ore mining at the Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana is expected to resume by mid-October this year. For the remainder of this year, underground ore will be used only to replenish the Run-of-Mine stockpile. Gold production from underground ore sources is therefore expected to re- …
The mine's gold production fell 36% for the quarter to 46,000 ounces compared to the matching quarter in 2022 as it ran into difficult ground conditions in higher grade areas. ... As a result of the change in mining method, Obuasi is now forecast to produce at levels similar to last year in 2023, and close to 300,000 oz in 2024, as it ...
Keywords: Mining in Obuasi; mining industry; gold mining; social effect of mining; health effect of mining. 1. INTRODUCTION Although mining, which is a key fiscal activity [1],
The renowned Obuasi gold mine, in Ghana, is back in action with AngloGold Ashanti confirming the redeveloped asset has poured first gold, five years since mining activities were suspended. This achievement signals the successful redevelopment of the mine into a "modern, mechanised mining operation", the company said.
2. Visit the Ashanti Gold Museum The Ashanti Gold Museum is an important part of Obuasi's culture. Located in the centre, the museum houses a collection of gold artifacts from the Ashanti Empire. Visitors can learn about the history of gold mining in Ghana and the significance of gold in the Ashanti culture. 3. Check Out the Art Exhibitions
Obuasi mine launches ten-year socio-economic development plan. After a comprehensive stakeholder consultation process, AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi mine, in 2022, launched a ten-year socio-economic development plan (SEDP) which encapsulates a clear strategy to ensure Obuasi mine and its host communities reap sustained benefits from the mining …
Iduapriem Gold Mines. Our Obuasi Gold Mine is located in the municipality of Obuasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana, some 260km northwest of the capital Accra and 60km south of Kumasi. AngloGold Ashanti has owned and operated Obuasi Gold Mine since 2004, following the business combination with Ashanti Goldfields Limited.
The Obuasi gold mines are one of the city's main attractions. Operated by AngloGold Ashanti, one of the world's largest mining companies, these mines are one of the largest and most productive gold extraction sites worldwide. Visitors can take tours of the mines to learn more about the mining industry and the history of mining in Ghana.
There are two broad styles of gold mineralisation including free milling quartz vein gold and sulphiderich, disseminated and refractory gold which form alteration haloes around the quartz vein lodes. Sulphide mineralisation is dominated by arsenopyrite and quartz mineralisation, which is associated with spatially variable, but exceptionally ...
Anglo Ashanti's Obuasi gold mine redevelopment is hailed as a highly successful brownfield project in the history of African mining.
The Wall Street Journal. "In Ghana, AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., the world's No. 3 gold producer, closed shafts at its Obuasi mine in late 2014, as the mine hemorrhaged cash amid sinking metals prices. Early this year, hundreds of men broke through the 13-mile fence around Obuasi and started prospected for gold there on their own." Click to view
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 ore reserves (as reported by AngloGold Ashanti ...
Edmond Oduro Agyei, Community Relations Manager of AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, emphasized that the program aligns with the company's broader goal of empowering local businesses to create jobs and diversify the economy of Obuasi. He reiterated AngloGold Ashanti's commitment to sustainability, stating, "We implemented …
AngloGold Ashanti has poured the first gold at its redeveloped Obuasil gold mine in Ghana. Mining was suspended at Obuasi five years ago. The redevelopment project is targeting …
A Gold Mine Tour in Ghana. By Julia Hammond. Level 26 of the AngloGold Ashanti Mine in Obuasi Ghana. Nerves were starting to get the better of some members of the group. The excitement that we had felt when …
The gold operation at Obuasi, 200km north west of Accra in Ghana, was the major asset of Ashanti Goldfields Company (AGC), established in London in 1897. AGC started underground mining in 1907; Lonrho purchased AGC in 1969; and the Ghanaian Government reduced its holding in 1994, leaving Lonrho (now Lonmin) with a 33% stake …
AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across nine countries on four continents. ... Obuasi, an underground operation …
Under the agreement, which incorporates a development agreement, a tax concession agreement, a security agreement and a reclamation security agreement, AngloGold will invest $450 -$500m in bringing Obuasi back to producing and profitable mine operation. The Obuasi Gold Mine has been in "limited operating phase" since …
August 2021 Asante finalises purchase the Bibiani Gold Mine. The Mine is owned by AGBL (RGD No. CS506392014 incorporated in Ghana), a wholly owned subsidiary of Asante Gold Corporation. Open pit mining and processing has been ongoing since February 2022. News. Aug 6, 2024
The Obuasi gold mine redevelopment project is being implemented in two phases with an estimated investment of £423m ($545m). Phase one was completed in 2019, while phase two is …
All 87 illegal miners who invaded an underground pit of AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine have been rescued and handed over to the police. They include 16 others who were arrested in their fresh ...
The redevelopment saw Obuasi being reestablished as a modern mechanised underground mining operation with a 20-year life, with production expected to average 350 to 450 koz of gold, an average head grade of 8.1 g/t over the first 10 years and 400 to 450 koz over the second 10 years.
The first face blast took place in February 2019 with first gold poured in December 2019. Phase 1 of the redevelopment project was completed by the end of September 2020 and began ... $825/oz, in 2018 money terms. Obuasi has an estimated mine-life of more than 20 years, with production increasing and costs expected to improve in the second ...
The gold deposit of the Ashanti mine, located at Obuasi in the central part of Ghana, is a gold-quartz vein and sulfide disseminated type in the Birimian Group, a Lower Proterozoic greenstone formation. The deposit has many common geological and mineralogical fea-tures to the world wide mesothermal gold deposits and,