obuasi and illegal mining in kenya

The Minerals Commission has identified 70 groups of illegal smallscale miners to be relocated from concessions of Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine A District Mining Committee has therefore been inaugurated at Obuasi in the Ashanti region to oversee the peaceful exit of the unlicensed miners from AGA concession to demarcated areas within the lease area surrendered

Kumasi Two boys died when they fell into an abandoned illegal mining pit popularly known as galamsey at Boete Sennet in the Obuasi East District of Ashanti Region Bashiru Ibrahim 11

Feb 10 2016 · Over the weekend a tragic incident occurred at the Obuasi Mine of AngloGold Ashanti in the Ashanti Region The companys Corporate Affairs Manager the affable Mr John Owusu was reportedly run over by a company vehicle as he together with a group of company officials and journalists were fleeing from rampaging illegal miners who were pelting them with stones

Nine explosives throwing illegal miners who have been scrounging and mining illegally at AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi underground operation were given a total of 45 years sentence by court in Kumasi

The suspect in a military uniform A 29yearold man who allegedly posed as a military officer to dupe a phone seller in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region has

Oct 13 2016 · Illegal miners who took over AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi operation in Ghana in January this year refuse to leave the mine despite a government

Ghana’s government has approved a plan to allow AngloGold Ashanti Ltd redevelop its idled Obuasi mine AngloGold agreed in October to sell South African mines to Harmony Gold Mining Co and a Chinese investment firm that will halve the company’s production in its home country The South African operations had dragged down AngloGold’s performance as aging infrastructure reserve depletion and

Gold rushThe impact of gold mining on poor people in Obuasi in Ghana 12 New pollution Anwiam village New water pollution is still occurring in a number of places At Anwiam water was seen flowing from a pipe and being discharged directly into the settlement

Ownership 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

Jun 10 2013 · The Obuasi Township is believed to harbour as many as 10000 illegal small scale miners with majority of them from the northern regions of the country but in recent times their ranks have been swollen by illegal Chinese miners who are mining in river

AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company with mines and exploration projects in four different regions namely – Continental Africa Americas Australasia and South Africa Announcements December 19 2019 AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine Pours First Gold – On Time and On Budget 4498k

Jun 27 2018 · Ghana OKs AngloGold plan to reopen mine that battled illegal miners Cecilia Jamasmie June 27 2018 331 am Precious Metals Africa Gold Obuasi is one of Africa’s largest gold mines

Anglogold Ashanti Update On Illegal Mining Situation At Obuasi Gold Mine By News Desk Accra 9 February 2015 In the interests of safety AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited has withdrawn all employees performing nonessential functions from its Obuasi Gold Mine following the incursion of hundreds of illegal miners inside the fenced operational

a longlife modern mining operation that will attract foreign investment and provide highquality direct and indirect employment taxes and foreign exchange revenue to the people of Ghana However the continued presence of illegal miners on the Obuasi Mine and the apathy and inaction of the

Overview of the Obuasi mine central Ghana During the time that Obuasi mined surface ores AGC operated an impressive fleet of trucks and loaders The level 41 rail system Openpit operations at Obuasi which came to an end during 2000 Ashanti Goldfields has invested in new facilities for gold ore processing and gold recovery at Obuasi

Obuasi must rise again from clutches of illegal mining Illegal Mining The Politics And A Needless Death

The Artisanal and Smallscale Mining Africa Network has called on the InterMinisterial Committee on Illegal Mining IMCIM to prevent the Minerals Commission from giving out a concession of land which was allocated for use by informal miners in Obuasi The group said if the Commission goes ahead and releases the concession to a group called Angel Mining

obuasi mine AngloGold says illegal miners control richest deposits at Obuasi AngloGold Ashanti Ltd said illegal miners have taken control of areas at its Obuasi mine in Ghana that hold the richest deposits of gold slowing efforts to redevelop the facility

Nov 14 2016 · Order is finally being restored at AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi mine in Ghana after up to 12000 illegal miners invaded the operation in January this year leading AngloGold to take international legal action against the Ghanaian government According to AngloGold CEO Srinivasan Venkat Venkatakrishnan the Ghanaian military moved back onto the mine property during October and

Feb 20 2018 · AngloGold to Revive Ghana Mine That Battled Illegal Miners Obuasi which for years battled incursions by illegal miners is expected to start gold production by the third quarter of 2019 AngloGold said in a statement Tuesday The initial cost of the project will be 450 million to 500 million over the first two and a half years

Feb 10 2016 · Illegal Mining The Politics And A Needless Death By RICHARD ELLIMAH Over the weekend a tragic incident occurred at the Obuasi Mine of AngloGold Ashanti in the Ashanti Region

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited is currently on a journey to redevelop the Obuasi Gold Mine into a modern efficient and longterm profitable operation The underground mining op

An assessment of the impacts of Gypsum mining on water quality in Kajiado County Kenya In the recent past Kenya has witnessed increased activity in the extractive industry targeting minerals such as titanium gypsum and gold to name a few

Mar 06 2018 · “What’s happening in terms of illegal mining in Ghanalet’s think beyond Obuasiis something that if we are not careful will get to a point that we will lose it totally” Asubonteng said

AngloGold says illegal miners control richest deposits at Obuasi AngloGold Ashanti Ltd said illegal miners have taken control of areas at its Obuasi mine in Ghana that hold the richest deposits of gold slowing efforts to redevelop the facility

Mr Amewu noted with concern that about 12 thousand illegal miners have invaded the concession of Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi mine a situation that contributed to the shutdown of the Mine The Managing Director of Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine Eric Asubonteng said despite the shutdown of the mine the company will continue to undertake socially beneficial projects and programmes within the operational

illegal mining in obuasi Leave a Comment Illegal Miners Resort To Night Operations DailyGuide Network Jun 20 2019· The statement said the suspects who were between the ages of 17 and 36 years were apprehended in an early dawn operation at Akatakyieso a suburb which has gained notoriety for illegal mining in recent times The statement

General News of Sunday 15 October 2017Source mer Obuasi MCE accused of diverting galamsey cashAkwasi Agyemang Boadi immediate past MCE of ObuasiThe immediate past Municipal Chief Executive MCE of Obuasi Akwasi Agyemang Boadi has been accused of allegedly taking money from illegal miners and small scale miners while in

Apr 06 2019 · Illegal mining galamsey operations are continuing to soar especially in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti region despite efforts by the InterMinisterial Committee on Illegal Mining

Illegal mining poses a challenge to growth Despite the recent increase in activity and efforts to improve the business environment the mining industry still faces some significant hurdles The most pressing is illegal mining known locally as galamsey which over the past decade has seen the establishment of many unregistered smallscale mining operations

In the recent past Kenya has witnessed increased activity in the extractive industry targeting minerals such as titanium gypsum and gold to name a few Mining activities are a potentially important contributor to water contamination

Ghana’s heightened struggle with illegal gold mining has claimed another victim this time in the lynching incident at DenkyiraObuasi according to a family member of Capt Maxwell Adam Mahama Mahama the soldier who was killed in the town by an angry mob on

Mar 06 2018 · Illegal gold mining in Ghana further exacerbates a volatile cocoa market In 2014 experts predicted a global cocoa shortage by 2020 However cocoa

Aug 11 2017 · All that glitters Ghana battles illegal mining August 11 2017 by Stacey Knott A group of galamseyers illegal gold panners working in the Kibi area of Ghana long known for its bountiful gold reserves Ghana has long been known for its bountiful gold reserves and was called the Gold Coast during its colonial era

History In precolonial times presentday Ghana was one source of the gold that reached Europe via transSaharan trade routes In the fifteenth century Portuguese sailors tried to locate and to control gold mining from the coast but soon turned to more easily obtained slaves for the Atlantic slave trade

Aug 30 2016 · Obuasi’s ageing labyrinth of tunnels makes access to the remaining 95 million ounces of reserves uneconomic AngloGold is building a tunnel to allow trucks to drive from the surface to the deepest point but the illegal mining has halted the project and also deters potential investors

Jun 21 2005 · Obuasi June 21 GNA The International Labour Organisation ILO has launched a project to remove about 200 children from three illegal gold mining galamsey sites at Obuasi

Dec 23 2014 · Stakeholders who attended a durbar organised by the Obuasi Municipal Assembly OMA have expressed grave concern over the activities of mining companies which are bringing untold hardship to the

Star Resources Ltd Newmont Mining Corporation Red Back Mining Adamus Resources Ltd Alcoa Inc Alcan Aluminum Ltd Ghana National Manganese Corporation and the Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Ltd The 510 Obuasi mine of Ashanti Goldfields Corporation AGC which started in 1890 is by far the largest and oldest operation in the country