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By Cooper Inveen and Christian Akorlie. ACCRA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed and scores injured when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in western Ghana collided with a ...
Surface mining pit Anglogold Ashanti Iduapreim Ghana. Ghana is one of the largest gold producers in Africa, and it ranks as the sixth-largest producer globally. [5] Gold has been central to the country's economy for decades. In 2023, Ghana produced around 4.2 million ounces of gold, contributing to approximately 4% of the world’s total output.
On 9 September 2023 a quarry site located in Anto Aboso in the Shama District in the Western Region of Ghana exploded. [1] [2] The site was operated by STA Addsams Enterprise (formerly Omni Quarry) [3] and the Minerals Commission of Ghana found them to be operating illegally and without permit.
The history of bauxite mining in Ghana dates back to the early 20th century.Bauxite was first discovered in the country in 1921 at Awaso, in the Western North Region.The first operations began in the 1940s, with the Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) managing the extraction and export of bauxite since then.
[1] [2] [3] The first documented large-scale mining operation in Ghana was at Obuasi, where gold was discovered in 1897. By 1900, Ghana, then known as the Gold Coast, had become a major supplier of gold in the British Empire. [4] [5] [6] Ghana is renowned for its gold resources and is the largest producer of gold in Africa as of 2019.
The Tarkwa mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Ghana and in the world. [1] The mine is located in the south-west of the country in the Western Region. [1] The mine has estimated reserves of 15.1 million oz of gold. [1]
Newmont applied for permits from the Environmental Protection Agency in Ghana in July 2002. [3] Development began in 2005. [5] The mine is an open pit 2.65 kilometre long and 900 meters wide with a depth of 465 m. [3] Estimated reserves are 7.7 million ounces of gold. [5] Newmont announced commercial production beginning in 2013. [6]
There is a long history of mining in the area, with mining from the Ashanti region providing the gold for which the Gold Coast got its name. Large scale commercial and industrial mining began at Obuasi in 1897 with the formation of Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. [6] In 2004, Ashanti Goldfields merged with AngloGold to form AngloGold Ashanti.