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.
Read MoreNewmont expands activities at Ahafo mine, 27/01/2010 [click to view] Ghanaian Women Up Against U.S.-Owned Gold Mine that Destroyed Their Farms, 09/01/2018 [click to view] Newmont Gold Mine to Pay Ghana Millions for Cyanide Spill, January 22, 2010 [click
Read More2018-7-26 Newmont Ahafo Mine reclamation: A worthy project to save disturbed ecosystems [Article] Gold mining and trading in Ghana started somewhere in the
Read More2010-1-28 Sunyani (B/A) Jan. 27, GNA - The Ahafo Mine of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) at Kenyasi in Asutifi District is expanding its mining activities to a new area within its concession. The Amoma area pit, which is two kilometers Northeast of Ntotroso is the fourth and final pit of the Ahafo south area of the multi-national mining company, which ...
Read More2021-9-27 The Ahafo gold mine, Newmont's first mine in Ghana, has been implicated in human rights abuses and irresponsible practices since before it began operating in 2006. The mine is located in a farming region northwest of the country's capital Accra and has caused major displacement and social impacts. In October, 2009, a cyanide spill occurred at the Ahafo mine that killed a large number of fish ...
Read More2018-7-26 Contrary to the awful mining practices that have ravaged the environment for centuries, Newmont Ahafo Mine has adopted a concurrent reclamation programme to recuperate the disturbed land within its concession in the Brong Ahafo Region. The Ahafo Mine became part of the Newmont portfolio following the acquisition of Normandy in 2002.
Read More2010-10-6 Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, which began surface mining at the Ahafo area about five years ago, has four pits namely, Subika, Awonsu, Apensu and Amoma. According to Mr. Aubynn, the mine life of the Subika Pit would be extended to six
Read Morethat, the national government and Newmont. 2. The Ahafo Mine The mining industry is important to Ghana’s economy. Large-scale gold mines provide jobs for around 7,000 Ghanaians and support a further 66,000 jobs indirectly. Small-scale and artisanal gold mining, or “galamsey,” provides many more jobs but also creates unique
Read More2010-11-8 Accra, Nov. 8, GNA - Wacam, human rights and mining advocacy nongovernmental organisation, has called on the Government to investigate the
Read More2021-4-15 Ahafo youth to demonstrate against Newmont if . The leadership of the Coalition of Concerned Youth of the five communities affected by mining in the Newmont Ahafo Mines Area have accused Newmont Ghana Gold Limited of failing to fully implement the ten recommendations of the seven-member committee set up to investigate a petition by the ...
Read MoreNewmont expands activities at Ahafo mine, 27/01/2010 [click to view] Ghanaian Women Up Against U.S.-Owned Gold Mine that Destroyed Their Farms, 09/01/2018 [click to view] Newmont Gold Mine to Pay Ghana Millions for Cyanide Spill, January 22, 2010 [click
Read More2021-7-15 LISTEN JUL 15, 2021. Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked investors, landowners, tenant farmers and sharecroppers involved in "speculative activities" at Newmont Ghana’s mining site in Ahafo North to stop. He said such acts, which included the erection of structures with zinc ...
Read More2018-7-26 Contrary to the awful mining practices that have ravaged the environment for centuries, Newmont Ahafo Mine has adopted a concurrent reclamation programme to recuperate the disturbed land within its concession in the Brong Ahafo Region. The Ahafo Mine became part of the Newmont portfolio following the acquisition of Normandy in 2002.
Read More2021-9-27 The Ahafo gold mine, Newmont's first mine in Ghana, has been implicated in human rights abuses and irresponsible practices since before it began operating in 2006. The mine is located in a farming region northwest of the country's capital Accra and has caused major displacement and social impacts. In October, 2009, a cyanide spill occurred at the Ahafo mine that killed a large number of fish ...
Read MoreNewmont Ghana’s Ahafo mine is located around 180 miles north-west of Accra. Prior to the development of the mine, which was home to around 500 families, the company undertook a study to identify whether it would be possible to avoid the disruptive process of community resettlement, which it
Read More2010-11-8 Accra, Nov. 8, GNA - Wacam, human rights and mining advocacy nongovernmental organisation, has called on the Government to investigate the
Read MoreThe leadership of the Coalition of Concerned Youth of the five communities affected by mining in the Newmont Ahafo Mines Area have accused Newmont Ghana Gold Limited of failing to fully implement the ten recommendations of the seven-member committee set up to investigate a petition by the association some four years ago.
Read Morethat, the national government and Newmont. 2. The Ahafo Mine The mining industry is important to Ghana’s economy. Large-scale gold mines provide jobs for around 7,000 Ghanaians and support a further 66,000 jobs indirectly. Small-scale and artisanal gold mining, or “galamsey,” provides many more jobs but also creates unique
Read MoreNewmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) started mining operations at its Ahafo Mine in 2006. In 2011, the Ahafo Mine produced 566,000 ounces of gold, the equivalent of Ghana’s total production.
Read More2011-12-2 Newmont Ahafo Mine has commemorated this year’s Mine Safety Week with a series of events. . The Mine Safety Week is an annual event in which all mining companies in Ghana under the auspices of the Minerals Commission undertake a series of safety competitions to reinforce the importance of safety not only on mining sites but in mining communities as well.
Read More2018-7-26 Newmont Ahafo Mine reclamation: A worthy project to save disturbed ecosystems [Article] Gold mining and trading in Ghana started somewhere in the seventh century. The then-Gold Coast produced about 35% of the world’s total gold production
Read More2021-8-5 Confusion at EPA’s engagement with Newmont and mining communities. Confusion broke out between Newmont Ghana Gold Limited and aggrieved residents within its
Read More2021-9-27 The Ahafo gold mine, Newmont's first mine in Ghana, has been implicated in human rights abuses and irresponsible practices since before it began operating in 2006. The mine is located in a farming region northwest of the country's capital Accra and has caused major displacement and social impacts. In October, 2009, a cyanide spill occurred at the Ahafo mine that killed a large number of fish ...
Read MoreNewmont Ghana Gold Limited is conducting mining activities in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana that may have an impact on the diseases such as malaria in the mining area Methods: Prior to the start of mining activities, a crosssectional survey was conducted in 2006/2007 to determine 1Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service.
Read MoreBesides, Newmont's Ahafo Ahafo Mine, a surface gold mining project has already adversely impacted the local small-farming settlements with nearly 10,000 people already been displaced during the ...
Read MoreNewmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) started mining operations at its Ahafo Mine in 2006. In 2011, the Ahafo Mine produced 566,000 ounces of gold, the equivalent of Ghana’s total production.
Read Morethat, the national government and Newmont. 2. The Ahafo Mine The mining industry is important to Ghana’s economy. Large-scale gold mines provide jobs for around 7,000 Ghanaians and support a further 66,000 jobs indirectly. Small-scale and artisanal gold mining, or “galamsey,” provides many more jobs but also creates unique
Read More2011-12-2 Newmont Ahafo Mine has commemorated this year’s Mine Safety Week with a series of events. . The Mine Safety Week is an annual event in which all mining companies in Ghana under the auspices of the Minerals Commission undertake a series of safety competitions to reinforce the importance of safety not only on mining sites but in mining communities as well.
Read More2020-5-19 This merger gave Newmont complete ownership of two mining projects in Ghana, Ahafo in the Brong Ahafo region and Akyem, located in the Birim North District. Both of Newmont’s mines are in commercial operation, with Ahafo producing around five million ounces of gold since production began in 2006 and Akyem producing approximately 1.5 million ...
Read More2019-11-12 closure of specific mine developments around the world. To ensure proper and appropriate mine developments occur in Ghana, NGGL as a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation (Newmont), endorses the concept that communication with project stakeholders is an essential component of any environmental and socio-economic assessment process.
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