The Upper West Region is one of the 16 regions of Ghana. It is located at the North Western corner of Ghana with latitude 9.8°- 11.O° North and longitude 1.6°- 3.0 West, bounded to Burkina Faso to the North. It covers a geographical area of 18,476 square kilometers, representing 12.7% of the total land area of Ghana.
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Ghana is located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the sub-region of West Africa. Ghana falls mostly within the Precambrian Leoman Shield of West Africa. The main Precambrian rock ...
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Upper East is located in the north-eastern corner of the country between longitude 00 and 10 West and latitudes 100 30"N and 110N. It is bordered to the north by Burkina Faso, the east by the Republic of Togo, the west by Sissala in Upper West and the south by West Mamprusi in Northern Region (Figure 1).
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Undoubtedly, some of this African gold was also used in Western gold coins. African gold was indeed so famous worldwide that a Spanish map of 1375 represents the king of Mali holding a gold nugget (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris). When Mossi raids destroyed the Mali empire, the rising Songhai empire relied on the same resources. Gold ...
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October 8, 2021. Reading Time: 2 mins read. Earl International Group, a large-scale mining company in the Upper East Region, has commenced full operations in the Gbane mining area of the Talensi District. Earl International mining group has become the first large-scale mining company in Northern Ghana, having metamorphosed from Shanxii mining ...
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The Ghana branch of the Earl Group hosts most of the gold mining tenements. It is in this centre that the exploration, development and production of gold is done. The Earl Group Ghana project is headquartered in Accra. Already, huge investments have been made having acquired twelve (12) gold mining tenements, each strategically falling along ...
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A 2012 report on ASGM by Hilson in the Talensi-Nabdam District of the Upper East Region of Ghana has developed this theme of mining as a "poverty trap", which is illustrated in the interactions of Figure 3. This "vicious circle" of dependence involves un- or under-employed people or subsistence farmers who shift activities to ASGM ...
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Located across the Wa East and Nadowli Districts of the Upper West Region, it is the result of nearly a decade of activity, which declined for much of last …
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the underground artisanal gold mining activities of the Tongo mines in the Upper East Region of Ghana have been reported in this paper. The analysis was made to assess the occupational exposure of the miners as well as to investigate the …
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This study was carried out in Datuku in the Talensi-Nabdam District in the Upper East region of Ghana to assess the effect of small scale gold mining on the quality of drinking water in the community.
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The Obuasi Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 43 of MMDAs in the Ashanti Region with Obuasi as the Administrative Capital where the famous and rich Anglo Gold Ashanti (formerly Obuasi Gold Mine) is located.. Obuasi Municipal was carved out of the erstwhile Adansi …
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for Ghana in general, it is particularly serious in the Upper East region. This write – up, looks at the forms, causes and solutions to the menace of land degradation in the region. CAUSES OF LAND DEGRADATION IN THE UPPER EAST REGION Gold Mining Gold mining is certainly one of the reasons for the enormous land degradation in the region.
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The study was completed in May and June, 2009. The mining community of focus is located near Bolgatanga in the Upper East region of Ghana in the Talensi–Nabdam District (Fig. 1).This district is 912 km 2 in area and has a population nearing 100,000 people. Within the mining community, research activities were …
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Obuase. 137,856 (2017) 36.9km NE. Closed open pit gold mine located at the Akropong trend.
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Published: 16 April 2022 Geospatial characterisation and distribution of Illegal gold mining (galamsey) operations in Upper West Region, Ghana Issah Baddianaah, …
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Ghana is a multiethnic country rich in natural resources and is one of the most stable and democratic countries in West Africa. Ghana has been inhabited for at least several thousand years, however, little is known about its early inhabitants. By the 12th century, the gold trade started to boom in Bono (Bonoman) state in what is today …
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Dunkwa is the capital of the Upper Denkyira East Municipal District located in the central region of Ghana and is drained by several rivers and streams with the Offin River serving as the main ...
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What are some of the companies that mine gold in Ghana? The list of gold mining companies in Ghana includes Perseus Mining (Ghana) Ltd, Newmont Golden Ridge Ltd, Chirano Gold Mines Ltd, …
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The Bolgatanga Project is situated within the Upper East Region of Ghana near the town of Bolgatanga. The project area covers circa 660km2 of Paleoproterozoic greenstone belts in the upper east region of Ghana. The Project consists of the Namdini Mining License, Kungongo and Bongo Reconnaissance Licences and the Ndongo Prospecting Licence.
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Impact of mining on livelihoods of local communities: A case study of newmont Ahafo south mining project of brong Ahafo region of Ghana. International Institute of social studies, Netherlands. ... R. N., Sun, K., & Neitzel, R. L. (2015). Injury risk factors in a small-scale gold mining community in Ghana's Upper East Region. …
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from Nangodi, Yale and Gbani in the Upper East region of Northern part of the country (Tom Dery et al. 2012; Yembilla 1997) to most communities in Sout hern part of Ghana (Yelpaala 2004).
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Multielemental Analysis of Gold Ore Samples from Underground Artisanal Gold Mines in Tongo, Upper East Region of Ghana: Implications of Occupational Exposure
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Request PDF | Assessment of occupational radiation exposure in underground artisanal gold mines in Tongo, Upper East Region of Ghana | Assessments of radon and gamma radiation levels were carried ...
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It is the undisputed mining hub of West Africa, and is dominated by two main gold mining sectors: the large scale mining sector (LSM) and small-scale or artisanal small-scale mining (SSM/ASM). Within the small-scale gold mining sector is "galamsey", a local term used in Ghana for illegal or unregulated gold mining operations.
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In Ghana, gold mining is conducted by way of industrial-scale mines, as well as smaller artisanal mines, locally known as Galamsey. While this industry has provided economic benefits to local communities, the environmental and health impacts …
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Ghana's gold mining sector creates insecurities across all human security dimensions ... One study reports on a cholera outbreak in East-Akim Municipality (Eastern Region), ... Community members' reaction to surface mining activities in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Soc. Nat. Resour., 33 (2020), ...
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diminishing from year to year. The Upper East Region of Ghana, is highly degraded with the resultant loss of vegetation cover, fertile top soil and wild faunal species because of adverse climatic trends and negative factors influencing environmental degradation such as small-scale gold mining (Gyasi et al., 2006; Tom-Dery et al., 2012).
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Mawutorli Nyarku Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) Gustav Gbeddy Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) …
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Ghana Driving Distance Calculator to calculate driving distance between cities, towns or villages in Ghana and Mileage Calculator, Distance Chart, Distance Map. Driving directions and travel distance calculation for Ghana ... (Brong-Ahafo Region) Ho (Volta) 319.61: Techiman Bawku (Upper East) 428.61: Bolgatanga (Upper East) Tafo 458.34: Swedru ...
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The search identified eleven mining sites in Ghana that were used in the review; ten from southern Ghana and one from the three northern regions in the Talensi District in the Upper East region. However, the types of communities and ecosystems in which mines are situated in Ghana vary widely.
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The other impending mine is the Namdini project being executed by Cardinal Resources in the vicinity of Bolgatanga, Upper East Region. The feasibility study submitted in November last year, is based on proven and probable reserves of 5.1 million ounces of gold, which will support a mine with a 15 year life span, that will produce 4.2 million ...
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The Namdini Mining Licence is located approximately 50km south-east of the regional town of Bolgatanga, the capital of the Bolgatanga Municipal District and Upper East Region of north Ghana. It is approximately 60km south of the Burkina Faso-Ghana border and 12 km from Cardinal's Ndongo East Prospect.
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The study area. The study was conducted in Upper West Region, located in the North-western part of Ghana (Fig. 1) The region shared a boundary with the Republic of Burkina to the north and the Republic of La Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.The southern part of the region is bordered by Northern and Savannah Regions. Upper West Region …
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Dunkwa State Gold mine, Dunkwa, Upper Denkyira East Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana View of the Dunkwa placer gold mining area, ca. 1910. Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
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Ghana - Resources, Power, Economy: Although Ghana has a wide range of minerals, only some—gold, diamonds, manganese, and bauxite (the principal ore of aluminum)—are exploited. Gold mining, with an unbroken history dating from the 15th century, is the oldest of these extraction industries; the others are of 20th-century origin—the working of …
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