Ahafo has two primary ore zones: Ahafo South and Ahafo North. The mine is in the Ahafo region, approximately 290 km northwest of Accra, the national capital city. Mining is …

The Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council and Asutifi North District Assembly have commended Newmont Africa's Ahafo Mine for their immeasurable contribution to the stability, growth and progress of …

Newmont's presence in Ghana includes the Ahafo mine in the Ahafo region and the Akyem operation in the Eastern region near New Abirem.

Newmont Corporation's Board of Directors has approved advancing the Ahafo North Project into the execution phase. The project exceeds the Company's required internal rate of return, adding …

Dix communautés sont directement affectées par la mine d'Ahafo South: Kenyasi N.1, Kenyasi N.2, Gyedu, Ntotroso, Wamahinso, Terchire, Susuanso, Yamfo, Adrobaa et Afirisipakrom. Ensuite, à chaque étape de l'expansion de la mine, Newmont a déplacé et dépossédé de nombreux habitants en échange d'une compensation monétaire.

It is Newmont's second mining operation in Ghana after the Ahafo gold mine in Brong Ahafo Region. The Akyem mine site covers a total area of 1,903ha of which, 74ha lies in the Ajenjua Bepo Forest Reserve. Newmont received mining lease for the project in 2010 and developed it with an estimated investment of $950m.

This report provides technical analysis of Newmont Mining Corporation s (Newmont) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) prepared for the Ahafo South Project gold mine, located in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana, West Africa. The mine has already been permitted by the Ghanaian governmental authorities.

Newmont Corporation is deeply saddened to confirm that a member of our workforce has died at the Ahafo North Project in Ghana on February 27, 2023, as a result of a weather-related incident attributed to high winds and severe weather. The incident occurred in the maintenance area of our Ahafo North Project, where the high winds …

So far, Newmont Ahafo Reclamation has meticulously covered about 143 hectares out of reclaimable land disturbance of 1,143 hectares. Newmont spends an average of US$57,000 on every hectare …

April 20, 2017. Share. Newmont Mining has announced plans to build a new underground mine and expand plant capacity by more than 50%, intending to extend profitable production through this at its Ahafo …

The mine is expected to increase average annual gold production by between 150,000 and 200,000 ounces per year for the first five years beginning in 2019 with an initial mine life of approximately 11 years. Capital costs for the project are estimated at between $160 and $200 million with expenditure of $80 to $90 million in 2017. The project ...

Abujar Gold Project, Côte d'Ivoire Tietto's Abujar Gold Project in western Côte d'Ivoire is West Africa's newest gold mine, with first gold poured in January 2023. Abujar has a Mineral Resource of 3.83 million ounces of gold and Ore Reserves of 1.69Moz. Tietto has no debt with zero gold hedging. The Company is positioned to continue

17 June 2024 8:40am. The Ahafo South mine of Newmont Africa is supporting the reinforcement of security agency operations in the Ahafo region to ensure the safety of indigenes and the workforce at ...

Description of the study area. Kenyasi, the capital of Asutifi District, is located in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. About 8% of Newmont's worldwide equity gold sales come from the Ahafo Mine (Fig. 1), which is situated in Kenyasi in the tropical, cocoa-growing area of western Ghana (Nasirudeen et al. 2021).The mines produced 446,000 …

Reserves and Resources. Our diverse, global portfolio of operations and projects delivers steady production for at least the next decade, leading the industry with approximately six million gold ounces per year. Find out more about …

Abstract. Newmont's Ahafo gold mine process plant was commissioned in late June 2006 and has quickly ramped up production to nominal capacity. On July 17, 23 days after first ore commissioning ...

DENVER -(BUSINESS WIRE)- Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) ( Newmont or the Company) has achieved commercial production at the Subika Underground project, adding higher-grade, lower-cost gold production at the Ahafo mine in Ghana . Subika Underground represents Newmont's third profitable expansion in 2018 …

Located approximately 30 kilometers north of Newmont's existing Ahafo South operations, the Ahafo North Project will include four open pit mines and the …

The Denver Colorado headquartered mining giant has already approved the US$750 – US$850 million required to build it and it will be developed and managed by Newmont Mining Ahafo, a company that ...

The Lafigué project will become Endeavour's next cornerstone asset and demonstrates the capabilities of the Group to unlock value through exploration by sourcing projects organically. Lafigué has been discovered for a modest exploration investment of $31m, which represents a discovery cost of $12/oz. Construction began in Q4-2022 with …

NADeF was a commitment by the then Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Newmont Mining Corporation, Wayne W. Murdy. During a visit to Ghana, he made a public commitment to contribute $1 per ounce of gold sold and 1% of net pre-tax annual profit from its mining operation in Ahafo for the sustainable development of the mine area.

The Ahafo Gold Mine, owned and operated by Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL), is located in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana, approximately 300 kilometres northwest of the capital city, Accra, and 107 kilometres northwest of the Ashanti regional capital of Kumasi. The mine is 40 kilometres south of the Brong Ahafo regional capital, Sunyani.

The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has imposed a $2.7 million fine on DRA limited, Consar and Newmont Ghana Gold limited over the recent Ahafo Mines disaster that claimed six lives.

The Ahafo Project is located along a mineralized zone (Ahafo Project area) that extends approximately 70 kilometers (km) in the central portion of Ghana. Ghana is located on the Gulf of Guinea between Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) on the west, Togo on the east, and Burkina Faso to the north. Approximately 21 million people inhabit Ghana, an ...

Newmont had voted US$850 million to be invested into the Ahafo Project, with the potential to create 1,800 jobs during construction period, and 550 direct jobs. Mr Havenga indicated that it had prioritised gender equality and assured 50 per cent gender workforce to inspire more women to go into mining. The JBA, led by its President, …

Contrary to the awful mining practices that have ravaged the environment for centuries, Newmont Ahafo Mine has adopted a concurrent reclamation programme to …

Commercial production at Ahafo began in 2006; it operates both surface and underground mines. Ahafo has two primary ore zones: Ahafo South and Ahafo North.

The Ahafo North mine ores remain under exploration. For the exploitation of Amoma pit, extending over 562 ha, 1.652 people were displaced. The company reports …

April 9, 2018. Six miners have been killed following the collapse of the roof of a tunnel at Newmont Mining's Ahafo Mill Expansion (AME) project in Ghana. The accident occurred as an eight-person contractor crew was working inside the reclaim tunnel of the project. Two of the eight workers also suffered minor injuries as a result of the ...

The Ahafo Gold Mine is located approximately 380 kilometres northwest of Ghana's national capital city of Accra. The Ahafo North Project is a greenfield development some 30 kilometres northeast of Newmont's existing Ahafo operations, referred to as Ahafo South. Lycopodium has been working with Newmont since 2003 in the delivery of its ...

Ahafo North gold mine is a greenfield development with no current or prior mining activity on the site and will be producing approximately 275, 000 to 325, 000 gold ounces. This project creates approximately 1,800 jobs at …

Africa Operations & Projects. Newmont's presence in Ghana includes the Ahafo mine in the Ahafo region and the Akyem operation in the Eastern region near New Abirem. Africa. Ahafo – Ghana. Akyem – Ghana. Ahafo Mill Expansion – Ghana. Subika – Ghana.

The Ahafo South mine is composed of three orogenic gold deposits that have oxide and primary mineralization. Gold occurs primarily in pyrite and secondarily as native gold in quartz veins. Two distinct deposit styles are recognized within the Ahafo Operations. Kenyasi-style deposits, comprising Apensu, Awonsu, and Amoma, are associated with …

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 …

In 2005, Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd (NGGL) developed a conceptual (Draft) closure and reclamation plan for the Ahafo South Mining Project in compliance with requirements of the Ghanaian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The conceptual closure and reclamation plan (MFG 2005) outlines existing site conditions; describes ore processing, mining ...

Newmont's Ahafo Gold Mine (hereafter "Ahafo") is located 42 km south of Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo's regional capital. Ahafo's construction began in 2004, while production commenced in 2006. Facilities constructed to support mining activities in the area include a mill, tailings storage facility, and access roads, among others.

The Ahafo North mine ores remain under exploration. For the exploitation of Amoma pit, extending over 562 ha, 1.652 people were displaced. The company reports that its annual gold production varies between 315,000 and 345,000 ounces and it is expected to grow between to 550,000 and 600,000 by 2018. In 2016, the Ahafo Mine generated …

Context and challenge. Newmont 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 viewed as a last resort.