Mining In Upper West Region

The operationalization of Cardinal Namdini, which is the largest single-stream Mine in West African sub-region, is expected to consolidate Ghana's position as one of the world's leading...

Government will this year launch the Community Mining Scheme and an Alternative Livelihood Programme for illegal miners in the Upper West Region to help the youth in the region engage in responsible and effective mining. Sector Minister, Abu Jinapor, announced this at a meeting with the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs in Wa.

Ghana is currently Africa's leading gold producer and sixth in the world, and is looking to add the Ahafo North Mine, to be operated by Newmont Africa; Cardinal Resources Mine at Talinsi in the Upper East Region; and Azumah Resources in the Nadowli-Kaleo district of the Upper West Region. All are gold mines.

Earl International Group, a large-scale mining company in the Upper East Region, has commenced full operations in the Gbane mining ... Election 2024: NPP will win Agona West – Chris Arthur. December 5, 2024. Opinion. …

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has called on residents in the Upper West Region to take action to safeguard the water bodies from the impact of illegal mining. Mr Abdul-Wadud Ali, the Upper West Regional Manager of the PURC stressed the importance of protecting the water bodies. He noted that while the region may…

For goodness seek, lets emphasis reclamation of the land after mining." Available records indicate that there are about 31 licensed gold mining companies prospecting for the mineral in various parts of the Upper West Region. This, the chiefs said will create economic crisis since many farmers could be deprived of their farmlands.

With this mine, and the construction of the new mine in the Upper West Region, northern Ghana is ready to become the new face of mining in Ghana, and regulatory agencies …

Using cross sectional survey data (n=801) and applying the binary negative log-log technique, we examine residents' self-rated health in mining communities in the Upper West Region of Ghana.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has called on residents in the Upper West Region to take action to safeguard the water bodies from the impact of illegal …

For instance, Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) from mining activities has been reported to cause contamination by mercury, cadmium, arsenic, copper, lead, and iron in surface and groundwater in the region ...

In addition, Mahama promised to regularize illegal mining to a small-scale mining in the district to ensure sustainable mining as Wa East is one of the mining districts in the Upper West Region. He assured residents that proper regulations would be put in place to ensure that mining activities are conducted in a sustainable and environmentally ...

In Ghana, West Africa, the emerging flagship Kambale Graphite Project owned by Ghanaian subsidiary, Kambale Graphite Limited, is located in the country's Upper West region.

2017, EFFECTS OF MINING ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE CHEREKPONG TRADITIONAL AREA OF THE UPPER WEST REGION OF GHANA. CherekpongTraditional area which is a gold mining community in the District is notable of countless environmental problems such as soil erosion, depleting soil and vegetation cover, noise and air pollution, loss of biological diversity, …

The operationalization of Cardinal Namdini, which is the largest single-stream Mine in West African sub-region, is expected to consolidate Ghana's position as one of the world's leading gold producers, with …

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 ...

The Wa gold project is located in the Upper West Region in the far northwest of Ghana along the border with Burkina Faso. The project comprises the three separate tenement blocks. The Wa-Lawra block in the west covers a large area of approximately 2177 km² located to the west and north-west of the town of Wa.

Recurrent mining-related disasters have also claimed the lives of many young people in the Upper East Region, especially at the Gbane mining site in the Talensi District. The worst of these disasters occurred in 2019 when 16 people, including Junior High School (JHS) pupils, lost their lives.

The Executive Director-Azumah Resource Limited, Nana Dwemoh Benneh, has emphasised the positive impact of mining on local businesses. During an engagement with media at Wa, Upper West Region, Mr. Benneh highlighted the significant role mining plays in stimulating local economies. He pointed out that when a mining operation is established in an area, it …

The discovery of Gold in the Upper West Region of Ghana has resulted in the emergence of illegal small-scale gold mining popularly known as 'galamsey'. Its disorganized nature

The Upper West Region (UWR) is the poorest region in Ghana and covers a geographical area of approximately 18,478 km 2, which constitutes about 12.7% of the total land area of the country. Whereas 39.5% of Ghanaians live below the official poverty line, in the UWR this is much higher, ranging from 79 to 96% across the region, including 96 to 99 ...

Castle Placement to Fund West African Gold Drilling 05/11/2024 September 2024 Quarterly Report & Appendix 5B 31/10/2024 Castle Minerals Ghana Projects. In Ghana, West Africa, the emerging flagship Kambale Graphite Project owned by Ghanaian subsidiary, Kambale Graphite Limited, is located in the country's Upper West region.

the Savannah Region, to the North and West by Burkina Faso, and to the east by the Upper East and North East Region. The region covers a geographical area of 18,476 sq. km, constituting 12.7% of the total land area of Ghana. The Region has a projected population of 829,984 spread across eleven (11) administrative districts.

With this mine, and the construction of the new mine in the Upper West Region, northern Ghana is ready to become the new face of mining in Ghana, and regulatory agencies must stand ready to live ...

This paper examines gold mining history in Nangodi, which has linked residents of this small, rural community in northeastern Ghana with successive political regimes, changing mining laws, and the ...

Mining and metallurgical engineering groups will be appointed shortly to assess the technical and commercial merits of establishing on-site a commercial-scale mining and processing facility. ... The Project is located 6km west of the Upper West region capital of Wa which is 400km north, via good sealed roads, of Kumasi. From Kumasi it is ...

Nadowli-Kaleo district in the Upper West Region, Ghana. This study is critically important to contribute to literature Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems | 2 December 2021 ...

gal mining activities (1644 sightings) in the region. Based on the characterisation, this study, argued that galamsey activities in Upper West Region are still at the rudimentary stage as compared to other geogra-phies in Ghana. Constant monitoring of the where and how ASM activities are being carried out in

Fitting complementary log-log regression models to cross-sectional data from the Upper West Region (UWR) of Ghana, we found that residents with limited knowledge of potential health impacts of mining and those who believe mining activities were not meeting environmental standards were more likely to consider relocating.

Controls of groundwater mineralization assessment in a mining catchment in the Upper West Region, Ghana: Insights from hydrochemistry, pollution indices of groundwater, and multivariate statistics ...

Fifteen Municipal and District Mining Committees from four Regions have been inaugurated in Bolgatanga, capital of the Upper East Region with the sole mandate to ensure responsible mining activities. The Regions were the Upper East and West, North East and Savannah Regions with six members in each Committee led by Municipal and District Chief ...