Perspectives on Fifty Years of Ghanaian Historiography

" The Growth of Cocoa Farming in South Ashanti, 1896-1914." PhD., University of Birmingham.Google Scholar. Barbot, Jean. ... El Dorado in West Africa: the Gold-Mining Frontier, African Labor, and Colonial Capitalism in the Gold Coast, 1875-1900. Athens ... Accra.Google Scholar. Philips, John E. 2005. Writing African History. …

At least 17 killed in road crash explosion in western Ghana

1 min to read. ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — At least 17 people were killed and dozens more injured when a vehicle carrying mining explosives blew up after colliding with a motorcycle in western Ghana ...

Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti propose Ghana JV to …

Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti propose Ghana JV to create Africa's largest gold mine. JOHANNESBURG, 16 March 2023 - Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti ("The Parties") …

Obuasi Gold Mine

Bulyanhulu Gold Mine. Obuasi gold mine is 65km by road from Kumasi, or 200km north-west of Accra, amid the township of Obuasi. Mining started in Obuasi in 1897. Prior to the mine's closure in 2016, it was one of the world's largest producers of gold. Byrnecut and AngloGold Ashanti entered into an alliance-style contract for this project.

Introduction to South African Deep-Level Gold and Platinum …

This chapter provides an overview of deep-level gold and platinum mining in South Africa, highlighting the status quo of the industry and some of the associated …

DEATH AND DYING IN THE HISTORY OF AFRICA SINCE 1800

Silicosis, respiratory disease and gold-mining in South Africa', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 32 (2006), 569–89; Jock McCulloch, Asbestos Blues: Labour, Capital, Physicians and the State in South Africa (Oxford, 2002); Jock McCulloch, 'Asbestos mining in southern Africa, 1893–2002', International Journal of Occupational ...

Some of the most promising ASX-listed miners are based in Africa

West Wits Mining Ltd. An exploration and development miner, West Wits is targeting gold in the Witwatersrand region in South Africa. Its aim is to transition to a mid-tier gold producer from its ...

Effects of Illegal Mining on the Environment, Economy, and …

The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural …

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Obuasi Gold Mine

Obuasi gold mine is 65km by road from Kumasi, or 200km north-west of Accra, amid the township of Obuasi. Mining started in Obuasi in 1897. Prior to the mine's closure in …

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Africa - GOLD MINING CORPORATION. Africa. Africa is a major gold producer, producing up to 30% of global production. South Africa was the leading gold producer for many decades until the Chinese ...

High rand gold price only one part of the story for SA miners

For Gold Fields, that has resulted in it focusing on technology at the South Deep gold mine, in South Africa's Gauteng province, which Lunsche says remains on course to be steadily ramped up to ...

Military and Labour Recruitment in the Gold Coast During the …

13 WO 173/313 Aide-memoire on situation in West Africa by GOC-in-C West Africa, 26 Jan. 1942, most secret. In July 1942 Vichy forces in AOF were reported to be 70,000 men with 125,000 in North Africa. Britain had 7 infantry brigades and no armoured vehicles or heavy artillery. The French had a slight superiority in military aircraft.

Police: Road accident in Ghana causes huge explosion, deaths

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A vehicle carrying explosives used in mining collided with a motorcycle and blew up in western Ghana on Thursday, causing an unknown number of fatalities and injuring scores ...

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Gold Fields has nine operating mines in Australia, Peru, South Africa and Ghana (including the Asanko JV) and two projects in Canada and Chile. ... South Africa, 2196. Postal address. Gold Fields Limited Postnet Suite 252 Private Bag X30500 Houghton, 2041. ... Accra Ghana. Telephone: +233 302 770 189 /90 /91 Fax: +233 302 770 187.

Peter Anderton

Peter William Francis AndertonBiographyMr Anderton was born and raised in Western Australia commencing his involvement in the mining industry in the Australian North West iron ore operations at the age of 15 years. He studied mathematic, engineering and commerce at the University of Western Australia (Australia) and Oxford …

Historical overview of traditional and modern gold mining in …

reasons to explain why traditional or pre-colonial mining is still vibrant in the gold-rich Akanland in modern-day Ghana. Keywords: Auriferous, traditional mining, galamsey, scientific mining ...

Regional map of Ghana. Key mining areas (Obuasi, Tarkwa) and …

The study further compares mining regulations of some key gold mining countries including South Africa, China, Nigeria, and Indonesia. A total of 38 published papers and reports were used in this ...

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Accra, Ghana. PO Box CT2576 Accra, Ghana Ph: +233 302 760 530 / +233 302 767 924 ... Inmet Mining, Barrick Africa, Oceana Gold and Xstrata. × Stephen Kofi Ndede. General Manager Operations, Edikan. ... Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, Namibia, Australia, Indonesia, Turkey, Philippines and Chile in senior technical services and project ...

Ghana: The History of Banking In Ghana

The Bank of British West Africa (BBWA) was registered as a limited liability company by the directors of Elder Dempster and began trading on March 31 1894, initially in England and in Lagos. Of the 3,000 shares issued, Alfred Jones took up 1,753 and his partners, Alexander Sinclair and W.J. Davy, took up 433 each.

Galamsey menace: Causes, effects and solutions

The high incidence of "galamsey" or illegal mining in recent times, have been on several discussions and heated debates for some time now and has perplexed the minds of the general public in Ghana.

Ghana gold exporters in middle of suspicious $2.8b

The suspected activity reports reviewed by Ghana Business News and ICIJ describe an amount of $2.8 billion in suspicious payments connected to gold transactions. Of the amount ($124 million) $124,208,560.00 was directly linked to transactions involving companies in Ghana.

Mining companies in Ghana in 2022: a …

Damang is located in southwestern Ghana, about 300 kilometres west of Accra. Read also. South Africa opens Africa's biggest man-made beach whose size is 7 times a football field. 2. Adamus …

Africanization in British Multinationals in Ghana and Nigeria, 1945

41 Maltby, J. and Tsamenyi, M., " Narrative Accounting Disclosure: Its Role in the Gold Mining Industry on the Gold Coast 1900–1949," Critical Perspectives on Accounting 21, no. 5 (2010): 390 – 401 CrossRef Google Scholar.

The African goldrush continues | Business Insider Africa

The African goldrush continues. Although South Africa still holds large quantities of untapped gold ounces, it is no longer a top producer. West Africa's gold mining industry, led by Ghana, Mali and Burkina Faso, currently produces nearly twice as much gold as South Africa. The majority of the 30 West African mines which have …

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Asanko Gold Mine JV

The mining lease concessions cover an area of approximately 213.2km², between latitudes 06°12'N and 06°35'N, and longitudes 02°5'W and 01°51'W. The Esaase, Abore, Abirem, Datano, Jenni River and Adubea MLs contain all of the Mineral Resources defined to date. All other concessions held by Asanko Gold in the area reflect exploration ...

African Merchants of the Gold Coast, 1860–1905—Dynamics of …

17 The proportion of Gold Coast palm oil to British palm oil imports rose from about 6 percent of the total in the 1850s to about 20 percent by the late 1870s (Appendix No. 14: "Report of the Select Committee on Africa (Western Coast)," Accts. & Papers (1865), [170], pp. 35 – 51;Google Scholar "Statistical Papers relating to the ...

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South Africa - Gold Mining, Economy, History: Prospectors established in 1886 the existence of a belt of gold-bearing reefs 40 miles (60 km) wide centred on present-day …

Ghana: Five Largest Mines in 2021

Tarkwa Mine in Western, was the largest mine in Ghana, producing approximately 13.19 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) and primarily produced gold (521.7 thousand ounces) in 2021. The Tarkwa Mine is owned by Government of Ghana;Gold Fields Ltd, and is due to operate until 2034. The second largest mine with …