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Established in 2004, the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has invested over US$100m in development projects and programmes in host communities of our Tarkwa and Damang mines in the Western Region of Ghana. The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation is the first foundation to be set up by a mining company in the country.
Using Orthoptera and Hymenoptera indicator groups as
The small-scale gold and diamonds mining industry is of great importance to Ghana. Since its regularization in 1989 the sector has produced and sold over 1.5 million troy ounces of gold and 8.0 ...
Hydrogeological studies on the Tarkwa gold mining district, Ghana …
Hydrogeological studies on the Tarkwa gold mining district, Ghana. J. Kuma. Published 16 February 2007. Geology. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. The physical hydrogeology of the Tarkwa area has been evaluated with a view to improving the understanding of its groundwater characteristics. It has been …
Programmes and projects
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation scholarship scheme was initiated in 2005. To date, 2,448 students from host communities of the Tarkwa and Damang mines have received scholarships and bursaries. Until 2019, the scholarship covered vocational training as well as senior high school and tertiary education.
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Gold Fields has a rich history of picking up notable awards and recognitions at the GMIA. Last year, the Damang Mine won the CSI Project of the Year award with the rehabilitated 33-km Tarkwa-Damang road, which the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation funded at a cost of US$27.6m. The asphalt road, which was completed in 2019, was recognised for ...
Tarkwa Gold Mine
Tarkwa is located near the southern end of what is commonly referred to as The Tarkwa Basin, 300 km by road west of Accra, the capital of Ghana. The Tarkwa mine operates …
(PDF) Rock Characteristics and Ball Mill Energy …
Goldfields Ghana Limited, Tarkwa Gold Mine (TGM), processes ores which occur in conglomerate reefs. The competence of the ore was observed to increase with increasing mining depth. Other rock …
Tarkwa gold mine
Tarkwa gold mine Asset fundamentals General location Tarkwa is located in SW Ghana, approximately 300km by road west of Accra, the capital, at latitude 5°15'N and longitude 2°00'W. The Tarkwa gold mine is located 4km west of the town of Tarkwa with good access roads and an established infrastructure. The mine is
Tarkwa | Mining, Gold Mining, Gold Rush | Britannica
Tarkwa, city, southwestern Ghana, western Africa. It is situated about 120 miles (190 km) west of Accra. Located in a predominantly agricultural and mining region, it is a …
Operations | About Us | Gold Fields Ghana
Our Tarkwa mine is well positioned to deliver sustained value. Open Pit. Acquired in 1993. Single largest mine in Ghana. Flagship mine of the Gold Fields Group. Maintains steady production at more than 500,000 oz/year.
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Established in 2004, the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has invested over US$100m in development projects and programmes in host communities of our Tarkwa and Damang …
Iduapriem, Ghana
Iduapriem, a 137km2 concession which includes Ajopa South West, is located in the western region of Ghana, some 70km north of the coastal city of Takoradi and about 10km south-west of Gold Fields' Tarkwa mine. Iduapriem is an open-pit mine with two circuits each comprising two-stage milling – a gravity circuit and a carbon-in-leach (CIL) plant.
Gold Fields: Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Overview …
Conversion to owner maintenance has been completed, with the inherent cost savings and productivity gains expected to materialise in C2011. 2011: Gold Fields Ghana Limited acquired the 18.9% IAMGold interest in Tarkwa and now holds 90% with the remaining 10% held by the Ghanaian government. Structural and evaluation confirmation drilling at ...
(PDF) Is groundwater in the Tarkwa gold mining district of Ghana …
Gold Coast Geol Surv Geological Survey Dept, Accra, 128 pp Mem 4 Environmental Geology (2004) 45:391–400 399 Original article Junner NR, Hirst T, Service H (1942) The Tarkwa goldfield. Gold Smedley PL, Edmunds WM, Pelig-Ba KB (1996) Mobility of ar- Coast Geol Surv Mem 6 senic in groundwater in the Obuasi gold mining area of Ghana: …
Gold Fields, AngloGold to form JV to create Africa's largest gold mine
Gold Fields has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with AngloGold Ashanti to create what they claim to be Africa's biggest gold mine. The JV will combine Gold Fields ' Tarkwa gold mine and AngloGold Ashanti 's adjacent Iduapriem gold mine. The two mines are located near the town of Tarkwa in Ghana's Western Region.
Gold Fields, AngloGold Ashanti to combine Tarkwa and Iduapriem mines
South Africa-based Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti have formed a joint venture for Gold Fields' Tarkwa and AngloGold Ashanti's neighbouring Iduapriem mines in Ghana. Gold Fields currently owns 90% of the Tarkwa Mine, through its subsidiary Gold Fields Ghana, while the Government of Ghana (GoG) holds the remaining 10% stake.
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Mining of precious metals comes at a cost to the environment (Ogola et al. 2002; Amankwah and Anim-Sackey 2003), notable among them are biodiversity loss, pollution of water bodies and soil structure and nutrient degradation (Ogola et al. 2002; Bian et al. 2009).Mining in Ghana has over the years been plagued with these environmental …
Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti Plan Joint …
The companies plan on joining Gold Fields' Tarkwa mine with AngloGold Ashanti's nearby Iduapriem mines in a proposed joint venture in Ghana. Gold Fields currently holds a 90% share of the …
Gold Fields Integrated Annual Review 2014
In 1961, production restarted under the State Gold Mining Corporation and in 1963 the Tarkwa mines were renamed Tarkwa Goldfields Limited. The Apinto Shaft was sunk in the mid-seventies. ... In 2011, Gold Fields Ghana Limited acquired the 18.9% IAMGold interest in Tarkwa and now holds 90%, with the remaining 10% held by the Ghanaian …
Gold Fields' Tarkwa Mine is Mining Company of the Year
Last year, the Damang Mine won the CSI Project of the Year award with the rehabilitated 33-km Tarkwa-Damang road, which the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation funded at a cost of $27.6m.
Tarkwa gold mine Report | Wood Mackenzie
Tarkwa gold mine. XLS 144.00 KB. Tarkwa gold mine. PDF 1.28 . Tarkwa gold mine. ZIP 1.11 . Other reports you may be interested in. Asset Report Telfer gold mine. 10 October 2023. A detailed analysis of the Telfer gold mine. $2,250. Asset Report Golpu gold mine project. 10 October 2023.
Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti Plan Joint Venture in Ghana …
Gold Fields currently holds a 90% share of the Tarkwa mine and the Government of Ghana holds the remaining 10%. AngloGold Ashanti owns of the Iduapriem mine. Both mines sit in the Western region of Ghana, near the town of Tarwa. The proposed joint venture constituted within Gold Fields Ghana will be operated by …
Major Mines & Projects | Tarkwa Mine
Gold Fields Ghana Ltd owns interest in the Tarkwa operation. Gold Fields Limited owns 90% interest in Gold Fields Ghana Limited and the remain 10% is held by the government of Ghana, as required under the mining law of Ghana.
Gold Fields, AngloGold rule out merger after Ghana joint
Apart from Tarkwa, Gold Fields has two other mines in Ghana, Damang and the 45%-owned Asanko. AngloGold also has another mine in Ghana, Obuasi, in addition to Iduapriem.
Gold Fields Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve …
Tarkwa gold mine - Brief history. Sinking of the Abontiakoon vertical shaft was completed in 1935 and a central mill with a capacity of 30ktpm was constructed in the following four years. Several small mining companies operated the Abontiakoon concession, but in 1960 all workings were abandoned and allowed to flood.
Gold Fields Ghana clarifies decision to opt for contract …
on January 8, 2018. in News. Gold Fields Ghana Limited (GFGL) has clarified, the decision to opt for the model of contract mining is to meet the prevailing operating and economic …
Tarkwa Gold Mine
The Tarkwa Gold Mine is located in south-western Ghana near the southern end of what is commonly referred to as the Tarkwa Basin, 300 kilometres by road west of Accra, the …
Is groundwater in the Tarkwa gold mining district of Ghana …
Gold mining has been associated with the (then) Gold Coast (the former name of Ghana) for several centuries. Between 1490 and 1600, the Gold Coast produced about 36% of the world's gold and before 1900 there were about 400 companies operating mainly in the southern part of the country (Fig. 1; Junner 1935; Kesse 1985).The first …
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Iduapriem Mine, Ghana. ... AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine received two prestigious awards at the 6th Ghana Business Awards held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra on Saturday, 11 November 2023. PDF, 1.40 . 07 Sep 2023 ... Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana Digital address: WT-0590-0460. Head office. Tel: +1 303-889-0700.
Gold Fields finalises development agreement with Ghana for Tarkwa …
Gold Fields has finalised a development agreement with the Government of Ghana for its Tarkwa and Damang mines. Under the agreement, the corporate tax rate will be reduced from the existing 35% to 32.5% with effective from 17 March 2016.