the socio economic status of obuasi mining area

(PDF) Potential socio-economic consequences of …

50 The main focus was restoration and management of the environment rather than socio-economic responsibilities towards the host communities. 27 Developments in mining laws and the promulgation of ...Web

Obuasi, Ghana, AngloGold Ashanti

Obuasi is one of two AngloGold Ashanti operations in Ghana, and one of five in the Africa region. Operating performance Obuasi redevelopment project – update The Obuasi …Web

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of Obuasi …

It does this by looking at the history of mining in Ghana (Obuasi), the regulatory actors along the mining value chain, and some important lessons about mining. ... Gold mining and the socio-economic development of Obuasi in Adanse. Afr J Hist Cult. 2012;3. ... Waine TW. Mapping the expansion of galamsey gold mines in the cocoa …Web

AngloGold Ashanti develops 10-yr plan for Obuasi communities

AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has come forth with a 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) to support skills development, community growth, and general upliftment of the two assemblies within which it operates – Obuasi East District and Obuasi Municipal Assembly. According to the management of the mining firm, the ten …Web

Determination of the Impacts of Mining Activities on Land

Mining activities degrade the landscape and ecosystems by introducing new land uses that alter soil characteristics. Mapping of this degradation is critical, particularly in the context of environmental protection, including climate change research. Even though mining provides significant industrial and economic benefits to society, it also …Web

The local socioeconomic effects of gold mining: Evidence from …

The expansion across artisanal small-, medium-, and large-scale mining contributed to an increase in total production that rose from 541,147 oz in 1990 to 3,119,823 oz in 2009 according official Ghana statistics (Bloch and Owusu, 2012).This production increase led to an increased sector contribution to GDP from 483% (1990) to 578% …Web

AGA Obuasi Mine outdoors 10-year plan to boost

Following the expiration of the 3-year Social Management Plan (SMP), AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine has launched another all-inclusive 10-year Socio …Web

(PDF) A Rapid Assessment of the Impacts of Gold Mining on …

Introduction: Gold mining is crucial to economic growth and development in several countries including Ghana. It accounts for 40% of Ghana's export earnings and 5.7% of Ghana's GDP.Web

Highlighting the Sustainability Implications of …

In this context, while Kumasi and Obuasi may be confronted with similar economic, social, and environmental issues, differences may emerge when, for example, the influence of mining in an area such as …Web

Variations in Concentrations of Arsenic and Other

This study was undertaken to ascertain the impact of gold mining on soil and water chemistry as well as on rice grain quality. Samples collected from both gold mining and non-gold mining regions of southern Ghana were analysed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to determine the concentrations of arsenic and …Web

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana | LinkedIn

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana | 21,597 followers on LinkedIn. The safety of people is our priority | AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited operates the Obuasi mine which is in the municipality of Obuasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Obuasi Mine is primarily an underground operation, mining to a depth of 1,500m. The mine has been in operation since 1897 (122 …Web

Concentrations, hydrochemistry and risk evaluation of selected …

The assessment of surface water quality status is important for socio-economic growth and development (Ishaku 2011). ... In the Obuasi mining area, large deposits of mine wastes, ore stockpiles and waste rocks have become a heap around the extraction plants. Weathering of the heaped waste materials such as mercury, arsenic, …Web

(PDF) Assessing livelihood status of migrants from northern …

All content in this area was uploaded by Augustine Tanle on Nov 05, 2019 ... need for labour in mining areas such as Obuasi ... migrants of low socio-economic status to urban areas.Web

AngloGold Ashanti, GIZ launch project on pandemic management in Obuasi

January 21, 2022. AngloGold Ashanti Ghana, Obuasi Mine has partnered develoPPP health, a Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) health programme, to launch a comprehensive pandemic management Programme in Obuasi. The objective of the Pandemic Management Plan is to develop and implement a robust strategy to …Web

Socioeconomic Effects of Large-Scale Gold Mining: Evidence …

SOCIOECONOMIC EFFECTS OF LARGE-SCALE GOLD MINING 93 Despite long-standing interest in the local impacts of mining in Sub-Saharan Africa, studies have been slow in …Web

Socio-Economic Development Programme

Anglogold Ashanti unveils 10-year socio-economic development plan. AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), a multinational Mining Company in Obuasi, has launched a …Web

Obuasi Gold Mine, Ghana

The Obuasi gold mine is owned by AngloGold Ashanti. Image courtesy of MyGhanaonline. The Obuasi gold mine, located 200km north-west of Accra in Ghana, was the major asset of Ashanti Goldfields Company (AGC), established in London in 1897. AGC started underground mining in 1907. Lonrho purchased AGC in 1969 and the …Web

Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

history of mining in the area, it was appropriate that such a study was conducted in that area.The Obuasi Municipality is one of 26 districts of the Ashanti RegionWeb

Gold mining and the socio-economic development of Obuasi …

Gold mining and the socio-economic development of Obuasi in Adanse Emmanuel Ababio Ofosu-Mensah Department of History, University of Ghana, P. O. Box 12, Legon, Accra, Ghana. E-mail: ofosumens@yahoo. Tel: +233-208528333. Accepted 15 April, 2011 This article seeks to project the important role played by gold mining in economic …Web

(PDF) Mining Impact on Livelihoods of Farmers of Asutifi

This study was undertaken to assess the impact of mining (both small and large scale) on the livelihoods of community members of Kenyasi, Asutifi North District in Ghana. Data were collected from ...Web

AGA, Obuasi Mine outdoors comprehensive 10year to stimulate …

Following the expiration of the 3year Social Management Plan SMP, AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine has launched another all-inclusive 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan SEDP to further accelerate development in Obuasi. The 10-year SMP according to Richard Jordinson, Senior Vice President, Ghana Tanzania Business Unit …Web

Socio-demographic factors affecting artisanal and small-scale mining

Agyemang I., Okoto H. Small-scale mining activity in Mengwe Community, Northern Ghana : advantages amidst the disadvantaged socio-economic effects. Int. J. Educ. Res. Develop. 2014; 3 (2):23–29. [Google Scholar] Ahmed Y., Oruonye E. Socioeconomic impact of artisanal and small scale mining on the Mambilla Plateau of …Web

Socio-Economic Development Programme

AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), a multinational Mining Company in Obuasi, has launched a ten-year Socio-Economic Development Programme (SEDP) to augment the development of the catchment areas of AGA (Obuasi). Dubbed SEDP, it comes to replace the three-year Social Management Plan (SMP), which was developed to drive the mine's …Web

The Socio-Economic Implications of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining …

The mining activities in the areas could also account for the high school dropout rate in the area (Hilson, 2010) [40]. 4.4. Socio-Economic Effects of Small Scale Mining on Mining Communities. 4.4.1. Employment. Small Scale Mining sector is said to provide employment to several people in developing countries.Web

Obuasi Mine outdoors comprehensive 10-year (SEDP) to

Following the expiration of the 3-year Social Management Plan (SMP), AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine has launched another all-inclusive 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) to further ...Web

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case of …

It appears that land degradation, environmental pollution, and numerous socioeconomic issues have been major concerns for Ghanaian communities practicing small-scale mining. The majority of these ...Web

Highlighting the Sustainability Implications of Urbanisation: A

area such as Obuasi (e.g., the specific impacts of mining that have already been highlighted in Section 3) is taken into account compared with a non-mining area such as Kumasi. Land 2020, 9, x ...Web

Obuasi, Ghana, AngloGold Ashanti

Obuasi, an underground operation mining to a depth of 1,500m, is in the Ashanti region, approximately 60km south ... area, covering a combined area of about 40 hectares. ... Our host and local communities face intricate socio-economic challenges – especially poverty, high unemployment rates, low economic growth, inadequate infrastructure and ...Web

Gold mining and the socio-economic development of Obuasi in …

This article seeks to project the important role played by gold mining in economic development of modern areas of Obuasi and Adanse in Ghana. It challenges …Web

AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CORPORATE …

around the mining operations. AngloGold Ashanti before 2012 had not set up a Community Trust Fund but was engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility projects and programmes for the communities in Obuasi. They built the Len Clay Sports Stadium at a cost US$1 million in 1991 for the communities ofWeb