Currently, sodium hydroxide as well as other chlor-alkali products used in Ghana and the entire ECOWAS sub-region is imported in spite of the huge salt potential as raw material available in Ghana. This study sought to ...

The extractive sector conflict resolution is very important in the development of any economy; as such the twenty-first century business community requires quick, effective and efficient dispute resolution mechanisms to ...

Tonkolili Iron Ore Mine (TIOM) produces iron ore in Sierra Leone. Management of the mine is concerned about the low production due to fog and rainfall which translate into loss in revenue. This research sought to identify ...

The operations of a mine revolve around the budget, which describes the concept of cost of operations and returns generated. The fuel expended by each mine truck varies depending on differing conditions and is therefore ...

Blasting is a very important process for fragmentation of rock as part of operations and a lot of explosives are used for this purpose. The blasting process, however, remains a potential source of numerous human and ...

With growing interest in the development of novel technologies for the treatment of refractory gold deposits, the biological oxidation process has gained wide range acceptance due to its relatively lower operating cost ...

The underground mining of narrow veins is mostly associated with dilution. Dilution is the contamination of ore by non-ore material, which consequently increases tonnage and reduces grade. Excessive dilution is an ...

This work is to study the nature of Akpafu-Todzi iron ore and how it responds to carbothermal reduction using waste polymers under microwave irradiation and gas heating. Physical analyses such as particle size distribution, ...