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Estimation of the Quantity of Water in the Abandoned Underground Mine of Gold Fields Ghana Limited Tarkwa

Obosu, J.K; Kumah, J.S.Y (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

The Tarkwa district is an important gold mining area in the Southwestern part of Ghana. The main source of potable water supply to the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality is from the Bonsa River treatment plant managed by the ...
Geometallurgical Studies on Gold Ore for Enhanced Comminution and Leaching

Ofori-sarpong, Grace; Okwaisie, Timothy; Amankwah, K. Richard (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

Many gold processing plants are experiencing challenges as mining pits are becoming deeper, rocks are getting harder and more complex polymetallic and refractory ores are being encountered. The variations in the ...
Combined Electrical Resistivity Imaging and Electromagnetic Survey for Groundwater Studies in the Tarkwa Mining Area, Ghana

Seidu, J; Ewusi, A; Kumah, J. S. Y (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

The major source of potable water in Tarkwa is the Bonsa Treatment Plant sourced from the Bonsa River. The activities of illegal miners along the banks of the Bonsa River has resulted in pollution of the river. This has ...
Suitability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Cadastral Surveys

Mantey, Savior; Tagoe, Naa Dedei (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

Cadastral surveys in Ghana often employ well known surveying equipment such as Total Station and GNSS receivers or a combination of both. These survey techniques are well-established and widely accepted. However, there ...
Rainstorm Intensity–Duration–Frequency Model for Tarkwa, Ghana

Oti, Douglas (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

Rainstorm intensity–duration–frequency relationship is a tool required for appropriate planning and designing of drainage systems. In this study, 22 years of annual peak daily rainstorm data distribution was tested to ...
Can Capital Injection Make Challenged Gold Projects in Ghana Economically Viable?

Mireku-Gyimah, D; Gyebuni, R (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

Damang Gold Mine (DGM) in Ghana uses open pit mining technology to mine its gold deposit. It has an estimated mineable gold reserve of about 32 Mt exploitable for 8 years. As the gold price kept falling from 2013 and ...
Production of Gypsum from Clamshells and Waste Acid Recovered from End-of-Life Lead Acid Batteries

Gohoho, H. D; Dankwah, J. R (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

Gypsum exists in the Dihydrate (CaSO4 2H2O), Hemihydrate (CaSO4. ½H2O) and the Anhydrite (CaSO4) forms. The exploitation of the natural rock form deposit of gypsum is on the increase, necessitating the need to find ...
Flow Assurance in Subsea Pipeline Design

Adjei Marfo, Solomon; Opoku Appau, Prince; Acquah, Joseph; Amarfio, Mensah Eric (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

The increasing exploration and production activities in the offshore Cape Three Point Blocks of Ghana have led to the discovery and development of gas condensate fields in addition to the oil fields which produce significant ...
Biopolymer Drill-in Fluid Performance for Different Rheological Models using Statistical Characterisation

Owusu, M; Osei, H (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

Appropriate selection of rheological models is important for hydraulic calculations of pressure loss prediction and hole cleaning efficiency of drilling fluids. Power law, Bingham-Plastic and Herschel-Bulkley models are ...
Design of an Integrated Anti-Hardening System for Carbon-In Leach Tanks

Agyare Ofosu, Robert (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

Slurry density monitoring is of paramount importance in the industrial world. Most industries, especially cement and mineral processing industries, employ this method to obtain good quality products. However, most ...
A Comparative Analysis of Rock Fragmentation using Blast Prediction Results

Agyei, George; Owusu-kweneboah, Michael (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

This work presents prediction and optimisation of controllable parameters of drilling and blasting currently used at the Fobinso Pit of Perseus Mining Ghana Limited (PMGL). The mine faces challenges with blast particle ...
The Use of Bauxite as an Arsenic Filter

Agyarko Ndur, Samuel; Osei, Henry; Abbey, Ebenezer Charles; Joe -Asare, Theophilus (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-06-01)

Arsenic (As) has the potential to negatively affect soils and groundwater quality, and cause several public health challenges. It is usually concentrated and released during metal mining of ores that contains arsenic-bearing ...
Effect of Graded Oil Palm Kernel Shells on Compaction of Weak o Problematic Sub-Grade Soils

Affam, Michael; Awusi, Rodney Wilson; Asenso-Gyambibi, Daniel (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-12-01)

Sub-grade is the ultimate load bearer of vehicular traffic load in a pavement structure. A weak sub-grade or problematic soils require some improvements like soil stabilisation, soil reinforcement and/or capping of the ...
Determination of the Interior Orientation Parameters of a Non-metric Digital Camera for Terrestrial Photogrammetric Applications

Dedei, Naa (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-12-01)

High cost of metric photogrammetric cameras has given rise to the utilisation of non-metric digital cameras to generate photogrammetric products in traditional close range or terrestrial photogrammetric applications. For ...
Production of Iron Nuggets from the Akpafu-Todzi Iron Ore and Artisanal Ferrous Slag using Post Consumer Thermosets (Waste Electrical Sockets) as Reductants

Dankwah, James R.; Baah, Eric O.; Dankwah, James B.; Dankwah, Jessica; Agbenuvor, Bernard S.; Amankwaa-Kyeremeh, Bismark (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-12-01)

Post-consumer thermosets are difficult to recycle because, unlike thermoplastics, they cannot be remoulded to create other items as a result of the extensive cross-linkages in their structure. The increased production ...
Boundary Applicability of the Ghana’s Oil Block Fiscal Regimes

Ocran, Daniel; Broni-Bediako, Eric (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-12-01)

Attractiveness of fiscal regime has become more important in oil and gas investment decision than the rather geological prospectivity of the province. The terms and conditions contained in the fiscal system influence the ...
Re-Design of Mine Tailings Storage Facility for Adamus Resources Limited

Owusu-Yeboah, B (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-12-01)

The suitability of a centerline or upstream design as a sustainable option for construction of future raises for the existing Life of Mine (LoM) downstream Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) at Adamus Resources Limited (ARL) ...
The Trajectory of Lost Mercury in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Extraction in Ghana

Al-Hassan, Sulemana; Yaganuma, Linus (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-12-01)

The Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASSM) industry is of great importance to the Ghanaian economy. It provides employment for the teeming youth directly and indirectly and produces gold for the local goldsmiths, among ...
Effects of Maturity of Coconut Shells on Gold Adsorption Efficiencies of Derived Activated Carbons

Buah, W. K.; Darmey, J (Ghana Mining Journal, 2019-12-01)

Coconut shells are used as precursors for preparation of activated carbons. The shells could vary in terms of their maturity. The influence of the maturity of the shells on gold adsorption efficiencies of derived activated ...

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