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Newmont applied for permits from the Environmental Protection Agency in Ghana in July 2002. [3] Development began in 2005. [5] The mine is an open pit 2.65 kilometre long and 900 meters wide with a depth of 465 m. [3] Estimated reserves are 7.7 million ounces of gold. [5] Newmont announced commercial production beginning in 2013. [6]
Newmont Corporation is an American gold mining company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.It is the world's largest gold mining corporation. [2] Incorporated in 1921, it owns gold mines in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Ghana, Argentina, Peru, and Suriname. [3]
Star Africa Commodities & Minerals Limited, Newmont Goldcorp The Ahafo mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Republic of Ghana and in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The mine is located in the center of the country in Brong-Ahafo Region . [ 2 ]
In 2023, Ghana produced around 4.2 million ounces of gold, contributing to approximately 4% of the world’s total output. The main gold-producing regions are Ashanti, Western, and Eastern regions, with major players including Newmont, Gold Fields, AngloGold Ashanti, and Kinross Gold. Gold exports in 2022 accounted for about 12.3% of Ghana's GDP.
The following are lists of gold mines and are subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines that have substantial gold output, organized by country. North America
[1] [2] [3] The first documented large-scale mining operation in Ghana was at Obuasi, where gold was discovered in 1897. By 1900, Ghana, then known as the Gold Coast, had become a major supplier of gold in the British Empire. [4] [5] [6] Ghana is renowned for its gold resources and is the largest producer of gold in Africa as of 2019.
Gold mining giants in Ghana such as Newmont (NEM.N), Gold Fields (GFIJ.J) and AngloGold Ashanti (ANGJ.J) welcome new government tests to certify the value of their exports, the main industry ...
Kenyasi is a town in Ghana and it's the capital of the Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region.Kenyasi is a combination of two towns: Kenyasi No.1 and Kenyasi No.2. Kenyasi has abundance of Gold resources hence Newmont, Ghana Ahafo mine having their operations in the area sinc