Located in Southwest Ghana, Damang is an open pit gold mine. Gold Fields processes 5.1 Mt of gold per annum from a blend of approximately 37% oxide ore and 63% fresh ore. The current planned depth ...

Hudson is currently a sectional resource geologist in the Geology Department at Damang Gold Mine, Gold Fields Ghana. He holds MSc in Geological Engineering from University of Mines and Technology (UMaT). He has 11 years of industry experience in greenfield/brownfield exploration, drilling, database management and resource …

Damang Gold Mine continued DAMANG – RESOURCES Tons (Mt) Grade (g/t) Gold ('000 oz) Classification F2009 2007 2006 F2009 2007 2006 F2009 2007 2006 Open pit and underground Measured 9.1 10.0 6.0 2.3 2.0 2.2 680 644 423 Indicated 26.0 28.5 19.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1,309 1,471 1,032

Some 35 mine vehicles were equipped with Hexagon's Operator Alertness System Heavy Vehicle (OAS-HV) at the Damang Mine in Ghana's Western Region. After a successful pilot project completed in late 2020-early 2021, full deployment of OAS-HV proceeded smoothly despite ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Gold Fields' Tarkwa and Damang mines have very different histories with respect to ASM. Exactly why this dichotomy developed is initially perplexing and therefore provides an interesting case study. The two mines are within kilometers of each other. There is no significant cultural difference between the populations near these mines.

Single largest mine in Ghana; Flagship mine of the Gold Fields Group; Maintains steady production at more than 500,000 oz/year. 12 years LoM; DAMANG. DAMANG. The Damang Reinvestment Project, which started in 2017, was successfully completed in 2022. Open Pit; Acquired full ownership in 2011; 2 years LoM; ASANKO.

Damang is located in south-western Ghana, approximately 300 kilometres by road west of Accra, the capital, at latitude 5°11'N and longitude 1°57'W. The Damang concession lies to the north of and joins the Tarkwa concession, which is located near the town of Tarkwa. The area is served by access roads with established infrastructure, and a ...

The South Tailings Storage Facility (STSF) had served the mining operations at Gold Fields' Damang mine in Ghana for over a decade. The tailings facility was selected for rehabilitation as it has reached it operating capacity and many animals species had begun using the tailings facility supernatant pond. Through a combination of earthwork ...

Damang Gold Mine is located near the town of Abosso, in the Western Region of Ghana. With the existing East Tailings Storage Facility (ETSF) approaching capacity, the mine decided to construct the Far East Tailings Storage Facility (FETSF) to provide additional capacity for tailings storage.

The Damang mine is located about 33 kilometres from the Tarkwa mine, in the south-western part of Ghana. The mine employs more than 2,000 employees and contractors, the majority of whom are from the host …

DELIVERING THE GOLD STANDARD. Sitting comfortably within the top tier of the African mining sector is Gold Fields, one of the largest private sector companies in Ghana which currently controls 90 percent of the Tarkwa and Damang gold mines. The Ghanaian government owns the remaining 10 percent through a free-carry interest.

Mineralisation at Damang mine is significantly different to most other known orogenic gold deposits of Ghana, comprising two distinct styles of mineralisation – a stratigraphically controlled ...

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. GFG signed a management contract with the Ghanaian Government to operate the mine in 1993, and in 1996 completed a feasibility study on an open pit/heap …

The West Africa Region comprises Tarkwa, Damang and Asanko JV gold mines located in Ghana. Tarkwa continues to be a long-life surface mining operation and a core asset with robust Mineral Reserves supporting a 13-year LOM. The Damang Reinvestment Project (DRP) is in its latter years of operation with current Mineral Reserves scheduled …

In Damang mine (15 km west of Wassa mine in the Tarkwa Basin), Tunks et al. (2004) reported meter-scale open folds associated with a sub-horizontal crenulation cleavage and with shallowly dipping ...

GOLD FIELDS GHANA FOUNDATION. GOLD FIELDS GHANA FOUNDATION. About Gold Fields Ghana Foundation Trustees Financials Host Communities Programmes and Projects. ... Damang Mine. P. O. Box 208 Tarkwa, Ghana. Tel +233 (0) 3123 22 416/7. Fax +233 277 900001/2 . International Satellite +44 207 101 6491-95 .

The Damang Gold Mine, located in the Greater Accra region of Ghana, is a surface mining operation. The mine is operated by Abosso Goldfields Limited and supported by African Mining Services, an Australian mining company. With its high gold output and continuous exploration efforts, the Damang Gold Mine has become renowned in the mining industry

The Damang Gold Mine exploits oxide and fresh hydrothermal mineralisation in addition to Witwatersrand style, palaeoplacer mineralisation Life of Mine (LoM) It is estimated that …

Posted by Paul Moore on 18th January 2022. Hexagon's Mining division has announced completion of a significant safety installation with Gold Fields Ghana. Some …

The Damang Gold Mine is located in the southern part of the Ashanti Belt (Fig. 1). Radiometric dating by Leube et al., 1990, Davis et al., 1994, Oberthur et al., 1998, Pigois et al., 2004 indicates that the belt volcanics were deposited between 2240 and 2186 Ma and the Birimian sediments deposited 100–60 Ma later into the basins.

6 Damang Gold Mine Damang Gold Mine - Building a Gold Fields Franchise Asset | Marcus Brewster | 19 May 2015 History 1989: Ranger Exploration begins exploration in the area. 1997: Open pit operations commenced. 2001: Gold Fields Ghana Ltd purchases Ranger's 90% interest in Damang. 2005: Waste mining at Damang cutback …

The Tarkwa mine operates under mining leases covering a total area of approximately 20,800 ha. In F2009 Tarkwa produced 0.612 Moz of gold from heap leach and milling operations at a cash cost of US$521/oz. Tarkwa employed a workforce of 3,982 as of 30 June 2009, including contractors.

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The Damang Gold Mine is located in the southern part of the Ashanti Belt ( Fig. 1 ). Radiometric dating by Leube et al., 1990, Davis et al., 1994, Oberthur et al., …

Hexagon's Mining division has announced completion of a significant safety installation with Gold Fields Ghana. Some 35 mine vehicles were equipped with Hexagon's Operator Alertness System Heavy Vehicle (OAS-HV) at the Damang Mine in Ghana's Western Region. After a successful pilot project completed in late 2020-early 2021, full ...

Gold Fields acquired the 18.9% IAMGold interest in Tarkwa in 2011 and currently owns 90%, while the remaining 10% is held by the Ghanaian Government. In 2001, Gold Fields signed an agreement to purchase Repadre's 90% interest in Damang. IAMGold and Repadre merged to give IAMGold an 18.9% interest in Damang and Gold …

Gold Fields is one of the world's largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable production of 3.6 million ounces per annum from nine operating mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and ...

The Damang Gold Mine is located in the several greenfields discoveries were made in the 1990s southern part of the Ashanti Belt (Fig. 1). Radiometric reflecting a greater understanding of the geology. This paper dating by Leube et al. (1990), Davis et al. (1994), Oberthur documents the structural controls of the Damang Gold Mine et al. (1998 ...

South African mining firm Gold Fields Limited has announced a reinvestment plan for the Damang Gold mine in Ghana that would extend the operating …

IAMGold and Repadre merged to give IAMGold an 18.9% interest in Damang, with Gold Fields retaining a 71.1% interest. Gold Fields acquired the indirect 18.9% IAMGold interest in Damang, increasing their holding …

The Damang gold mine exploits oxide and fresh hydrothermal ore in addition to Tarkwaian style palaeoplacer ore. The hydrothermal mineralisation is located in Tarkwaian sediments and is the only known …

Damang gold mine - Mining. Conventional drill and blast with truck and shovel mining techniques are employed at all open pits. Load-and-haul is carried out by 90 tonne dump trucks and 14 to 20 tonne excavators in backhoe and face shovel configurations. Mining benches are blasted in 9m benches and excavated in 3m flitches.

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.

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Abosso Goldfields Limited is an unlisted Ghana based holding company which owns of the Damang Gold Mine in Ghana. In January 2002, Gold Fields Limited (Nasdaq: GOLD; Johannesburg: GFI) and Repadre Capital Corporation (Toronto: RPD) completed its acquisition of a 90 percent beneficial interest in Abosso Goldfields Limited from Ranger …

mining destination, with a long history of mining in Ghana and Mali. The Damang Gold Mine, in particular, will leverage off these deposits and provide a new lease on life and …

Damang is located in south-western Ghana, approximately 300 km by road, west of Accra, the capital, at a latitude 5° 11' N and longitude 1° 57' W. Damang Gold Mine is located 30 km north of the town of Tarkwa with good access roads and an established infrastructure. The Mine is served by a main road connecting to the port of Takoradi ...

The Damang mine is one of two Goldfields assets in Ghana (the other being Tarkwa). Mining is carried out by contractors at two open-pits using conventional drill-blast-load-haul methods. Ore is processed in a 4.3Mt/a carbon-in-leach (CIL) plant. In October 2016, the board of Gold Fields approved the "Damang Reinvestment Project".

Abosso Goldfields Limited (AGL) is a Ghanaian registered company that owns and operates the Damang Gold Mine. Gold Fields Ghana Holdings Limited holds a 71.1% interest in AGL, IAMGold 18.9% and the Ghanaian Government the remaining 10%. Damang manages five Prospecting Licences as well as two Mining Leases, namely the …

Damang will be a 240,000 oz/year mine. Improved production is expected over the next few quarters. The increase in gold output comes from the grade rising to 1.6 grams/tonne (g/t) from 1.3 g/t as the proportion of higher-grade fresh rock is increased. The volumes through the mills will remain flat.