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Bauxite mining is closely linked with one of the more notable foreign investments in the post independence era In the early days after Ghana gained independence in 1957 then President Kwame Nkrumah spearheaded a plan to create the 1000 MW Akosombo Dam now the country s signature piece of infrastructure as well as an aluminium smelter for which local bauxite reserves were intended to
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It s been described as one of the best places for biodiversity on the planet But there are fears the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in Ghana is under threat
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Example of minerals mined in Ghana are gold bauxite manganese diamonds and so on Ghana is the major producer of gold in Africa Ghana s mining industries was initially stated owned but starting in the late 20th century Ghana moved toward privatization and state divestiture including by attracting foreign investment Most of the major
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History of Bauxite in Ghana First discovered in 1914 in Ghana by Sir Albert Kitson bauxite is an ore and the main source of aluminium Though the British Aluminium Company gave approval for the mining of Bauxite in 1928 at Awaso in the country s western region the exploration and mining works started only in the 1940s
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A Rocha Ghana together with six other civil society organistions and several individual citizens of Ghana is suing the Ghana Government over its drilling of 53 exploration wells across the Atewa Range Forest and its proposed bauxite mining plans for the forest The Attorney General responded in September 2024 denying all the key paragraphs in
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Ghana Officials Question China s Ambitions in Bauxite Mining Plan Ghana is a country rich in natural resources including crude oil gold diamonds and minerals such as manganese and bauxite
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1 day agoaccording to the chief executive officer of giadec micheal ansah atewa is a very sensitive place to do bauxite mining because of the significant biodiversity that we have in the atewa forest
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Mining is an activity that greatly influences the development of a country s economy whilst simultaneously being a great generator of strong environmental impacts Mining generates vast amounts
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There is no reason why Ghana should not be refining her own bauxite and Government is putting in place the necessary legislation and infrastructure to establish a bauxite refinery in the next two to three years Vice President Dr Bawumia has disclosed A bill seeking to set up a Bauxite Development Authority to facilitate the establishment of
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Bauxite exports from Ghana History of Bauxite in Ghana First discovered in 1914 in Ghana by Sir Albert Kitson bauxite is an ore and the main source of the British Aluminium Company gave approval for the mining of Bauxite in 1928 at Awaso in the country s western region …
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Ghana signed an MOU with China in 2024 for the development of a $10 billion bauxite venture that incorporates the building of alumina refineries and railway infrastructure The MOU also stated that China agreed to fund the project to exploit Ghana s multi million tonnes of bauxite deposits
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The contribution of gold to the economy of Ghana has been remarkable even though Ghana produces diamond manganese and bauxite In 2024 earnings from gold accounted for % of the total earnings from exported minerals Diamond bauxite and manganese racked up % % and % respectively Ghana s mining sector has witnessed a
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Bauxite is refined into alumina which is then smelted to produce aluminum Ghana produced 827 000 tons of bauxite and 40 000 tons of aluminium in 2024 A document from A Rocha explains the risks from the project The Government of Ghana must declare Atewa Forest a National Park to protect it from bauxite mining
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Ghana Ghana reports the 3rd largest bauxite reserves in Africa According to the latest production and export statistics from Ghana s Chamber of Mines Bauxite production rose to 295 993 tonnes during the first half of 2024 up from 173 601 tonnes produced in the comparative period in 2024 But most of the bauxite has been exported and
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The Ghana Mine Workers Union has expressed fear over the impact of the withdrawal of the investor for the Ghana Bauxite Company on the firm and its employees This comes after the investor Bosai Minerals Group from China served the government a notice to exit Ghana due to the non renewal of its mining lease which expires in January 2024
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Ghana has 20 large scale mining companies producing gold diamonds bauxite and manganese and there are also over 300 registered small scale mining groups and 90 mine support service companies Other mineral commodities produced in the country are natural gas petroleum salt and silver
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Chinese Investment in Bauxite Mining in Ghana Has Led to a Crush of Infrastructure Development A road snakes through the Atewa forest in Ghana on Sept 5 2024 The road was built by the
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Jul 11 2021Bauxite is a valuable mineral used to produce aluminum products that range from teaspoons to fighter jets It has been mined in Ghana since before the country s independence when the British sourced bauxite from the southwestern Gold Coast
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Ghana Bauxite Mines News Monitoring Get by Email • RSS Published on Oct 11 2024 CESIS Ghana sensitises stakeholders in mining communities on mine site assessment tool A day s workshop has been held at Obuasi to sensitize Stakeholders in mining communities on the new approaches to address their grievances and strengthen their relationship with mining companies operating in their
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Nov 27 2020As part of the effort to remove Atewa from the bauxite mining plans A Rocha Ghana filed a motion with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN World Conservation Congress The motion called for an end to all mining exploration and to increase the forest range s protection status This month the IUCN passed the motion
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According to the Union mining bauxite in the Atewa Forest is fundamentally inconsistent with international commitments Therefore at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2024 at its session in Marseille France urged the Government of Ghana to immediately and permanently halt all mining related operations and other destructive activities in Atewa Forest and establish a national park over
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Apr 24 2024 First discovered in 1914 in Ghana by Sir Albert Kitson bauxite is an ore and the main source of aluminium Though the British Aluminium Company gave approval for the mining of Bauxite in 1928 at Awaso in the countrys western region the exploration and mining works started only in the 1940s
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Sep 21 2020The Attorney General AG is praying an Accra High Court to dismiss the case of seven Civil Society Organizations CSOs and four persons who sued government over alleged mining of bauxite in the Atewa Forest Range According to the AG the seven CSOs and four private citizens were mere crying wolf In a statement
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A Rocha Ghana has read the statements made by GIADEC during a meeting with journalists and published on Monday 5 April and is responding to key points raised GIADEC said it rejects as propaganda an apparent claim that the whole of Atewa Forest will be destroyed by bauxite mining It says the area it will be playing with a
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Get in touch with us now Jul 15 2024 From May to March 2024 the price of bauxite in Ghana was 29 dollars per metric ton This represented a decrease of three dollars compared to
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The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Project is located in Ghana s iconic Atewa Range Forest This project proposes opening up Atewa Forest for bauxite mining Due to the inherent location of this project bauxite mining will require destroying swaths of Atewa Forest which is widely considered Ghana s crown jewel
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Mar 21 2022The Awaso Bauxite mine in the Western North region has been in operation for over 80 years and is managed by the Ghana Bauxite Company which was jointly owned by Bosai Minerals Group since Feb 2024 till Feb 2024 and the Government of Ghana
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Campaigners however say mining bauxite is an even greater risk as swathes of trees would have to be cut down and soil removed in the forest s upper reaches Daryl Bosu deputy national director of the environmental group A Rocha Ghana said that could cause big big trouble
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About Us Ghana Bauxite Company Limited Ghana Bauxite Company Limited GBC is the first and only operating bauxite mining company in Ghana It owns bauxite reserves covering an area of at the Awaso enclave in the Western North Region of Ghana Bauxite was discovered in Awaso in the 1920s by the then Gold Coast Geological Survey but
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Illegal gold mining activities are already threatening the water supply as quality monitoring and assessment of major rivers by Ghana s Water Research Institute confirmed in May 2024 This is highly likely to get worse when bauxite mining starts in the area From 2024 to 2024 most of the illegal gold mining took place around the edges of
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