(PDF) Mineralisation and alteration patterns at the Damang gold mine
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 quartz-pebble conglomerate palaeoplacer deposit overprinted by later orogenic gold mineralisation hosted in flat-dipping fault-fracture vein array and surrounding hydrothermal …
Damang gold mine
Damang gold mine - Brief history. Several small mining companies operated the Abontiakoon concession near Tarkwa town, leading to the sinking of eight vertical shafts and the excavation of numerous open pits. In 1882, operations at the underground Abosso mine exploited banket conglomerates to a depth of 850m. In 1920, Adjah Bippo and Cinnamon ...
Hudson Brew Boahene
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 estimation. Hudson is skilled in Datamine, …
Mining in Ghana: A Hub of Opportunity for the Industry
Gold Fields Limited is a key player in Ghana, operating the Tarkwa and Damang mines in the Western Region. The Tarkwa Mine is an open-pit operation producing around 550,000 ounces of gold annually, supported by robust reserves of approximately 7 million ounces.
Gold Fields Damang Gold Mine | Damang
Gold Fields Damang Gold Mine, Damang, Western, Ghana. 3,292 likes · 1 talking about this. Gold Fields Damang Gold Mine is located in south-western Ghana, about 300 kilometers by road, west of Accra,...
Gold Fields West Africa : Ore Inspiring Procurement
Gold Fields took over total control of the Tarkwa mine from the State Gold Mining Company (SGMC) in 1993 and acquired full ownership of the Damang mine in 2011. Fast forward to 2018, and the company bought 45 percent of the Asanko mine, a joint venture (JV) managed by Galiano Gold, which controls the other 45 percent of the mine, with the ...
Tarkwa gold mine
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 leach ...
Gold Fields Limited announces reinvestment plan for Damang Gold mine …
Mining operations at Damang Gold mine started in 1997 and has produced in excess of 4.0Moz from multiple open-pits. Production from this mine was halted in 2013, with mining having them focused on the margins of the Damang pit (the Huni, Juno and Saddle areas), including the lower grade satellite deposits.
Geochemical vectors for targeting hydrothermal gold …
The Damang Gold Mine in southwestern Ghana sits on two kinds of mineralization: the Tarkwaian paleoplacer and a hydrothermal type found within the Tarkwaian Group's meta-sedimentary rocks. Geochemical vectors related to the hydrothermal gold mineralization in the area are not well known. Therefore, this research was conducted to identify ...
Major Mines & Projects | Damang Mine
Gold; Mining Method: Truck & Shovel / Loader; Production Start: 2005: Mine Life: 2025: Snapshot: Damang mine is approaching the end of the successfully implemented Damang Reinvestment Project (DRP). Damang reached its final year of steady-state production in 2022. In 2023, the mine processed surface stockpiles. Processing of surface stockpiles ...
ICMI GOLD MINE RECERTIFICATION AUDIT
Goldfields Damang Gold Mine May 2021 Name of Facility Signature of Lead Auditor Date The contract states that all third parties engaged by Samsung for the manufacture, transport and use of cyanide will be a signatory to and comply with the requirements of the International Cyanide Code. The contract with Samsung includes transport and delivery ...
Gold Fields plans up to US$500m investment in Damang Mine
Currently, the company operates the Tarkwa Mine, which has a Life of Mine (LoM) of 13 years and produces more than 500,000 oz/year; the Damang Mine, which has a LoM of 3 years; and the Asanko Mine – a joint venture with Galiano. Together, these mines yielded a total US$320million revenue to government in 2021.
Abosso Goldfields holds opens house forum on closure of …
Abosso Goldfields Ltd (AGL) Damang Mine recently hosted its biannual Open House Forum, gathering stakeholders to discuss the company's ongoing rehabilitation …
Damang Gold Mine
The Damang Gold Mine exploits oxide and fresh hydrothermal mineralisation in addition to palaeoplacer mineralisation. The hydrothermal mineralisation is located in Tarkwaian …
Damang Gold Mine
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 …
(PDF) Mineralization and alteration patterns at the Damang gold mine
Mineralization at Damang mine is significantly different to most other known orogenic gold deposits of Ghana, comprising two distinct styles of mineralization - a stratigraphically controlled quartz-pebble conglomerate palaeoplacer deposit overprinted by later orogenic gold mineralization hosted in flat-dipping fault-fracture vein array and surrounding hydrothermal …
Damang Gold Mine
The Damang deposit is located in the Tarkwaian sediments of the stratigraphy of the Ashanti Belt, which is a north-easterly striking, broadly synclinal structure. It is made up of lower proterozoic sediments, and volcanics and metasediments of the Birimian System. The Tarkwaian is characterised by lower intensity metamorphis…
The nature and origin of gold mineralization at Damang mine, …
Gold mineralisation at Damang mine is unique among known deposits in Ghana, comprising a stratigraphically controlled auriferous quartz-pebble conglomerate overprinted by later orogenic gold contained in a subhorizontal fault-fracture quartz vein array and associated hydrothermal alteration assemblages (Tunks et al., 2004). A range of geochronological and numerical …
Gold from Damang Mine, Abosso-Damang Au deposit, Tarkwa, Ashanti gold
ⓘ Wassa Gold Mine, Akyempim, Western Region, Ghana: 14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘ Golden Star (Wassa) Akyempim Gold mine SAK 1 pit, Akyempim, Western Region, Ghana: 20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘ Bogoso North Mine, Bogoso-Prestea mining district, Ashanti gold belt, Ghana: 20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘ Abosso-Damang Au deposit, Tarkwa, Ashanti gold belt, Ghana
Vein mineralization at the Damang Gold Mine, Ghana: controls on
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.
Major Mines & Projects | Damang Mine
Damang is a world class gold mineralisation system where drilling has only tested to relatively shallow depths along known ore-bearing corridors in the Tarkwaian sediments on the margins …
Damang gold mine
The Mineral Reserve estimate for the Damang mine is based on development of appropriately detailed and engineered LoM plans. All design and scheduling work is undertaken to an appropriate level of detail by experienced engineers using …
Damang gold mine
Damang gold mine: Asset Fundamentals. General location : Damang is located in SW Ghana, approximately 300km 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 ...
The nature and origin of gold mineralization at Damang mine, Ghana
The Damang gold deposit is located in the Tarkwaian within the structural basin of the Ashanti belt of Ghana. The Damang deposit features an anticline with its western limb displaced downward to ...
How you start matters: A comparison of Gold Fields' Tarkwa and Damang
This paper argues that actions of large-scale mining companies at the early stages of a mining project establish a legacy which sets the tone for that mine's long-term relationship with the local artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) stakeholders. This paper compares the experiences of Gold Fields' Tarkwa and Damang mines and the divergent histories of each of …
Abosso Goldfields (Ghana) Limited
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 …
Gold Fields may sell Damang, Cerro Corona after "unlocking value"
Gold output at Damang, which has been mined since 1997, fell 11% to about 33,000 ounces in the three months to September, the company said. ... Gold Fields's new mine in Chile. Gold Fields turned in a vastly improved production report for its third quarter registerting strong recoveries at all its assets, especially at South Deep in South ...
Damang (Abosso) gold mine Report | Wood Mackenzie
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".
Damang Gold Mine
The Damang Gold Mine is located in south-western Ghana near the southern end of what is commonly referred to as the Tarkwa Basin, 300 kilometres by road west of Accra, the capital of Ghana. The mine exploits oxide and fresh hydrothermal mineralisation in addition to Witwatersrand-style palaeoplacer
Working at Gold Fields Ghana
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 communities. ... Commuting to work is now much safer, easier and shorter, thanks to the 33 kilometre asphalt road, funded by the Gold Fields ...