Farmers protest against Newmont baseless – Regional
20191114 ensp 0183 enspThe Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Daffour has said farmers in the New Abirem District who took to the streets to demonstrate against mining The Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Daffour has said farmers in the New Abirem District who took to the streets to demonstrate against mining company Newmont Africa have no case
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The Impact of Mining on the Water Resources in Ghana Newmont Case Study at Birim North District New Abirem Mining activities accelerate the rate and degree of changes in the natural environment These activities modify landscapes and can have longterm pollution impacts on communities and water resources due to their physical degrading
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E Region REGSEC to meet over farmers protest against Oct 17 2018The Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Daffour is calling for calm while his outfit convenes an emergency meeting to engage farmers management of Newmont Mining Company and other stakeholders to resolve the current impasse in the New Abirem District
Birim North – Eastern Regional Official Website
Mining The District has large quantities of gold in the Southern part around Ajenjua Bepo surrounded by Ntronang Afosu Adausena New Abirem Yayaso and Hweakwae communities Newmont Golden Ridge LimitedAkyem has gone through the legal processes and has acquired all the legal permits to commence the mining of gold in the District
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This is the Kweikaru Forest Reserve where giant trees have fallen to merchants of the timber industry leaving it degraded but its restoration is on the shoulders of Newmont Golden Ridge Limited Akyem Mine a mining company operating in the Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region Offsetting impact
Newmont To Construct Theater For Abirem Hospital
The Newmont Akyem Mining Company is constructing a GH 162 437 000 modern surgical theater for the New Abirem Government Hospital in the Birem North District The theater which is expected to be completed in six months consist of two theater rooms two staff changing rooms two bed recovery wards and three operating rooms
7 farmers injured in Newmont protest discharged SOKY NEWS
Oct 18 2018 nbsp 0183 32Six farmers in the New Abirem District who sustained gunshot wounds during a demonstration against mining firm Newmont Gold have been discharged from the New Abirem Government Hospital
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Newmont 39 s presence in Ghana includes the Ahafo mine in the Brong Ahafo region and the Akyem operation near New Abirem
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3 large parcels of land rich in gold deposits owners are looking for the following Partners for JV Buyers for concessions We have in offering
Newmont Mining Africa Creating a golden future in Ghana
20191113 ensp 0183 enspNewmont Mining Africa Creating a golden future in Ghana presence in Ghana includes the Ahafo mine in the BrongAhafo region and the Akyem operation in the Eastern region near New Abirem Newmont began working in Ghana with the acquisition of Normandy Mining in 2002 Newmont s Akyem operation is loed in the Birim North District of
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3 Dec 2015 In the process I managed to visit two trust fund offices Newmont Akyem Development Foundation NAkDeF in Birim North District Eastern Region and and contribution to sustainable development within Akyem s communities Afosu New Abirem Old Abirem Mamanso Yayaaso Adausena Adjenua nbsp
Birim North – Eastern Regional Official Website
The District has large quantities of gold in the Southern part around Ajenjua Bepo surrounded by Ntronang Afosu Adausena New Abirem Yayaso and Hweakwae communities Newmont Golden Ridge Limited Akyem has gone through the legal processes and has acquired all the legal permits to commence the mining of nbsp
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31 Jul 2014 It was discovered that small scale mining has had an insignificant impact on the district individuals economy while suddenly became way stations for West Africans who were carted away to a new world where Mokwa to the south with Shama District and Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem Municipal
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24 Jun 2015 Ghc 232 418 47 The miner donated a 275 Kva generatr sets for the new Abirem Government hospital at a cost of Ghc108 619 On education Newmont renovated the Adausena Local Authority L A Junior High School in 2010 constructed the New Abirem District Assembly Primary school Afosu L A JHS in nbsp
7 farmers injured in Newmont protest discharged
Oct 18 2018 nbsp 0183 32Six farmers in the New Abirem District who sustained gunshot wounds during a demonstration against mining firm Newmont Gold have been discharged from the New Abirem Government Hospital One other farmer who was sent to another facility has also been discharged They were part of a group of farmers in New Abirem who staged a
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Ashanti Belt Project Ashanti Gold Corp
agreement with Red Back Mining Ghana Limited Red Back an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation Kinross to earn an interest in three prospecting licenses located in the Ashanti gold belt in central Ghana The Project consists of three licenses Kwahu Oda Asankare and New Abirem that nbsp
New Abirem Hospital Gets Assistance From Vivo News Ghana
The Adontenhene of New Abirem Nana Osam Takyi who could not hide his excitement tasked other contractors operating in the Newmont Akyem area to emulate the gesture of Vivo Energy Ghana
Assessment of Mercury Pollution in Rivers and Streams around
28 Oct 2011 posit area of the Eastern Region accounting for the many small scale mining operations in gold and diamond Groundwater is the main source of domestic water sup ply in the study area Most of the towns villages rely on groundwater with the exception of New Abirem and Afosu where surface water taken nbsp
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Newmont Golden Ridge Limited NGRL a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation the Company is proposing to develop gold reserves at the Akyem Project site in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region of Ghana West Africa The site is located approximately 3 kilometres west of the district capital New Abirem nbsp
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Full operation began in the fourth quarter of 2013 Location Map Newmont 39 s Akyem operation is located in Ghana in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region approximately 111 miles northwest of the capital city of Accra Newmont obtained the mining lease for Akyem in 2010 and began commercial production in 2013
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Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd loed in Accra Ghana Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd Address Phone number Email Website Reviews Contact Loion presence in Ghana includes the Ahafo mine in the BrongAhafo region and the Akyem operation in the Eastern region near New Abirem Search Results Related to Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd Mining in Accra
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28 Oct 2010 The first activity which took place at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region targeted wives of the mineworkers Those from Kenyasi in Brong Ahafo and New Abirem in the Eastern region also made similar allegations of abuses against Newmont Gold Ghana Limited which operates mainly in the two places
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Newmont s Akyem operation is loed in Ghana in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region approximately 111 miles northwest of the capital city of Accra Newmont obtained the mining lease for Akyem in 2010 and began commercial production in 2013 Key Facts Employment during the peak period of construction was approximately 4 800
7 farmers injured in Newmont protest discharged Regional
Oct 18 2018 nbsp 0183 32Six farmers in the New Abirem District who sustained gunshot wounds during a demonstration against mining firm Newmont Gold have been discharged from the New Abirem Government Hospital One
Nine Chinese 39 galamseyers 39 arrested cash weapons seized
5 Sep 2017 The Operation Vanguard taskforce in collaboration with Forestry Commission staff have arrested nine 9 Chinese and two 2 Ghanaian illegal miners operating in the KweiKaru Forest Reserve in the New Abirem District of the Eastern region The Chinese illegal miners are Johnson Zhang 29 Wang nbsp
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which is located in Ghana 39 s Eastern region about 180 km northwest of accra The mining license for the development of an open pit mine and related infrastructure at akyem was granted to newmont in January The development of a mine at akyem would require the rehabilitation of a 2 75 km section of the new abirem to nbsp
Shell Ghana and Newmont donate to schools Ghana News
201362 ensp 0183 enspNew Abirem June 2 GNA Shell Ghana Limited a petroleum company in collaboration with the Newmont Akyem Project has donated 400 solar lamps and
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The Impact of Mining on the Water Resources in Ghana Newmont Case Study at Birim North District New Abirem Francis Attiogbe1 amp Andrews Nkansah1 1 University of Energy and Natural Resources
Offsetting mining impact with reforestation the story of New Abirem
4 Jul 2017 This is the Kweikaru Forest Reserve where giant trees have fallen to merchants of the timber industry leaving it degraded but its restoration is on the shoulders of Newmont Golden Ridge Limited Akyem Mine a mining company operating in the Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region
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18 Oct 2017 The Impact of Mining on the Water Resources in Ghana Newmont Case Study at Birim North District New Abirem Francis Attiogbe1 amp Andrews Nkansah1 1 University of Energy and Natural Resources Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering Sunyani Ghana Correspondence Andrews nbsp
New Abirem shooting IGP must act now – DCE My Peace FM
The Birim North District Assembly has condemned what it described as the unprofessional manner in which Police handled some demonstrators in the enclave days ago The local authority has therefore called for a prompt action to be taken on the matter asking the Interior Minister and the Inspector General of Police to separately conduct fullscale
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HEALTH middot BOSOME F Asiwa Health Centre to be More Stories Text AGRICULTURE middot BOSOME F Help fish out illegal mining More Stories Text GENERAL middot MMDAs schooled on strategic environmental assessment More Stories Text EDUCATION middot ELLEMBELE DCE Yinson officials inspect work on
Akyemansa – Eastern Regional Official Website
The district has a very strategic loion especially its capital Akyem Ofoase as it is situated among two major commercial towns and a mining town namely Oda Nkawkaw and New Abirem respectively The district has about 96 communities with Akyem Ofoase as the administrative capital
7 farmers injured in Newmont protest discharged
20181019 ensp 0183 ensp20181018 Six farmers in the New Abirem District who sustained gunshot wounds during a demonstration against mining firm Newmont Gold have been discharged from the New Abirem Government Hospital
IMPACT OF SURFACE GOLD MINING ON LULC TYPES IN BIRIM
KUMASI GHANA The Impact of Surface Gold Mining on Land Use Land Cover Types in the Birim North District by Abraham Mayeem Bsc Geomatic Eng Districts in the Eastern Region of Ghana The Administrative Capital of the District is New Abirem Figure 3 1 It is bordered to the south by Akyemansa District nbsp
Perspectives on participation in artisanal and small WoMin
This article critically examines the issue of growing participation in the artisanal and small scale mining ASM sector particularly Abirem New galamsey activities in the Birim North District have affected not only the women who have joined galamsey camps It has also become difficult to prevent their teenaged nbsp
Ntiamoah Foundation organises free surgeries for the vulnerable in
21 Oct 2017 By Eunice Tekie Tei GNA New Abirem E R Oct 21 GNA The Ntiamoah Foundation a Non governmental Organisation in collaboration with the Ghana Hope Foundation and the New Abirem Government Hospital has organised free surgeries for the the vulnerable at Abirem in the Birim North District
NGOs donate items worth 112 700 to New Abirem Hospital
NGOs donate items worth 112 700 to New Abirem Hospital NGOs donate items worth 112 700 to New Abirem Hospital Hospital in the Birim North District The Newmont Akyem Mining Project operating
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15 Jun 2005 Ghana Police Service OICI Ntotroso Ntotroso Gyedu Health Centre Newmont Ghana Ltd EPA Kenyasi Health Centre WACAM NGO 30 Dokyikrom Tutuka 31 Yawusukrom 32 Kwameaduanikrom 33 Kantinka 34 Ntotroso 35 Wamahinso E NEW ABIREM EASTERN REGION 36 Hweakwae 37
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General News of Thursday 18 October 2018 Source kasapafmonline 20181018 File photo The Birim North District Assembly has condemned what it described as the unprofessional manner in which Police handled some demonstrators in the enclave days ago The local authority has therefore called for a prompt action to be taken on the matter asking the
President extols operation vanguard PrimeNewsGhana
20171224 ensp 0183 enspThe facility which also houses the operation vanguard personnel in the Eastern Region was built by Newmont Mining Company for the Abirem North district Present at the gathering were some Ministers of State Members of Parliament from the Eastern region District Chief Executives Chiefs and people of the New Abirem District
PW Donates Ghc 50 000 To New Abirem Gov t Hospital
Mar 24 2019 nbsp 0183 32PW Ghana has worked in the New Abirem area for over three years said General Manager of PW Ghana Tony O Neill adding and as part of a scheme organized by our client Newmont Mining we have already committed and made financial support to the New Abirem Government Hospital in the amount of USD 110 000
Birim North Ministry of Food amp Agriculture
The southern part of the district comprising the area stretching from the south of New Abirem through Nkwateng and the surrounding areas can be described as New Abirem the capital of the Birim north district is home to Newmont golden ridge limited 39 s Akyem mine and by way of ensuring food security the company nbsp
Are Alternative Livelihood Projects Alleviating Poverty in Mining
14 Jan 2009 The company not only holds an exploration license at New Abirem but also holds prospecting licenses at neighbouring Ntronang and Noyem where tens of thousands of illegal artisanal miners are currently extracting near surface gold deposits Birim North is one of the most impoverished districts in Ghana nbsp
water use register 2016 Water Resources Commission
1 Apr 2017 District Municipal Metro Point of Use Type of Source Primary Purpose Expiry date New Abirem Harvest rainfall runoff into water storage facility Mining 31 Mar 19 178 Newmont Golden Ridge Limited Birim North New Abirem Afosu Stream and Sediment Control Structure SCS 5 Mining 30 Sep nbsp
Distributing mining wealth to communities in Ghana Chr Michelsen
29 Jun 2011 the more recent events that illustrate this took place in August 2012 in New Abirem District where Newmont 39 s Akyem mine is located Here several people were injured during a heated dispute between Nana Ntiamoah Berdiako the formal chief of the town who was recently de stooled by the community nbsp
Eastern REGION REGIONAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE
It is the sixth largest region with a land area of 19323 sq km thus representing about 8 of the total land area of the country Birim North New Abirem 132 350 ENGAGED IN TOTAL PERCENTAGE MALE 1 Agriculture hunting forestry fishing 225 406 256 737 512 143 84 2 Mining Quarrying 16 18 54 3
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2019318 ensp 0183 enspNew Abirem is a small town in south Ghana and the capital of the Birim North District a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana A curiosity is that this remote town hosts a modern resort called Beige Village Golf Resort and Spa where locals tourist and especially expat can be entertained by various activities such as golf and spa treats
Final Akyem EIS 18 Nov 2008 Text Exec Summary
Corporation is proposing to mine gold reserves at the Akyem Gold Mining Project the Project site in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region of Ghana West Africa Figure 1 1 The Project is located approximately 3 kilometres west of the district capital New Abirem 133 kilometres west of Koforidua the regional nbsp
Effective environmental governance and outcomes for gold mining
Environmental governance of mining has been central in contemporary discourse of the development of mining projects in Africa and parts of the developing world This paper assesses the effectiveness of environmental governance of gold mining in Obuasi and Birim North Districts of Ghana and the nature of outcomes that nbsp
Vivo Energy Ghana equips new Abirem Government Hospital
Vivo Energy Ghana has donated a digital dental xray machine to the New Abirem Government Hospital in Birim North District of the Eastern region
CorpWatch GHANA Dispute Over Newmont 39 s Proposed Gold Mine
16 Oct 2006 Plans by Denver based multinational Newmont mining Corporation to construct an open pit gold mine in the Ajenjua Bepo Forest Reserve located at New Abirem in the Birim North District of Ghana 39 s Eastern Region are mired in controversy
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16 Dec 2015 2014 EITI Report reconciling payments made by Mining Companies and receipts by the government of The District Assemblies should have dedicated bank accounts for mineral royalty receipts and be used Only Newmont Golden Ridge Resources at New Abirem and Noble Gold Bibiani Limited in
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Mining Companies In The Northern Region Of Ghana The various worker s unions within the Western Region have called on government in northern Ghana has called on Of Registered Mining CompaniesAkyem is an open pit gold mine loed in Birim North District in the Eastern region of Ghana the by Newmont Mining Akyem gold mine geology
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Newmont 39 s presence in Ghana includes the Ahafo mine in the Brong Ahafo region and the Akyem operation in the Eastern region near New Abirem Newmont began working in Ghana with the acquisition of Normandy Mining in 2002 Production commenced in 2006 at our Ahafo mine and at our Akyem mine in 2013
CHAOS New Abirem dares Newmont Today Newspaper
It may sound ridiculous but it is the stark truth There is brewing tension on the mining front especially in the New Abirem District of the Eastern Region The standoff which is creating tension in New Abirem is as a result of a mining lease granted Newmont Ghana Gold Limited NGGL to undertake surface mining in the Ajenua Bepo Forest
Ghana Security Forces and Civil Society Weigh in on Mining Sector
30 Oct 2012 The same sentiment was echoed at the 12th Annual National Mining Forum held in New Abirem in the Eastern Region of Ghana in October The forum hosted by the National Coalition on Mining NCOM brought together multiple stakeholders including traditional leaders town and country planning nbsp
Residents of Birim North to access quality dental care
201782 ensp 0183 enspResidents of the Birim North District in the Eastern Region now have access to quality dental care as Vivo Energy Ghana the Shell licensee has donated a modern dental chair to the New Abirem
birim north district Ghana Statistical Service
The District Analytical Report for the Birim North District is one of the 216 district census reports aimed at making currently being exploited by companies such as Newmont among others Illegal miners popularly known as galamsey are also doted all over the District There is a post office at new Abirem and twenty nbsp
Mining giant PW Ghana donates GH 16250 000 to New Abirem Gov
Mr O Neil left making the presentation to Mr Azurago right at the ceremony held at the Accra Polo Club Irish mining and construction giant PW Ghana has donated a cash amount of GH 16250 000 to the New Abirem Government Hospital in the Eastern Region The donation which was made on the
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4 500 contractors Newmont 39 s Akyem project is managed by Newmont Golden Ridge Limited NGRL the Newmont Mining Corporation subsidiary managing the Akyem mine The project is located in New Birim District of Eastern Province It is situated three kilometres west of the district capital New Abirem 133 kilometres nbsp
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IRISH MINING and construction giant PW Ghana has donated a cash amount of Ghc 50 000 to the New Abirem Government Hospital in the Eastern Region The donation which was made on the sidelines of this year s St Patrick Day Celebration is to help the Hospital to
New Abirem shooting IGP must act now – DCE General News
At least seven people sustained various degrees of injury when aggrieved farmers who were demonstrating at New Abirem over claims of inadequate compensation by the Newmont Akyem Gold Mining
GHANA Dispute Over Newmont s Proposed Gold Mine At
2019103 ensp 0183 enspPlans by Denverbased multinational Newmont mining Corporation to construct an open pit gold mine in the Ajenjua Bepo Forest Reserve loed at New Abirem in the Birim North District of Ghana s Eastern Region are mired in controversy
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This is the typical story of so many students in the New Abirem area where Newmont Ghana 39 s Akyem mine operates Development Foundation NAkDeF has cut the sod for construction of a 6 unit classroom block for the Old Abriem community in the Birim North district of the Eastern Region at the of cost of GH319 000
The Impact Of Oil Mining Industries On Ghana 39 s Real Estate
1 Nov 2015 The capital is not the only place to benefit from mining and oil sector investment Many towns located in close prosimity to operational sites have been affected the industry The New Abirem District is one area that has been impacted by the presence of Newmont Ghana a leading mining company
Offsetting mining impact with reforestation the story of
201774 ensp 0183 enspThis is the Kweikaru Forest Reserve where giant trees have fallen to merchants of the timber industry leaving it degraded but its restoration is on the shoulders of Newmont Golden Ridge Limited Akyem Mine a mining company operating in the Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region Offsetting impact
Impact assessment of naturally occurring radioactive materials on
30 Nov 2016 The Akyem Gold Mine of Newmont Golden Ridge Limited the Company is a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation Newmont The mine is located in the Birim North District of the eastern region of Ghana The mine is located approximately 3 km west of the district capital New Abirem 133 km west of nbsp
PW Donates Ghc 50 000 To New Abirem Gov t Hospital
PW Ghana has worked in the New Abirem area for over three years said General Manager of PW Ghana Tony O Neill adding and as part of a scheme organized by our client Newmont Mining we have already committed and made financial support to the New Abirem Government Hospital in
Reopen AGA Obuasi Mine to create jobs GMWU Ghanaian Times
4 Sep 2017 The General Secretary of GMWU Prince William Ankrah expressed this sentiment at the midyear national executive council meeting of the GMWU held at New Abirem in the Eastern Region on Thursday The potential to create employment for the teeming unemployed masses as a more sustainable nbsp
New Abirem Wikipedia
New Abirem is a small town in south Ghana and the capital of the Birim North District a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana A curiosity is that this remote town hosts a modern resort called Beige Village Golf Resort and Spa where locals tourist and especially expat can be entertained by various activities such as nbsp