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TENORM: Bauxite and Alumina Production Wastes | US EPA

Adapted from Cuccia, et. el (2001) (pdf) (93.21 K) Waste Generation, Disposal and Reuse. Bauxite is used to produce alumina, which is then used to produce aluminum. Wastes can be generated at several points in the production process, including during the mining of the bauxite ore, and during the refinery production process.

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Adsorptive Removal of Iron and Manganese from Groundwater …

Ground water samples from residential homes in three Regions of Ghana: Central, Greater Accra and Ashanti, were analyzed for iron and manganese contamination. The samples were exposed to characterized zeolite Y by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier transformed-infrared spectroscopy …

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Replacement of Sand with Bauxite Mining Waste in

The bauxite mining waste used was obtained from the waste dumping site of Ghana Bauxite Company at Awaso in the Western Region, Ghana. The sand used was obtained from a pit thatconforms to the ...

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Ghana's government faces pushback in bid to …

On Jan. 13, Ghanaian environmental NGO A Rocha Ghana went to court in a bid to stop the mining project. Supported by 20 other civil society organizations, A Rocha's suit claims that mining ...

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Studies into the preparation of alum from slime waste from …

The waste bauxite slime generated from the washing plant of the Awaso bauxite mine was investigated as possible raw material for alum production. The results showed that a reasonable good quality of both solution and crystalline alum could be prepared from the waste. The crystalline material contained alunogen (Al 2 O 3.16-17H 2 O).

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Ghana Bauxite Free To Mine At Awaso As Parliament Ratifies Mining …

Parliament, has unanimously ratified the Mining Lease granted by the government to Ghana Bauxite Company to mine at Awaso in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. This was after a joint Parliamentary Committee of Mines and Energy and Lands and Forestry, presented its report to the House on Wednesday, June 26,

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Abstract and Figures

Swain and Rao (2009) used Hardgrove index and friability value (S 1 ) to establish correlation with BWI of partially kaolinised khondalite (A Bauxite mine waste) and found the following ...

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Mining or Our Heritage? Indigenous Local People's …

This means that the volume of mining waste moves with its corresponding increase in the ... bauxite and manganese. Currently, Ghana has over 300 registered small scale mining groups and 90

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Carbothermal Upgrading of the Awaso Bauxite Ore using Waste …

Waste pure water sachets (PWS) are currently among the fastest growing solid wastes generated in Ghana. Government’s attempt at banning its production and usage has been thwarted by the realisation that such a measure will increase the unemployment rate since the sachet water business employs a significant proportion of people. Meanwhile, the Country …

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"Come what may, we bring those resources to play": …

Like most extractive industries,bauxite mining (usu-ally opencast mines) has significanteffects on the natural environmentlike degradationor severe disruptionof local wildlife and rivers. One of …

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Parliament approves mining lease for Ghana Bauxite …

Parliament has unanimously ratified a mining lease for the Ghana Bauxite Company, allowing it to mine bauxite at Awaso in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai municipality of the Western North Region. The decision was made following a report presented by a joint Parliamentary Committee of Mines and Energy and Lands and Forestry on June 26, 2024.

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Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research …

This focus is unsurprising, given that site preparation for mine expansion and waste management is a destructive process, ... 2018 The secondary impact of mining on primates and other medium to large mammals …

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Ghana Mining Journal

Waste Pure Water Sachets (PWS) are currently among the fastest growing solid wastes generated in Ghana. Government's attempt at banning its production and usage has been thwarted by the realisation that such a measure will increase the unemployment rate since the sachet water business employs a significant proportion of people. Meanwhile, the country …

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Replacement of Sand with Bauxite Mining Waste in …

The bauxite mining waste used was obtained from the waste dumping site of Ghana Bauxite Company at Awaso in the Western Region, Ghana. The sand used was obtained from a pit thatconforms to the requirements of BS EN 12620 [16]. The chemical composition and : p:

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Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths

Illegal small-scale gold mining known "galamsey" in Ghana has picked up this year following an almost 30% rise in global gold prices. Reuters | October 11, 2024 | 11:22 am Rio Tinto's real prize ...

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John Haigh -- Bauxite Mining and Bead Production in Ghana

Caves where miners occasionally stay overnight were explored and evidence of bead production in the form of chipping waste was found. Pit counts by transect at Odumparara Bepo, the Abompe mining area, suggest the presence of possibly as many as 4,700 pits. ... Ghana's mining operations for bauxite and other minerals are predominantly ...

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Promises and Pitfalls: China's Financing of the …

The location of the bauxite mine in Ghana has numerous environmental considerations, including potential consequences for Ghana and incongruity with China's focus on sustainability. The Atewa Range Forest …

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Mining or Our Heritage? Indigenous Local People's …

This means that the volume of mining waste moves with its corresponding increase in the extraction of the minerals. However, the improv ement in the technique in the extraction of ... bauxite and manganese. Currently, Ghana has over 300 registered small scale mining groups and 90 mine support service companies. No wonder that Ghana is ranked ...

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The impact of bauxite mining in Ghana's Atewa Forest

Although education at the community level is still the organizations main focus, in recent years there has been a shift towards advocacy against bauxite mining. In 2017, the Republic of Ghana signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese state-owned …

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Mining industry of Ghana

The Mining industry of Ghana accounts for 5% of the country's GDP and minerals make up 37% of total exports. Gold contributes over 90% of the total mineral exports. Thus, the main focus of Ghana's mining and minerals development industry remains focused on gold. Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, [1] producing 80.5 t in 2008. Ghana is also a major producer of bauxite, …

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NGOs file complaint: plans to mine bauxite in Atewa Range …

'Mining of bauxite in the Atewa Range Forest violates the right to life and dignity as enshired in the Constitution of Ghana.' In 2017, the Republic of Ghana signed a …

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Bauxite mining at Atewa Forest Reserve, Ghana: a …

important bauxite mining areas in Africa. In 2014, Guinea, the fourth largest producer in the world, produced 17.3 million tons of bauxite, Sierra Leone 1.16 million tons, …

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ABL Mining lease unveils plans for transforming Nyinahin …

ABL has been granted a Mining Lease to develop a bauxite mine with a refinery solution within the Nyinahin-Mpasaaso area (Project 2); the Mining Lease has been presented …

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Nyinahin Block B Bauxite Project

This meant all Bauxite Resources in Ghana were held in trust by GIADEC for the good people of Ghana. The Bauxite Resources held in trust by GIADEC, included, but not limited to, those in Awaso, Nyinahin and Kyebi, with a total estimated resources at the time, of 900 million tonnes. ... 3.10 Mining Lease and Ratification by Parliament via GIADEC ...

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Aluminum and steel take environment and health toll, even …

Protesters in Ghana campaign against bauxite mining in Atewa Forest. A Rocha Ghana, an NGO, says that exploration for, and exploitation of, bauxite in the protected area threatens biodiversity and ...

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THE USE OF BAUXITE MINING WASTE AS FINE AGGREGATE …

ABSTRACT Conventional construction materials require the extraction of large quantities, causing depletion of natural resources and environmental damage. This work investigates the possibility of using bauxite mining waste as fine aggregate replacement for concrete production. The experimental works were conducted by varying sand and bauxite mining waste to mix ratio of …

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Bauxite: Geology, Mineralogy, Resources, Reserves and …

Bauxite deposit: geometrically defined space, geological unit composed of the bauxite body and its associated formations.In practice they are the subjects of the mining operation. Duricrust—cuirassé: Iron rich (Fe 2 O 3 % attains as much as 60–80%) layer developed on the topmost level of the laterite section in 0.2–0.3 m thickness It is mostly laminar or scoriaceous …

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Promises and Pitfalls: China's Financing of the …

Waste from mining operations could cause serious water pollution and irreparable harm to Ghana's environment and these ecological treasures. Since 1926, Ghana has lost roughly eighty percent of its forested habitat and …

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2015) | Ghana Mining Journal

Ghana Mining Journal ... Carbothermal Upgrading of the Awaso Bauxite Ore using Waste Pure Water Sachets as Reductant* JR Dankwah, AY Fosu, N Fosu, P Koshy 64-72 DOI: download PDF Blast Impact Prediction Studies at Ghana Manganese Company (GMC) Limited, Nsuta, Ghana N Amegbey, BO Afum 73-77 ...

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Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana

Large-scale mining, also known as legal mining, generates more than 95 percent of the world's total mineral production and employs approximately 2.5 million people across the world.13 In Ghana, there are 19 large mining companies operating approximately 16 gold mines, one bauxite mine and one manganese mine.2 These companies are largely ...

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