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[AbrahamS]

Current Operations
Mining is currently carried out by the Ekom Eya group by sinking shafts/pits mainly into the
first level of the ore zone by manual chiseling and shoveling. Two 250KVA generators are
used to provide electricity to two submersible pumps for dewatering the nearby old shaft
sunk by the Gold Coast Selection Trust in 1937 to enable mining to take place.
Ore from the mine is hauled to a processing centre located in Bibiani Township where it is
crushed and milled to powder for treatment. The gold concentrate is extracted by the use of
sluices lined with blankets. The resulting concentrate is amalgamated with mercury. The gold
is then extracted
by heating the
amalgam in a
retort to recover
the mercury. The
gold is refined
primarily by
grinding it into
powder and
treating with
concentrated
sulphuric acid or
hydrochloric acid
to dissolve the
ferrous gangue
minerals. The
gold is further


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