Anglogold Presents Seedlings, Farming Equipment To EPA

…To Mark World Environment Day

From Alfred Adams

AngloGold Ashanti, Iduapriem Mine, has donated seedlings and farming equipment valued at GH¢8,500 to the Tarkwa branch of the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA).

The donated items include two hundred seedlings of various tree species, two wheelbarrows and four shovels.

Receiving the items on behalf of the agency, the Municipal Chief Programmes Officer, Mr. Prosper Nkrumah, expressed appreciation to the company for its gesture, and said: “We are impressed with the mine committing to its value of respect for the environment, and in assisting to conserve Ghana’s forest resources.”

The donation formed part of the programme line up by AngloGold to celebrate World Environment Day.

Focusing on the theme for this year’s World Environmental Day celebrations, “Connecting People to Nature, in the city and on land from the poles to the equator,” the Environmental Manager of AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine, Mr. William Addo, said, “the gesture will go a long way to support the agency’s initiative as a resolve to curtail land degradation on the fringes of the country’s forests as a result of illegal mining activities.”

The celebration highlighted the benefits of the forest reserve to mankind. Other activities included awareness of environmental degradation caused by “galamsey”, as well as emphasis on tree planting with a view to sustaining a green environment for future generations.

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine joined international bodies in celebrating this year’s World Environment Day, with the objective of minimising environmental challenges facing the country’s water bodies.

World Environment Day, established in 1973, is the biggest annual event for positive environmental action, with the view to raising global awareness about the importance of a healthy and green environment.

Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti has a globally diverse, world-class portfolio of operations and projects.

AngloGold Ashanti is the third-largest gold mining company in the world, measured by production.

It has 17 gold mines in nine countries, as well as exploration programmes in both the established and new gold producing regions of the world.

AngloGold Ashanti produced 3.628moz of gold in 2016, generating $4.08 billion in gold income, utilising $811 million capital expenditure.

AngloGold Ashanti has an attributable ore reserve of 50.1moz of gold, and an attributable mineral resource of 214.7moz.

…To Mark World Environment Day From Alfred Adams AngloGold Ashanti, Iduapriem Mine, has donated seedlings and farming equipment valued at GH¢8,500 to the Tarkwa branch of the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). The donated items include two hundred seedlings of various tree species, two wheelbarrows and four shovels. Receiving the items on behalf of the agency, the […] Read Full Story