Asante Gold Corporation, Wednesday announced an early works engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to Harlequin International (Ghana) to initiate the refurbishment of our 3Mtpa Bibiani Mine Processing Plant.
Harlequin International, a Ghanaian based company in Takoradi, would focus on building local competence, Asante said on Tuesday, stating that the project would employ up to 300 people, including subcontractors, over its nine-month duration.
Douglas MacQuarrie, President & CEO states, “I am impressed by the quality of people, resources and record of success in the mining business that Harlequin brings to this project. Asante looks forward to working with Harlequin and all of our project partners, towards a safe and successful project execution. Works have already commenced on site. Design and planning initiatives for other aspects of the Bibiani Mine Development Project continue to advance in accordance with our previous communications.”
Meanwhile, Asante Gold Corporation announced the appointment of Walter Agbey to its operations management team as metallurgical manager.
Mr. Agbey holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Project Management), from Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA), and a BSc in Metallurgical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Mr. Agbey has 26 years working experience with mining companies in Ghana. He has worked to develop and commission three gold processing plants, including our Bibiani plant.
He is a former Metallurgical-Processing Manager for the Chirano, Nzema, and Asanko-Goldfields Nkran gold mines. He has previously been the Project Manager responsible for several plant upgrades. While working at Asanko, Mr. Agbey led his team to achieve ICMC certification. During this period, Asanko was awarded the Innovation Mine of
The Year award for two consecutive years.
About Asante Gold Corporation
Asante is a pure gold exploration and development company with a high-quality portfolio of projects in Ghana, Africa’s largest and safest gold producer. Asante is focused on developing high margin gold projects including the Bibiani and Kubi Gold mines located on the prolific Bibiani and Ashanti Gold Belts. Asante has an experienced and skilled team of mine finders, builders and operators, with more than 24Moz of gold resources and reserves discovered and developed in Ghana.
Asante is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange and has announced plans to co-list its shares in Ghana. Asante is also exploring its Keyhole, Fahiakoba and Betenase projects for new discoveries, all adjoining or along strike of major gold mines near the centre of Ghana’s Golden Triangle.
