Newmont Akyem Mine Infrastructure Construction
Eastern Region, Ghana
Two greenfield Tailings Storage Facility constructions (TSF 2 Cell 1 Stage 1 & Cell 2 Stage 3) and one brownfield upstream raise (TSF 1 Stage 6). Works included: vegetation clearing/grubbing; topsoil stripping; unsuitable materials removal; basin foundation preparation; dam wall/embankment fills; basin drainage system (below & over liner) construction; and monitoring instruments installations. Construction of diversion channels/canals for routing stormwater away from the TSF basin was an integral part of the water management system.