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Obuasi (ōbwä`sē), town (1984 pop. 60,617), S central Ghana. Highly concentrated gold ore is mined, and there are gold-extraction plants. Gold was mined in Obuasi by indigenous peoples as early as the 17th cent. From the late 1890s it was developed by Europeans into a modern mining town. Operating since 1965, it remains Ghana's only privately owned mine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This textile was collected in Obuasi, in the Central Region of Ghana, but probably woven by Zarma weavers in Dori, Burkina Faso (Picton and Mack 1989:107). In the Obuasi area of Ghana, arsenic contamination of food and water has been linked with gold-mining activities. He also managed the Siguiri mine in Guinea and the Obuasi mine in Ghana for Ashanti. |
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