AngloGold Ashanti says the Obuasi Redevelopment Project has completed its first week of underground development blasting as the work to pour first gold by the end of the year gathers momentum.
The first blast, at about 7pm on Friday, February 1, advanced development by around 4.2 metres on the 2,700 level, which is accessed through the Obuasi Deeps Decline from surface and is just over 700 metres vertically below the decline portal. Benching and a number of additional face blasts have taken place since then, with more than 14m of advance recorded.
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