Open Journal of Business and Management

Volume 9, Issue 1 (January 2021)

ISSN Print: 2329-3284   ISSN Online: 2329-3292

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Management Plan for Tailing Slurry at Gold Processing Plant: Case Study Pakay Gold Company Limited

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DOI: 10.4236/ojbm.2021.91017    374 Downloads   1,739 Views  
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ABSTRACT

The resultant disgusting effect related to failure to produce environmental friendly tailing slurry, call for developing a good management plan for tailing slurry production of the newly introduce dry tailing machine at the Gold Processing Plant of Pakay Gold Company Ghana Limited. Hence, the tailing slurry management plan consists of documented steps put together to enhance the discharge of environmentally acceptable tailing product for further monitoring and usage. The nonexistence of a plan for managing input (40% solid slurry) and output (product) of the tailing filtration plant (dry tailing machine) at Pakay Gold Company is a recipe for systemic disaster which points to the potential of legislative litigation with production and revenue shortfalls. This points out the need for this paper’s assessment of plant slurry threats or opportunities, sets an objective for management plan, develops premises and identifies alternatives of the tailing slurry input and product to enhance the development of a plan for managing the dry tailing machine. Furthermore, additional management plan steps that followed were examination and selection of alternative action plan for environmental toxic prevention model. Moreover, plan for implementation as well as supporting plans and review measures were done to eliminate any future legislative agencies litigation. The aim of this paper is to provide tailing slurry management plan that will ensure the eradication of any potential adverse environmental effect and litigation phenomenon that may be associated with the products of the tailing slurry filtration plant.

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Obiri-Yeboah, J. (2021) Management Plan for Tailing Slurry at Gold Processing Plant: Case Study Pakay Gold Company Limited. Open Journal of Business and Management, 9, 309-326. doi: 10.4236/ojbm.2021.91017.

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