PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.,
Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ghana
Gold Corporation; OTC (Pinksheets: GGCO) is pleased to announce
that it is supporting efforts to reduce liquid mercury pollution in
Ghana. The effort to reduce the deadly mercury emissions is
being spearheaded by several groups in Ghana, including Ghana's Minerals Commission and a Ghanaian
not-for-profit group, "Earth Advocates". Mercury
emissions are extremely prevalent and a major health and
environmental concern particularly in small scale gold mining
popularly called "galamsey" activities.
Liquid mercury is used in amalgamation of gold to recover gold
in its native or "free form". While mercury simplifies the
gold collection process considerably, it is extremely
dangerous. Part of the gold collection process requires that
the miners bake the amalgam balls. These stone sized mercury
and gold amalgam balls are heated on an open flame to separate the
mercury from the gold. This process results in virtually all
of the mercury being vaporized into the atmosphere, thus leaving
only the raw gold. The United Nations Environmental Program
"UNEP" estimates that mercury usage in Ghana alone could be as high as 500 tons per
year.
Ghana Gold is preparing itself to be a primary provider of
inexpensive Mercury retorts. Mercury retorts are used in the
"baking" process whereby approximately 95% of the mercury is
recovered and not released into the atmosphere. Technicians
at Ghana Gold's metal working facility in Obuasi have designed and
fabricated what is believed to be the first mercury retorts ever
built in Ghana. Industry reports
suggest that as many as 100,000 people work in the Small Scale
mining sector in Ghana.
Ghana Gold Advisory Board Member, Mr. Paxi-Jones Alorgbe states,
"This is a win-win for the environment, Ghana's people and also the Company. We
could potentially be needed to produce thousands of retorts each
year."
The company's website is www.Ghanagoldcorporation.com
Robert Kirkcaldy, President and
COO
Ghana Gold Corp
For further Information and inquiries please call:
866-340-3095.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this release, other than statements of
historical fact, may include forward-looking information that
involves various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance
that such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate.
Actual result and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. These and all subsequent written
and oral forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and
opinions of management on the dates they are made and expressly
qualified in their entirety by this notice. The Company assumes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements should
circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change, other
than as required pursuant to applicable securities laws.
SOURCE Ghana Gold Corporation