Status Report

July 24, 2015

Presented

By the AMN Secretariat

Genesis

• Online Convenor

• First Physical Meeting at Cuzzy Bros – Rich contributions and ideas espoused defined the way forward

for Events

• Dr. Tony Aubynn - CEO Minerals Commission

• AMN Registration

• Suleman Koley - CEO Chamber of Mines

• Dr. Joyce Aryee - Former CEO – Chamber of Mines

Allied Participations

• ASMAN

• AuSIMM

• WACA Expo

• Mining Law and Policy – Legon

• STREPI-CSIR

• EU Climate Day

• USAID/MOF

• ACET

• DAAD - Duetscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (German Academic Exchange Service)

Other AMN Activities

• AMN domain accramining.net – AMN Online Presence

• Email: info@accramining.net • LinkedIn: ACCRA MINING NETWORK • Twitter: @AccraMiningNet • Facebook: ACCRA MINING NETWORK • Slideshare: AMNnews

• Website: www.accramining.net ?

• T – Shirts • Personalized Greetings to a Member • Donation to the Flood Victims

RESEARCH ENGAGEMENTS

• UNDP - call for RFP on the Social Analysis on ASM in Ghana

– ASMAN and AMN were interested in teaming together. AMN didn’t have a research Team. So we are putting one together on a stand by. Volunteers are invited.

• MOF – follow up engagement questionnaire for assisting them in their research – THE EFFECT OF SMALL SCALE MINING (INCLUDING ILLEGAL MINING) ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN

GHANA- CONFLICTS, CONTROVERSIES AND RESOLUTION OF LAND USE SYSTEMS AND FOOD SECURITY IN FOREST AREAS OF GHANA

• IIED call for EOI on the country Convenor for a dialogue on ASM • AMN is planning on bidding but we need a team

• WORLD BANK – Int. Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, Global Road Safety Partnership are calling for a concept paper on Road Safety. AMN’s concept is to transfer the successful safety practices in the mines to the city and is thus looking forward to working on it.

• UWA – Centre for Mineral Engineering, Mine closure project they would like to engage AMN in

INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONS

• DUBAI– 2015 MENA Mining Show Oct 6-7, 2015.

• CANADA – Hydrothermal Ore Deposit Short Course for Upper Management in October. AMN unable to secure sponsorship Oct 24-31, 2015.

AMN EXCUTIVES President: Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo First Vice President: Samuel Torkornoo 2nd Vice President: Joseph Mamphey General Secretary: Raymond Kudzawu-D’Pherdd Regional Coordinator: John Koomson Accounts Officer: Dinah Nkrumah Treasury: Ellen Korley IT: Justice Amekudi & John Koomson Fundraising: Brenda Joyce & Evelyn Glover Technical Team: Edward Nii Odartey Mills, Rosemary Oppong Kwasie, Aries Yaayaa Blankson, Samuel Torkornoo, Emmanuel Gladzah International Affairs: Wendy Treasures and Nana Somuah Frempong Boateng

AMN IN THE PICTURES AMN President at

ACET Workshop AMN donates to the flood

victims at TV3

AMN Shows Empathy

Cover of Card Inside of Card

AMN at ACET Workshop AMN T-Shirts

THANK YOU

• Pease send email to info@accramining.net for further information on the Accra Mining Network

• To become a member please send application to new.member@accramining.net