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Tarkwa mine

Tarkwa mine is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tarkwa mine rather than just read about it. In short: The Tarkwa mine is one of the largest gold mines in Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the south-west of the country in the Western Region.

Key takeaways

Tarkwa mine belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tarkwa mine to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tarkwa mine from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Tarkwa mine is one of the largest gold mines in Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the south-west of the country in the Western Region. The mine has estimated reserves of 15.1 million oz of gold.

Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance In October 2001 a tailings dam ruptured at the company's Tarkwa Gold Mine in Ghana, resulting in thousands of cubic metres of mine waste water spilling into the Asuman River and resulting in the death of significant marine life. While acknowledging the cyanide spill, the company stated at the time that the spill did not affect human health or safety. A further incident occurred in 2003 when water from an abandoned underground mine shaft was identified as having seeped into the Asuman River, sparking further fears of contamination. In July 2012 the mine was directed by the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency to halt a gold-recovery plant because water discharged from the site required additional treatment.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tarkwa mine

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tarkwa mine claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tarkwa mine before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tarkwa mine ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tarkwa mine

In research: Tarkwa mine appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tarkwa mine in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tarkwa mine is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Ghana geography stubs, Gold Fields, Gold mines in Ghana, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tarkwa mine outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tarkwa mine in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Tarkwa mine means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Tarkwa mine out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Tarkwa mine in simple terms?

The Tarkwa mine is one of the largest gold mines in Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the south-west of the country in the Western Region.

Why does Tarkwa mine matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tarkwa mine?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tarkwa mine.