Abudu Ganeu
Tarkwa
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Industrial Intern
Asante Gold Chirano Limited
05.2024 - Current
- Gained practical experience in gold processing as well as workplace safety
- Trained to operate the various sections of the processing plant such as crushing, screening, milling and classification, thickening, CIL, KC and ILR, and elution.
Industrial Intern
Asante Gold Chirano Limited
10.2024 - 11.2024
- Gained additional knowledge on plant processing route and process parameters
- Performed cyanidation on thickener underflow at their Metallurgical Laboratory
- Gained knowledge on tailings management and carbon regeneration
UMaT Metallurgical Laboratory
09.2023 - 10.2023
- Assisted in a SAG Mill Comminution test (SMC) on ore samples from Endeavour mining limited (Cote d'Ivoire).
- Together with a team of 5, performed flotation tests on samples from a prominent mining company in Ghana.
- Assisted in Preparation of ore samples for metallurgical test, through crushing, milling, splitting and screening.
Education
BSc - Minerals Engineering
University of Mines and Technology
10.2025
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel)
- Modsim
- Teamwork
- Time management
Certification
- Certificate for Participation, 10th Anniversary AusIMM Tarkwa Chapter Conference, 2025-03-15
- Certificate for Participation, WAIMM Career development seminar, 2024-03-16
- Certificate for Participation, 5th WAIMM student conference, 2024-07-25
- Certificate for Participation, MMESA Seminar, 2023-03-11
- Certificate for Participation, NSMQ Regional Qualifiers, 2021-01-01
Affiliations
- Ghana Institute of Engineering (GhIE) UMaT Chapter
- Mining and Minerals Engineering Students Association (MMESA - UMaT)
- West African Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum (WAIMM), UMaT Chapter
- WAAW Foundation UMaT Chapter
Languages
English
Research
- Treatment of Carbonaceous Gold Ores to Minimize the Preg-robbing Effects using a Passivative or Blanking Agent, 2025-02-01, present, Assoc Prof Clement K. Owusu, Performed sample preparation, Performed gold and reagent adsorption studies, Performed preg-robbing index test, Performed leaching studies (cyanidation)
- The Effect of Temperature on Gold Cyanidation, 2023-06-01, 2023-08-31, Prof Grace Ofori- Sarpong, Performed sample preparation, Performed cyanidation on three different samples, Performed acid digestion and analysed AAS results to estimate gold recovery
- The Effect of Pulp Density on Lithium Extraction in Spent LIBS, 2024-02-01, 2024-04-30, Prof Grace Ofori- Sarpong, Performed Sample preparation, Performed Leaching studies, Performed AAS analysis and estimation of recovery
- Beneficiation of Silica, 2024-03-01, 2024-04-30, Prof William K. Buah, Performed Sample preparation, Performed Thickening and settling, Performed Drying to obtain final product
Software Technical Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel)
- Modsim
- Teamwork
- Time management
Leadership Experience Voluntary Roles
- Academic Mentor, Supported classmates by explaining concepts and leading class to solve questions to aid exam preparation
- STEM Mentor, Goes for outreach to educate basic and secondary school students on STEM Education
- Academic Board Member, Pentecost Student and Associates, University of Mines and Technology, 2023/2024
- GMSA Organiser, Gwiraman SHS, 2020/2021
- Assistant Dormitory Prefect, Gwiraman SHS, 2020/2021
- Senior Boys Prefect, Asonti Meek and Mild Preparatory, JHS, 2017/2018
Personal Information
Nationality: Ghanaian
Hobbies and Interests
- Extractive metallurgy of precious metals
- Process mineralogy
- Beneficiation of industrial minerals
- Metallurgical accounting and mass balance
Training
- Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry, WAIMM Career Development Seminar, 2024-03-16
- Empowering Tomorrow Leaders, the Role of WAIMM Students Chapter in Fostering Innovation, Impact and Inclusion, 5th WAIMM student conference, 2024-07-25
- What a Young Graduate Needs to Hit the Ground Running in the Industry, MMESA Seminar, 2023-03-11
- A Decade of Excellence and Empowerment, the Academia-Industrial Experience and Revolution, 10th Anniversary AusIMM Tarkwa Chapter Conference, 2025-03-15
Timeline
Industrial Intern
Asante Gold Chirano Limited
10.2024 - 11.2024
Industrial Intern
Asante Gold Chirano Limited
05.2024 - Current
UMaT Metallurgical Laboratory
09.2023 - 10.2023
BSc - Minerals Engineering
University of Mines and Technology