The Metal Gold

About the Book

About the Author

Lawrence M K Akakpo was born in Ghana and educated in Opoku Ware Secondary School, Kumasi, Ghana; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi; Camborne School of Mines (Exeter University) in Camborne-Redruth, Cornwall, UK, where he graduated in mining engineering and was also awarded Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree for his research, design and consultancy work for State Gold Mining Corporation of Ghana in the same institution. He further studied Education in the then Thames Polytechnic, now Greenwich University, London. Lawrence thought mathematics and physics at Presbyterian Secondary School, then at Odumasi, Krobo (now in Legon) Ghana. He further thought mathematics and physics in Suhum Secondary Technical School, Suhum; and thought mathematics at Kibi Women’s Teacher Training College, Kibi. He resigned from the teaching field to take up appointment in the mining industry in late 1969. He was employed by State Gold Mining Corporation, Ghana; worked and researched for Prestea Goldfields Ltd, Prestea. He also had mining experience in Cobar Mines Proprietary Ltd in New South Wales, Australia and South Crofty Tin Mine, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall in England. Lawrence worked with Derby Luminescent Ltd, a specialist chemical company in Enfield, North London in the 1980s after leaving the mining industry. He was finally employed by Haringey Education Services of Haringey Council, London, as Mathematics and Information Technology lecturer/tutor for 14 years before he retired from active teaching profession in December 2004. He is currently researching for 2-volume book on Ghana’s gold industry entitled: AN ANATOMY OF GHANA’S GOLD INDUSTRY – THE FACTS, THE FIGURES AND THE MYTHS. VOLUME 1: ASHANTI GOLDFIELD COMPANY; Nearly finished for proof reading and publication; VOLUME 2: THE GENERAL GOLD MINING INDUSTRY (INCLUDING THE OTHER GOLD MINES) is more than 50% finished.