Gokay Group revive stone quarry in Ghana

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?invests $24 million

into precious stone and sand mining

By Sammy Heywood Okine

When the National Democratic Congress (NDC) declared that it?was a political organization committed to contributing to the lives of majority?of the people, they were challenged by the opposition. Now it is real and true?that the NDC is for the people, and want the nation to reap from the natural?resources.

Through the ingenuity and business contacts of the Greater?Accra Regional Chairman of the party, investors have come from Turkey to revive?abundant quarries to adopt new computerized systems of mining precious stone?and sand.

Mr. Kobina Ade Coker is the brain behind the revival of the?quarry at the Shai Hills that has been reconstructed to add to the revenue
generation of the country and which will be officially commissioned on Tuesday July?24, 2012 in Ghana.

Speaking to yours truly at this office, he hinted that Gokay?Group realized the massive potentials of investing in Ghana and decided to pump?$24million into the quarry project.

The Turkey based company led by Terres Sukre have planned to?move to other sectors like cement production, power plantation and creation of?landing sites for small boats.

According to Mr. Ade Coker, Gokay Group, being one of the?rapidly growing industrial, service and investment groups in Turkey, started?its journey in 1998 when Gokay Mining was founded. In addition to mining?operation that is the core business of the company, Gokay Group also operate in?construction and chemicals industries and occupies 5 affiliated companies under?its structure.

Gokay Group of Companies provides remarkable contributions to?the national economy with its various investments in the homeland as well as abroad.

Gokay Group has achieved a prestigious position in both domestic and?international markets thanks to successful business partnerships with?international companies.

Gokay Group apply modern management techniques in its all?contracting and operation projects and considers timely delivery of the work as?a part of corporate policy as well as supplying best quality materials and?assigning highly qualified labour force for each project undertaken. Their mission?is to maintain the success story in their operation fields in full compliance?with national and internationals laws and regulations.

Defining its mission as supplying best quality products to?Turkish industry in parallel with the developing technologies through working?in a team spirit that aims at involvement and continuous development of the?employees, the company is dedicated to timely delivery and meeting customer?needs as well as quality assurance and most favourable economic prices.

In addition to mining activities that constitute core?business of Gokay Group, the company produces Iron Sulphate Heptahydrate in its
chemical facility located in Adapazari, Turkey and the company offers?transportation and earthwork services with its large vehicle and machinery?park.

The facility located in Adapazari does not produce Iron?Sulphate Heptahydrate as a byproduct; instead, it produces it completely using raw?materials. Therefore, the product is certified under various national and?international certification schemes and the purity level of iron sulphate is?warranted as 99.5 % at minimum. Being one of the rare producer companies in?Turkey and rest of the world that can offer such outstanding quality product, their?product is preferred by domestic and international cement factories for higher
quality and for Chrome VI reduction which is a requirement for exporting to?European Union member countries. This product is also used in pharmaceutical,?cosmetics and water treatment sectors in domestic and international markets?Gokay Group?s Iron Sulphate Heptahydrate product is certified?with TS EN.889 and ISO 9001:2000 certifications in Turkey. Furthermore, the?product has proved compliance with BP, EP and USP specifications at the end of?the analyses conducted by an accredited laboratory. Moreover, the iron sulphate?product was subjected to inspections by American Food and Drugs Administration?(FDA) and compliance for marketing in America was proved with 2 different?certificates (technical and pharmaceutical grade). Becoming a member of Registration,?Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), our Iron Sulphate?Heptahydrate product was?released in European market.

They produce iron ore from the mine located in Ferizli?(Adapazari, Turkey) and thus meet the ore needs of many cement factories in
Marmora Region. ?We have met customer needs on timely and complete manner for 9?years utilizing our large vehicle and machinery park,? said a company?statement.

Gokay Group makes block stones from the mine located in?Karamursel (Izmit, Turkey) and the waste generated is re-used by cement
factories as an industrial raw material (Puzzalone). Again, this mine continues?its services for 6 years on time and complete with thanks to its comprehensive?vehicle fleet, construction machines and two ships used for marine
transportation.

In addition to those referred above, the company also?maintains its operations in Algeria. The company maintains its pickling
operations since 2008 in phosphate facility of Somiphos Company in Tebesa city?utilizing its vehicle and equipment park with 15 million m3 total capacity.

Furthermore, the Company produces 3 million tons of aggregate?in a year since 2006 on stone query located in Oran (Algeria) and sells it to?road contractors, cement plants and other relevant companies. The Ghana Group?officially starts operations from July 24, 2012.

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