Gordon Foli

Geological Engineering

About

Gordon FOLI joined Geological Engineering Department at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana in 2011 as Lecturer and attained Associate Professor rank in 2020. His background is in Geology, with 19 years of mining industry experience. He holds a PhD in Geological Engineering from KNUST and specialised in Arsenic remediation in mine drainage. Teaches core geology and geo-environmental courses. His research interest is in trace metal contamination and environmental risk assessment.

Research Summary

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The researcher has conducted extensive research across multiple themes, focusing on geochemistry and geologic mapping, mine drainage and remediation techniques, heavy metals in the environment, efficiency analysis using DEA, geological and geochemical analysis, occupational health and safety, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, magnesium oxide properties, groundwater and watershed analysis, environmental sustainability in business, arsenic contamination and mitigation, mining techniques and economics, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, Cassava research and cyanide, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, fluorides effects and removal, ground water flow and contamination studies, geological formations and processes, rangeland management and livestock ecology, and water quality and pollution assessment. Their work spans a wide range of disciplines, from the physical sciences to applied social sciences.

Research Themes

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Identifying Pathfinder Elements for Gold in Multi-Element Soil Geochemical Data from the Wa-Lawra Belt, Northwest Ghana: A Multivariate Statistical Approach(2012)

Geochemical and pathfinder elements assessment in some mineralised regolith profiles in Bole-Nangodi gold belt in north-eastern Ghana(2019)

Geochemical Assessment of Impact of Mine Spoils on the Quality of Stream Sediments within the Obuasi Mines Environment, Ghana(2011)

GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GOLD-BEARING GRANITOIDS AT AYANFURI IN THE KUMASI BASIN, SOUTHWESTERN GHANA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE OROGENIC RELATED GOLD SYSTEMS(2020)

GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF TRACE METALS IN SOIL, STREAM WATER AND SELECTED FOOD CROPS AT KIBI GOLDFIELDS ENVIRONMENT, GHANA(2020)

Geochemical Characteristics of Soils from Selected Districts in the Upper East Region, Ghana: Implications for Trace Element Pollution and Enrichment(2012)

Geochemical Dispersion of Elements and Their Correlation with Gold in the Regolith at the Tetteh Prospect of the Chirano Gold Mines in the Sefwi Belt of the Birimian, Southwestern Ghana(2014)

The use of GIS/remote sensing in determining gold potential areas on the Paleoproterozoic Asankragwa gold belt, Ghana(2025)

Use of Multi-Media Sampling as Integrated Approach to Surficial Geochemical Sampling for Gold in Regional Reconnaissance Surveys in Parts of the Ashanti Belt, Southwest Ghana(2013)

USING GIS AS A SPATIAL SUPPORT TOOL TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN TRUE AND FALSE GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES AT THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE ASANKRAGWA GOLD BELT IN THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC KUMASI BASIN, GHANA(2023)

Soil Geochemistry and Contamination Zoning in Northeastern Ghana: Insights From the Bongo and Talensi Districts(2025)

Trace elements contamination of soils around gold mine tailings dams at Obuasi, Ghana(2009)

Concentration levels of some inorganic contaminants in streams and sediments in areas of pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical activities at the Obuasi gold mine, Ghana(2011)

Arsenic contamination and secondary mineral evaluation in mine drainage using integrated acid–base accounting and toxicity characterisation leaching procedure: the case of Obuasi Mine, Ghana(2015)

Geochemical characterization of waste rock dump and its potential to predict acid mine drainage(2024)

Pre-mining water quality prediction from non-weathered sulphide ores along the Ashanti metallogenic belt in Ghana using Acid-Base accounting procedure(2011)

Modified acid–base accounting model validation and pH buffer trend characterisation in mine drainage at the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine in Ghana, West Africa(2017)

Geological and Geochemical Controls on the Composition of Natural Drainages in Homase Mineral Deposit Environment(2012)

Arsenic Intensity Risk Assessment at AngloGold Obuasi Goldmine, Ghana, West Africa: Using Sorption and Geotechnical Factors(2016)

Geochemical Characterisation of Waste Rock Dump and Its Potential to Predict Acid Mine Drainage(2023)

Acid Mine Drainage and Metal Leaching Potential of a Waste Rock Dump(2025)

Acid mine drainage and metal leaching potential of a waste rock dump(2025)

Removal of selected heavy metals and metalloids from an artisanal gold mining site in Ghana using indigenous plant species(2020)

Health risk assessment of trace metals in selected food crops at Abuakwa South Municipal, Ghana(2021)

Spatial Distribution and Potential Ecological Risk Assessment of Trace Metals in Reclaimed Mine Soils in Abuakwa South Municipal, Ghana(2022)

Anthropogenic Sources and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Mine Soils: A Case Study of Bontesso in Amansie West District of Ghana(2023)

Use of limekiln dust in the stabilization of heavy metals in Ghanaian gold oxide ore mine tailings(2023)

Using mass balance analyses for heavy metal pollution assessment in some wetlands at Obuasi, Ghana(2025)

Geochemical Assessment of Trace Metals in Peri-Urban Drainage and Bioaccumulation in Selected Food Crops in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana(2019)

Analysis of factors affecting the technical efficiency of cocoa farmers in the Offinso district -Ashanti region, Ghana(2011)

Geochemical Assessment of the Impact of Mine Tailings Reclamation on the Quality of Soils at AngloGold Concession, Obuasi, Ghana(2012)

Apportionment of Funds to Mining-Impacted Communities within Forest Reserve Environments in Ghana(2018)

Paleoweathering, provenance and tectonic setting of metasedimentary rocks at Ayanfuri area in the Paleoproterozoic Kumasi basin in Ghana: evidence from petrography and geochemistry(2022)

Petrography and geochemistry of metasedimentary rocks from the Paleoproterozoic Birimian at the Chagupana area, North-West Ghana: implications for provenance and tectonic setting(2022)

A review of intrusion-hosted gold systems of the Palaeoproterozoic Birimian terrane of Ghana(2024)

PETROGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF SOME PALEOPROTEROZOIC GRANITOIDS AT THE NORTH-EASTERN MARGIN OF THE KUMASI BASIN IN GHANA(2020)

PROVENANCE AND TECTONIC SETTING OF SOME PALEOPROTEROZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN THE CHAGUPANA AND TARKWA AREAS OF GHANA: PETROGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS(2020)

Petrological and Geochemical Characteristics of Mafic Granulites Associated with Alkaline Rocks in the Pan-African Dahomeyide Suture Zone, Southeastern Ghana(2012)

Assessing the Occupational Risks associated with Artisanal and Small-Scale mining- A Case study in Asankrangwa and Kenyasi Areas in Ghana(2018)

Molecular and isotopic signatures of indigenous and non-indigenous hydrocarbons in Campanian sediments from the Tano Basin, Ghana(2023)

Organic geochemical heterogeneity of cretaceous mudrocks and reassessment of oil sources in the Tano Basin, Ghana(2024)

Geochemical fingerprints and hydrocarbon potential of Paleocene mudrocks in the Tano Basin, Ghana: insights from biomarkers and stable carbon isotopes(2023)

Synthesis of magnesium oxide from waste magnesium-rich <i>Cucurbita pepo</i> (pumpkin) seeds(2023)

A review of groundwater resource development in lower White Volta River basin of Ghana(2024)

Effectiveness of planning and implementation stages of the ISO 14001 standards EMS at the Obuasi gold mine, Ghana(2010)

Arsenic Leaching in Mill Tailings at the AngloGold Ashanti- Obuasi Mine, Ghana: Management of Contamination in the Related Water Environment(2012)

Arsenic Sorption Characteristics in Decommissioned Tailings Dam Environment at the Obuasi Mine, Ghana(2013)

Using an integrated method for the determination of environmental TCLP arsenic for sulphide-rich mine tailing remediation in Ghana, West Africa(2018)

COMPARISON OF ORDINARY KRIGING (OK) AND INVERSE DISTANCE WEIGHTING (IDW) METHODS FOR THE ESTIMATION OF A MODIFIED PALAEOPLACER GOLD DEPOSIT: A CASE STUDY OF THE TEBEREBIE GOLD DEPOSIT, SW GHANA(2022)

GEOSTATISTICAL APPROACH FOR THE ESTIMATION OF SHEAR-HOSTED GOLD DEPOSIT: A CASE STUDY OF THE OBUASI GOLD DEPOSIT, GHANA(2020)

Characterisation of alluvial gold exploration data to improve gold recovery in Ghana(2020)

Hydrogeophysical characterization of the Lower White Volta River Basin of Ghana using electromagnetic technique(2025)

Structurally Controlled Prospectivity Map of the Sefwi Volcanic Orogenic Belt of Ghana(2019)

Cyanide contamination assessment via target survey and physicochemical and bacteriological characterization: a case study of Akrofrom-Techiman cassava processing area in Ghana(2023)

Drainage holding capacity and wetland classification of three basins at Obuasi in Ashanti Region, Ghana(2023)

Rock Fracture Characterization for Solid Waste Disposal Site Selection: A Case from Sites in the Accra-Tema Area, SE Ghana(2017)

GEOCHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME CLAY MATERIALS AS FLUORIDE ADSORBENT FROM GROUNDWATER IN GHANA(2020)

Rock fracture characterization and discrete network modeling and its implication for groundwater flow in crystalline rocks of south-eastern Ghana(2021)

Petrographic Study of Some Paleoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in the Chagupana and Tarkwa Areas of Ghana(2020)

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Water Quality Analysis and Risk Assessment of Potential Toxic Elements in Selected Surface Water Around Mining Sites in Abuakwa South Municipal, Ghana(2024)

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