Full Member
Bennetta Koomson
Membership since:
2025
Field of activity:
Other Memberships/Affiliations
Women in Mining
Degrees:
2017
Doctorate Engineering sciences
Minerals Engineering.
This discipline engulfs the characterisation and processing of mineral resources to obtain valuable materials from the mineral resource in question. A typical example is the processing of gold ores to obtain gold as a precious metal from the ore.
2011
Master Engineering sciences
2007
Undergraduate Engineering sciences
Publications resulting from Research
Published Journal Paper(s)
• Koomson, B., Asiam, E. K., Skinner, W., Addai-Mensah, J., (2017), “Understanding the Mechanism of Arsenic Mobilisation and Behaviour in Tailings Dams”, Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 85 – 89.
• Koomson, B. and Asiam, E. K. (2013), “Studies on Arsenic Release and its Mitigation from Tailings Dam using Nanomagnetite Particles”, Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 14, pp. 66 – 69.
Published Conference Paper(s)
• Koomson B. and Asiam E. K. (2018). Adsorption of Arsenic by Some Iron Oxide Minerals. In: Proceedings of 5th UMaT Biennial International Mining and Minerals Conference, Expanding the Frontiers of Mining Technology, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana, August 1-4, 2018.
• Koomson B. and Asiam E. K. (2018). Iron Oxides Beneficiation from Metallurgical Slags for Arsenic Removal from Water. Poster Presentation at the Nigerian Young Academy (NYA) Workshop for Young Women Scientists in Africa, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. March 7-8, 2018.
Koomson, B., Asiam, E. K., Skinner, W., Addai-Mensah, J., (2017), Characterisation and Beneficiation of Composite Ferrous Materials from Ferrous Metallurgical Slags, “Oral Presentation at the BSU II Conference 2017”, Maximising Stakeholder Involvement in Productive Research and Uptake, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
• Koomson, B., Asiam, E. K., Skinner, W., Addai-Mensah, J., (2016), Understanding the Mechanism of Arsenic Mobilisation and Behaviour in Tailings Dams, “Proceedings of the 4th Biennial International Mining and Minerals Conference”, Expanding the frontiers of Mining Technology, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana.
• Koomson, B., and Asiam, E. K. (2013), Assessing the Acid Mine Drainage potential of stockpiled gold bearing sulphide ore; the case of Anglogold Ashanti Mine, Obuasi - Ghana, “Proceedings of the 1st SNOWS Science Conference”, Water and Sanitation – Early Career Scientists Working in Africa, 19 pp.
• Koomson, B. and Asiam, E. K. (2012), Studies on Arsenic Release and its Mitigation from Tailings Dam using Nanomagnetite Particles, “Proceedings of the 2nd Bienniel International Mining and Mineral Conference”, Expanding the frontiers of Mining Technology, 23 – 27 pp.
• Koomson, B., Asiam, E. K., Skinner, W., Addai-Mensah, J., (2017), “Understanding the Mechanism of Arsenic Mobilisation and Behaviour in Tailings Dams”, Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 85 – 89.
• Koomson, B. and Asiam, E. K. (2013), “Studies on Arsenic Release and its Mitigation from Tailings Dam using Nanomagnetite Particles”, Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 14, pp. 66 – 69.
Published Conference Paper(s)
• Koomson B. and Asiam E. K. (2018). Adsorption of Arsenic by Some Iron Oxide Minerals. In: Proceedings of 5th UMaT Biennial International Mining and Minerals Conference, Expanding the Frontiers of Mining Technology, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana, August 1-4, 2018.
• Koomson B. and Asiam E. K. (2018). Iron Oxides Beneficiation from Metallurgical Slags for Arsenic Removal from Water. Poster Presentation at the Nigerian Young Academy (NYA) Workshop for Young Women Scientists in Africa, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. March 7-8, 2018.
Koomson, B., Asiam, E. K., Skinner, W., Addai-Mensah, J., (2017), Characterisation and Beneficiation of Composite Ferrous Materials from Ferrous Metallurgical Slags, “Oral Presentation at the BSU II Conference 2017”, Maximising Stakeholder Involvement in Productive Research and Uptake, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
• Koomson, B., Asiam, E. K., Skinner, W., Addai-Mensah, J., (2016), Understanding the Mechanism of Arsenic Mobilisation and Behaviour in Tailings Dams, “Proceedings of the 4th Biennial International Mining and Minerals Conference”, Expanding the frontiers of Mining Technology, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana.
• Koomson, B., and Asiam, E. K. (2013), Assessing the Acid Mine Drainage potential of stockpiled gold bearing sulphide ore; the case of Anglogold Ashanti Mine, Obuasi - Ghana, “Proceedings of the 1st SNOWS Science Conference”, Water and Sanitation – Early Career Scientists Working in Africa, 19 pp.
• Koomson, B. and Asiam, E. K. (2012), Studies on Arsenic Release and its Mitigation from Tailings Dam using Nanomagnetite Particles, “Proceedings of the 2nd Bienniel International Mining and Mineral Conference”, Expanding the frontiers of Mining Technology, 23 – 27 pp.