The Minerals Commission has pledged to work with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to establish safeguards and monitoring arrangements to...
US to deepen investment in Nigeria’s mining sector under new agreement
Nigeria and the United States have signed an agreement aimed at deepening American investment in Nigeria’s mining sector and supporting...
Richards Bay Minerals appoints Bayanda Mncwango as Managing Director
Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has appointed Bayanda Mncwango as Managing Director, effective October 2026. Mncwango returns to RBM, having previously...
Zambia’s Chingola B copper mine resumes production after 18 years
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has restarted mining at its Chingola B Mine in Zambia after an 18-year shutdown, bringing the...
Illegal mining threatens Ghana’s rivers, forests and water security – Daryl Bosu
Ghana’s growing water insecurity is not a result of a lack of freshwater but the degradation of the country’s rivers...
Ghana: ECG unions announce nationwide protest against proposed private sector participation
The Senior Staff Union (SSU) and Junior Staff Union (JSU) of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced plans...
Ghana: Electricity, water tariffs remain unchanged from October 1
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has maintained the existing electricity and water tariffs for the fourth quarter of 2026,...
Ghana: MIIF, B5 Plus discuss local production of grinding media, mining consumables
The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has engaged steel manufacturer B5 Plus Limited to explore opportunities to expand local manufacturing...
Voltaian Basin: Ghana’s Parliament seeks evidence of progress before further funding
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy has demanded tangible results from government funding allocated to oil exploration in the Voltaian...
Ghanaians abroad protest at UN Headquarters over illegal mining, jobs and governance
“Ghanaians Abroad,” an association of Ghanaians in the diaspora comprising concerned citizens from across political parties, movements and associations, on...