President John Dramani Mahama has announced a policy to transition mining companies in Ghana from owner mining to contract mining...
Ghana: Earl International denies EPA shutdown of mining operations
Earl International Group Ghana Gold Limited has denied reports that the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has shut down its mining...
Congo arrests hundreds of Chinese miners in copper heartland
About 300 Chinese nationals working in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s copper belt were detained earlier this week as part...
Ghana: Asantehene, Lands Minister launch 153-hectare reclamation project to reverse galamsey damage
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, have launched a...
Ghana: Technology to fight illegal mining exists , but political will is lacking-Sam Jonah
Mining magnate Sir Sam Jonah says the technology needed to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, exists, but what...
Galamsey destroying Ghana’s rivers is an economic and moral failure – Sam Jonah
Mining magnate Sir Sam Jonah has described illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, as an environmental, economic, health and moral...
Gold Fields Ghana technician becomes first woman named Best Inspector Candidate in wiring exam
Ruth Sam Aboagye, an Instrumentation Technician at Gold Fields Ghana, has been named the first woman in Ghana to receive...
Mahama: US$10bn investment to create alternative livelihoods for youth, curb illegal mining in Ghana
President John Dramani Mahama says the government plans to invest US$10 billion in job-rich sectors of the economy to create...
Ghana pushes local mineral processing in call for equal partnerships with Russia
Ghana has called for mining partnerships with Russia and other countries to prioritise local mineral processing, technology transfer and skills...
Mining merger speculation builds around Rio Tinto, Glencore and Gold Fields
A second major mining merger could be taking shape in Australia, with speculation growing about a fresh bid by Rio...