The Minerals Commission has ordered the immediate suspension of all activities under offshore reconnaissance licences held by Gold Coast GRC...
Minerals Commission engages contract miners over workers’ conditions
The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Isaac Tandoh, has met with another group of local contract miners to...
Ghana: GAFCSC students examine galamsey damage, responsible mining in Tarkwa
Students of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Junior Division, have examined the environmental and socio-economic impacts...
Zijin Akyem trains 31 Birim North youth in welding, fabrication
Zijin Golden Ridge Limited (ZGRL), operator of the Akyem Gold Mine, has started training 31 young people from Birim North...
Ghana Chamber of Mines marks October with sustainability, breast cancer awareness campaign
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has designated October as Sustainability and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, combining its focus on responsible...
China demands copper supply commitments for Anglo-Teck merger approval
China’s antitrust regulator has asked Anglo American to commit to supply the country with a steady flow of copper concentrate...
‘GoldBod is not a show house’ – Bansah calls for fewer executive visits
Over the last few months, GoldBod has received a growing number of visitors. We have seen foreign governments and institutions,...
Scientists, lawyers petition Mahama over proposed offshore gold activities
Scientists, researchers, academics and legal practitioners have warned of potentially long-term environmental, fisheries, economic and human-rights risks associated with proposed...
US Treasury engages Minerals Commission on Ghana’s mining reforms
The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Isaac Tandoh, has hosted a high-level delegation from the United States Department...
GoldBod generates $1.87bn FX in September, exceeds target by $471m
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) generated $1.871 billion in foreign exchange (FX) from its artisanal and small-scale mining gold trade...