Former Chief Executive Officer of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), now Ghana GoldBod, Nana Akwasi Awuah, has proposed the...
The US$3.46 Billion Opportunity: Turning mining demand into Ghanaian factories
Ghana’s mines spend billions of dollars annually on goods and services, yet many critical inputs are still manufactured abroad. A...
Burkina Faso opens first gold refinery to retain mineral value
Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country’s mineral...
GoldBod makes XRF assay mandatory for definitive gold purity assessment from October 1
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced changes to the assay regime for determining the purity of gold purchased locally,...
Bansah proposes 10-year mining revenue plan to transform northern Ghana
Yesterday, I discussed that northern Ghana will become a major mining hub in the future. Exploration and large-scale mining activities...
Ghana’s fisheries at risk? CSOs demand review of offshore gold exploration
Civil society organisations have warned that plans for offshore gold exploration along Ghana’s coastline could create new pressure on a...
Barrick Mining reaches deal with unions at Mali gold mine, easing strike threat
Canada’s Barrick Mining has signed a new collective bargaining agreement with unions representing workers at its Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine in...
Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine hosts six CSOs for operations, environmental review
Representatives of six civil society organisations (CSOs) have visited the Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine for discussions and first-hand assessment of...
Minerals Commission, universities explore framework to tackle illegal mining
The Minerals Commission has begun discussions with three universities in Ghana and Germany on developing technical and academic frameworks to...
UK: New lithium mine ‘to create more than 100 jobs’
A new lithium mine in the UK is set to create more than 100 jobs under government plans, bosses say....