Ghana’s reputation as a top destination for mining investment has slipped over the past year, according to the 2025 Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies. The country now ranks 53rd out of 68 jurisdictions globally on the Investment Attractiveness Index, down from 46th in the 2024 report. The index, which combines geological potential with …
Rio Tinto has approved Richards Bay Minerals’ (RBM) Zulti South project, ending the suspension that has been in place since January 2020. The investment of approximately R8.5 billion (US$473 million) is aimed at extending the mine’s life to 2050 and ensuring RBM’s operational continuity for years to come. RBM currently operates within the Zulti North …
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region. The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the …
The death toll from the illegal mining pit collapse at Atta Ne Atta in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo Region has been revised to nine, according to updated information from authorities, as reported by JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor. Initial reports had incorrectly stated that the incident occurred at Manso Tontokrom in the Ashanti …
A whopping 8,923.8 hectares of the country's forest reserves, equivalent to 12,500 FIFA standard football fields, have been heavily impacted by illegal mining activities, the latest scientific study by the Forestry Commission has revealed. The findings of a national satellite remote-sensing-based verification of mined-out areas in forest reserves, released by the Commission last Tuesday, February …
Natural Resource Governance Expert Dr Steve Manteaw has raised concerns about the potential environmental risks of nano copper technology following the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) pilot application of the intervention to clean the polluted Birim River. His comments come after EPA CEO Prof. Nana Ama Brown Klutse disclosed that about $35 million would be required …
Newmont will invest approximately $800 million in Argentina’s Cerro Negro mine, the country’s economy minister, Luis Caputo, said on Tuesday. The investment will be used to restart and expand the Cerro Negro Expansion 1 (CNE1) project, which aims to extend the mine’s operational life beyond 2035. “This investment aims to strengthen the company’s operational safety, …
BCM Group, in partnership with Oriole Resources PLC, has successfully completed the maiden diamond drilling programme at the MB01-N target of the Mbe Gold Project in Cameroon. The programme delivered 3,000 metres of drilling across 15 holes, marking a significant milestone in advancing the project. Following the completion of the drilling programme, BCM Group has …
The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Isaac Tandoh, is leading a high-powered Ghanaian delegation to the 2026 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Conference in Toronto. The annual event, scheduled for March 1–4, 2026, is one of the world’s leading mining conventions, bringing together industry leaders, investors, exploration companies and policymakers to …
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a public notice on the Scoping Report and Draft Terms of Reference for the proposed Nyinahin Block A Bauxite Mining Project by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC). The proposed project is located at Nyinahin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. According to the …
