The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced the immediate suspension of applications for specific categories of gold buying licenses as part of a strategic reform process aimed at strengthening and modernizing Ghana’s gold buying regime. The suspension affects new applications for Tier 1 and Tier 2 buying licenses as well as the Self-Financing Aggregator License …
The Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC) has recorded significant investor interest in Ghana’s iron ore sector during the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa. Chief Executive Officer of GIISDEC, Williams Okofo-Dateh, disclosed in an interview on the sidelines of the event that the Corporation engaged several prospective investors interested in …
The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Justina Nelson, has called for stronger collaboration, smarter regulation, and catalytic African capital to unlock the next wave of mining projects on the continent. She made these remarks at a CEO Roundtable Discussion held during the Ministerial Symposium of the African Mining Indaba 2026, …
Mali’s government approved a draft decree renewing Barrick Mining’s Loulo gold mining permit for an additional 10 years, the West African country’s military leader said in a statement on Friday. Mali, one of Africa’s leading gold producers, resolved a dispute in November with Barrick over profit-sharing and control of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex after …
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expects a busy year of deals for South Africa as the continent’s largest economy starts to benefit from structural reforms and rides a commodities-boom wave. “We expect activity across the board and our pipeline has broadened across sectors,” said Simon Denny, chief executive officer of the South Africa business. “Mining will …
Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw-Kotei, Administrator of Ghana’s Minerals Development Fund (MDF), has called for deliberate financing mechanisms to expand women’s participation across Africa’s mining value chain, describing women’s empowerment as critical to inclusive and sustainable development. She made the call while speaking at the 2nd Annual AWIMA Leadership Awards, organised by the Association of Women …
Efforts to promote gender inclusion in science and technology education received a boost in the Adansi North District as AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, in partnership with key industry stakeholders, engaged female students of Asare Bediako Senior High School in Akrokerri through a targeted STEM mentorship initiative. The engagement, organised together with GHIE-WInE, the Underground Mining …
Vice President of Cardinal Namdini Mining Limited, Vincent Sun, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to responsible mining, transparency, and long-term value creation in Ghana, pledging that its operations will leave a positive and lasting legacy beyond gold extraction. Speaking at the Ghana Day event at the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba on Wednesday, 11 …
Africa hosts an estimated US$29.5 trillion in mine-site mineral value, representing about 20% of global mineral wealth, yet captures only a fraction of the economic value embedded in this endowment, according to a new study released today by Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). Of this total, US$8.6 trillion remains undeveloped, reflecting an under-explored continent where fragmented …
Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, says government will not proceed with any proposed merger of the Energy Commission and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) without broad stakeholder consensus. Mr Jinapor said he had engaged representatives of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) following concerns raised by some workers over the proposed …
