The Ghana Chamber of Mines, in partnership with Zijin Golden Ridge Limited, has donated an eight-month supply of sanitary towels to 1,036 schoolgirls from 16 basic and senior high schools in its host communities in New Abirem under the Chamber's annual Purple Peach Project. The initiative seeks to effect positive change in menstrual health management …
Gold Fields Ghana, in collaboration with the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Tarkwa, has marked this year's World Environment Day with a call for stronger climate action, renewable energy adoption, forest expansion and sustainable waste management. The celebration, held under the theme "A Call …
Gold prices are expected to remain broadly stable in the second half of 2026 despite a highly volatile first half of the year, with geopolitical developments, interest rate expectations and central bank demand likely to determine the precious metal's next direction, according to the World Gold Council. In its latest market outlook, the Council said …
Newmont has supported the University of Ghana Health Services at Legon with a donation of essential medical equipment valued at over GHC 290,000, reinforcing its commitment to safety and strengthening healthcare delivery in Ghana. The equipment was donated following a request from the Internal Medicine Department of the facility, which provides care to a large …
The deal involves minerals critical to high-tech and low-carbon industries in the coastal forest of Mrima Hill, which is believed to hold deposits worth about $62.4 billion, including large reserves of niobium, a metal used to strengthen steel. The Centre for Litigation Trust, a legal advocacy organisation, is suing the Kenyan government in a bid …
Africa’s mineral endowment is undeniable. It is home to approximately 30% of the earth’s known mineral reserves, many of which are necessary inputs in manufacturing processes around the world. Even more undeniable is that, for the most part, Africa’s minerals have not been used for the betterment of her people. Historically, the continent has exported …
The US Army struck deals with several companies to build critical minerals processing plants on military bases around the country, a first-of-its-kind initiative by the Trump administration to boost domestic production of key materials. REalloys Inc., Titan Mining Corp., ioneer Ltd. and Energy X have reached agreements with the Pentagon to build facilities for processing …
The global rush to secure copper, lithium and other energy-transition minerals drove a 73% increase in human rights abuse allegations at major mining operations in 2025, underscoring mounting social and environmental risks linked to the clean energy supply chain. The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre’s 2026 Transition Minerals Tracker recorded 329 allegations of abuse …
The government of Ghana says the Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy, which introduced a charge of GH₵1-per-litre on selected petroleum products, generated GH¢8.81 billion in 2025 into the Energy Sector Support Account. The government added that additional resources amounting to GH¢1.26 billion were deployed beyond the proceeds from the levy, bringing the total …
Under the new system, which takes effect on July 1, 2026, GoldBod will adopt the internationally recognised London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Gold Price AM and LBMA Gold Price PM benchmarks as the sole basis for determining official local gold purchase prices. The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced a new official gold pricing regime …
