The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is set to support an African youth mentorship initiative being championed by veteran Nigerian actor...
Ghana: Minerals Commission pushes for standard pay framework for contract mining workers
The Minerals Commission is pushing for the development of a standard remuneration and welfare framework for workers employed by local...
Ghana: Heath Goldfields appoints Dr Emmanuel Addo Junior as general manager, technical
Heath Goldfields LTD has appointed Dr. Emmanuel Addo Junior as General Manager – Technical, an official statement has said. Dr....
Ghana’s offshore gold exploration faces pushback from fishers, CSOs and coastal communities
A coalition of civil society organisations, fishers’ associations and coastal communities has called on President John Dramani Mahama to halt...
Top 50 mining companies take $264 billion hit as gold trade unwinds, lithium stocks exit
The world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks were worth $2.26 trillion at the close of September – the second-largest monthly...
Gold Fields details biodiversity, water management efforts at Tarkwa Mine
Gold Fields has outlined a range of environmental, biodiversity and water-management measures at its Tarkwa Mine, including about US$46 million...
Ghana: Newmont learnership programme graduates 30 young people in Ahafo
Thirty young people from Newmont’s 10 host communities in Ahafo have graduated from the company’s Learnership Programme this year, bringing...
Ghana: COMAC warns new tax collection model could raise fuel costs, seeks suspension
The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) has called for the immediate suspension of Section 136 of the Customs Act,...
Ghana tracks 2,058 excavators as Minerals Commission deepens mining oversight
The Minerals Commission has disclosed that 2,058 excavators and earth-moving equipment are currently being tracked in real time as part...
Awula Serwah uses GAAS award to renew Atewa Forest campaign
Environmental advocate and Executive Director of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, has renewed calls for the Atewa Forest Reserve to be...