The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has secured a partnership with Zijin Golden Ridge Limited to support its reforestation project in the Subri Forest Reserve in the Western Region. MIIF announced the partnership after receiving a delegation from Zijin Golden Ridge Limited, which has agreed to support the initiative. The project forms part of MIIF’s …
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has rejected the attribution of a GH¢1.7 billion loss under the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod). The Institute said much of the figure represents revenue and foreign-exchange valuation differences rather than an actual loss to the institution. Professor Alexander Bilson Darku, …
Dr Catherine Kuupol Kuutor, Mine Manager of Gold Fields’ Tarkwa Mine, has highlighted effective strategy execution, leadership and workforce development as critical to achieving sustainable results in Ghana’s mining industry. She made the remarks on August 21, 2026, when she joined a panel discussion at the 7th Biennial Human Resource Conference organised by the Ghana …
Copper hit a record in New York and closed in on all-time highs in London on Tuesday, as the threat of US import tariffs keeps pulling metal into American warehouses and turns what was supposed to be a comfortable global surplus into scarcity everywhere else. Comex copper for September delivery rose as much as 1.8% …
The Ghana Chamber of Mines says the government’s decision to provide a pathway for the revival of Adamus Resources Limited signals a strong commitment to dialogue, investor confidence and the preservation of productive mining assets. The Chamber welcomed the agreement for the implementation of a 12-month roadmap to turn around the Adamus mine, supported by …
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ing. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey has urged the chiefs and people of the Apinto Traditional Area to choose constructive engagement and dialogue in addressing concerns over the renewal of Gold Fields Ghana Limited’s Tarkwa mining leases, rather than pursue a path that could create uncertainty for …
The global race for critical minerals is entering a new phase. No longer defined solely by access to mineral reserves, it is increasingly being shaped by industrial policy, geopolitical competition and the race to build resilient supply chains for electric vehicles, renewable energy technologies and advanced manufacturing. Victoria Backhaus-Jerling, Chief Executive Officer of the African …
A landslide at an illegal gold mine has killed at least 100 people in the Central African Republic on the border with Cameroon, local sources told AFP on Wednesday. Search operations are still under way after the accident at the Zamboye mining site, about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the town of Baboua, on Tuesday …
Ghana is turning cocoa-processing waste into school furniture, with 300 desks made from recycled cocoa husks presented to students in Bukuruso in the Twifo Praso District as part of efforts to create economic value from agricultural waste. The panels used to make the desks were produced by the Material Innovation Center, while local carpenters were …
The Fisheries Commission has raised concerns over the growing impact of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, on fish farming and aquaculture development in Ghana. The Commission says illegal mining activities are increasingly taking place in wetlands, many of which are suitable for fish farming and other aquaculture projects. Ashanti Regional Director of the Fisheries …
