Gold’s slide back below $4,000 an ounce wipes out most of mining’s 2026 gains, but the old guard of diversified giants – led by a resurgent BHP – is staging a comeback. At the end of the second quarter the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization …
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has enrolled 105 additional cocoa farmers onto its Cocoa Farmers Support Programme, expanding the initiative to a total of 205 beneficiaries across its host communities. The newly enrolled farmers received fertilisers, fungicides, insecticides and other essential farm inputs to improve cocoa production and protect their crops. As part of the …
Sierra Leone has launched a National Strategy for Critical Minerals (2026–2031) aimed at responsibly developing its critical mineral resources, attracting credible investment, advancing green industrialisation and strengthening governance in the mining sector. The strategy, issued by the Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources on Thursday, provides a five-year framework for identifying, prioritising and managing the …
Azumah Resources Ghana Ltd has rejected media reports claiming that foreign investors have been ordered to retake control of the Black Volta Project, describing the publications as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Thursday (9 July), the company's Board and Management said reports published by Semafor Africa and reproduced by Myjoyonline.com misrepresented ongoing …
South Africa’s mining sector remains one of the most resource-endowed in the world, yet its performance tells a very different story. Despite benefitting from global commodity cycles and strong mineral reserves, the sector has failed to translate opportunity into sustained growth. In real terms, mining output is smaller today than it was in 1994, a …
Major cobalt producers in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk losing some of their first-half export quotas due to an administrative glitch affecting a customs platform, according to industry officials and a letter seen by Reuters. Due to new directives withdrawing unused quotas, the disruption threatens exports of the battery metal from leading global producers …
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 …
