By Amos SAFO
The demand by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) for the government to declare a state of emergency over illegal mining has once more raised stakes on environmental destruction attributed to illegal mining.
TUC has urged the government to place an indefinite ban on all small-scale mining across the...
The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) is banking on its Small-Scale Mining Incubation Programme (SSMIP), a comprehensive initiative, to reshape the domestic small-scale gold mining industry.
This sector, contributing approximately 40 percent of Ghana's gold output and employing about 10 percent of the working population, has long been a critical...
The Joint Committee on Mines and Energy, and Lands and Forestry, has released its findings following a Parliamentary inquiry into tensions surrounding salt mining activities in the Ada Songor Lagoon.
The report, which comes in the wake of a deadly clash between small-scale miners and security forces employed by ElectroChem...
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY
Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has organised a free medical outreach at Brahabobom community in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region.
This is to ensure quality healthcare for all, to enable the individuals to know their health status, and then live a healthy lifestyle.
The community members...
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO
Chief Executive Officer-Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has urged African nations to monetise their natural resources to generate the revenue required for creating transgenerational transformative wealth.
With Africa recorded as being home to some 30 percent of the world's mineral reserves, 40 percent of the...
By Samuel Tetteh TEI
For anyone who cares about the future we’re leaving for the generations to come, the sight of polluted rivers by mining activities doesn’t just sadden the heart— it breaks your spirit. Once-clear waters have turned cloudy and toxic, leaving you to wonder whether our leaders genuinely...
Blue Gold Bogoso Prestea Limited, the new owner of the Bogoso and Prestea gold mining leases has restarted operations at the Bogoso and Prestea mine following a period of care and maintenance, since December 2023.
Underground mining activities and dewatering has commenced, and the team are preparing the processing plant...
By Kizito CUDJOE
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) is set to receive a US$2million boost from the Ghana Chamber of Mines Tertiary Education Fund, as part of the Chamber's ongoing commitment to enhancing mining education in Ghana.
The announcement was made by Edem Akafia, Ghana Chamber of Mines president,...
By Denis GYEYIR
Members of Ghana’s parliament face a critical task as they deliberate on ratification of the country’s first lithium mining agreement - a 15-year lease with Barari DV for the Ewoyaa mine. Their decision holds far-reaching implications for the nation’s economy and environment. Lawmakers mus, therefore thoroughly evaluate...
By Deborah Asantewaah SARFO
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has lauded Atlantic Lithium for its steadfast investment in the sector despite a drastic global drop in lithium prices.
He underscored the company's confidence in the sector's future, suggesting that their unwavering commitment will shape the...