Vice President and General Manager of Asante Gold Corporation George Nutor has assured host communities of the mine - after the recent acquisition of Chirano Gold Mines - of their readiness to contribute in the socio-economic development of catchment areas.
Addressing host community members, traditional authorities and other dignitaries at...
AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has held a development symposium to woo would-be partners to help in the implementation of a 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) for the Obuasi township and its adjoining communities within the Obuasi Municipality and Obuasi East District Assemblies.
The overall goal of the plan is...
Despite growing dissatisfaction over the seemingly inactive trading under the AfCFTA, the Guided Trade Initiative that has been introduced is expected to bring some change.
Seven party states under the AfCFTA will begin the Guided Trade Initiative to test all the negotiations, documents, policies and procedures which have been agreed...
The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has commended management of IMAH for the investment they have made in the country’s health sector, as well as their contribution to ensuring access to quality essential health care delivery in the country.
Speaking at a durbar to climax the 5th anniversary celebration of the...
The Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Illegal Mining has resolved that all forms of mining activities will still not be permitted in forest reserves, unless in exceptional circumstances, while river-bodies also remain part of the Red Zones.
This means, “No mining operation is permitted in or around any river-body in the...
Abosso Gold Fields Limited (AGL) Damang Mine is to spend about US$19.7million to reclaim 1,472 hectares of disturbed lands on the mine in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region.
This represent 18 percent of 8,111 hectares of its concession at the Damang Mine. Presently, 506 hectares -representing 34...
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said government remains unrelenting in its efforts to sanitise and regulate the small-scale mining sector, which provides an estimated 40 percent of Ghana's total gold output.
"The government is very mindful of the consequential and important nature of the small-scale...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has met with officials of Cassius Mining Limited - an Australian mining company, following their threat to sue Ghana for the alleged role in allowing another mining firm to breach their concession.
According to Cassius Mining, in recent media reports,...
AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has come forth with a 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) to support skills development, community growth, and general upliftment of the two assemblies within which it operates – Obuasi East District and Obuasi Municipal Assembly.
According to the management of the mining firm, the ten-year development...
AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) has begun steps to diversify the local economy of Obuasi and other areas with a climate change driven agricultural programme, which forms part of the ten-year Socio-Economic Development Programme.
While it aims at contributing to Ghana’s emission reduction target through agroforestry by 2026, it also seeks to...