Discusses mining for sustainable dev’t
The third edition of the much-anticipated Ghana Gold Expo Mining Week has been opened at Takoradi on the theme: ‘The Potential of Mining for Sustainable Development’.
For three consecutive years, the Ghana Gold Expo has been able to bring together companies and business operators from...
To help build the capacity of local companies to actively engage in the extractive sector, the Ghana Chamber of Mines has launched the Supply Chain Financing Programme to help provide funds for small businesses seeking to enter into the mining sector.
The programme provides an integrated platform for banks, mining...
Women in Mining (WIM), in partnership with the Australian High Commission, has brought together some women in the extractive industry to a breakfast meeting to discuss ways women can be encouraged to participate in the male-dominated industry.
The event was part of activities to mark this year’s International Women Day...
…with establishment of Inter-Agency Framework and Task Force
Royalty payments due government from non-gold minerals such as Manganese, Salt, Limestone and Quarrying activities are set for an upturn, due to an Inter-Agency collaboration framework and Task Force initiated by the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF).
The framework is part...
For close to 1,000 years, Ghana has significantly supplied gold to the world, but the country is yet to benefit from the mineral resource. The history of gold production in Ghana goes back as far as the Ancient Kingdom of Ghana, the former Gold Coast Colony, and present-day Ghana.
Currently,...
The provision of skill training for the youth in the host communities will help better lives, especially after mining, the Community Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement Manager, of Goldfields Damang Mine, Abdul Razak Yakubu, has said.
He said while many people in most mining communities depend on the mine for employment,...
Much effort has been made by Newmont Ghana to operationalise the Ahafo North Project as soon as practicable to strengthen its portfolio in the country.
This follows the acquisition of some requisite regulatory permits as well as steady progress in the land access process for the mine, which is estimated...
Chirano Gold Mine Limited (CGML), a subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation, has constructed and handed over teachers’ quarters to Aboduabo M/A Primary School, a farming community in its catchment area.
The facility constructed at the cost of GH¢195,000, made up of five self-contain rooms, is among others meant to contribute...
The Chief Executive of Rocksure International Ltd., Mr. Kwasi Osei Ofori, has described news about the commencement of prospecting activity in the Nyinahin Block B bauxite concession as a very significant step in Ghana’s natural resource development.
This follows a visit of the CEO of the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development...
