New research conducted by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana has shown that Ghana’s earnings from the export of commodities such as gold and cocoa were undervalued by US$8.3billion between 2011 and 2017.
The findings, which used 2011 constant prices as the...
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited, in collaboration with GIZ, will soon roll out a community health programme for the people of Obuasi.
The project will deal with COVID-19 and its impact on the health systems and livelihoods of people within the Obuasi Municipality and Obuasi East district.
The programme, themed ‘Pandemic management...
Gold Fields Ghana has donated essential items worth US$29,000 to support persons displaced following the deadly explosion at Appiatse in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality last Thursday.
The items include 400 mattresses, 75 camp beds, 15 tents, 400 bags of sachet water, 20 bags of 25kg rice, as well as assorted...
The Chirano Gold Mines Limited (CGML), a subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation, has donated some relief items to support the care of the victims and families of the Appiatse explosion incident, in the Western Region.
The company said they have been working with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) on...
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the Minerals Commission and Environmental Protection Agency seem not to have been clever enough, for the past 15 months, to decipher the grand scheme of GSR, FGR and Blue International Holdings.
This scheme by the foreign companies aimed to rid Ghana of our...
Given the unprecedented surge in gold price and the colossal gains most mining companies made last year, General Secretary, Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU), Abdul-Moomon Gbana said the Union expects that mining companies would take strategic advantage of the boom to invest in modern infrastructure and expand existing ones, increase...
AngloGold Ashanti has launched the first of its kind Remote Operations Centre As-a-Service program, in collaboration with specialised systems integrator Ramjack Technology Solutions (RAMJACK).
With an emphasis on improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), the program – which makes use of Ramjack’s Remote Operations Centre (rROC) in Johannesburg – is designed...
Management of Anglogold Ashanti are making a deliberate effort to pay extra attention to women’s representation in mining work, and also to make the work environment conducive for them at Anglogold Ashanti.
This, management believes, will give women opportunities equitable to men and also empower them financially.
Speaking to Business &...
In spite of the ongoing efforts to clamp down on illegal mining activities in the country, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said cases of illegal mining activities continue to be reported daily in some parts of the country.
The situation, although worrying, will take...
Government has approved and procured a mercury-free mineral processing technology for small scale and community mining programmes to create sustainable jobs and protect the environment, the lives of the miners, the communities and the entire citizenry. The technology will lead to the complete elimination of mercury from the country’s...