Members of the Minerals Commission Board have paid their first mining visit to the Songor Salt Project that is currently being redeveloped by Electrochem Ghana Limited in Ada. The visit was for the Board to see what progress the company is making so far with its development of the Songor...
The Chief Executive Officer of Golden Star Resources, Andrew Wray, has said that the company’s sale to a Chinese mining firm, Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., will prove mutually beneficial for shareholders as well as the community in which its sole mine is situated - Wassa - and...
...gives Chinese-based firm control over Wassa mines Golden Star Resources (GSR) has entered into a definitive agreement worth US$470 million with Chifeng Jilong, which will see the Chinese-owned firm acquire all its issued and outstanding shares. Shareholders of the embattled mining firm will receive total consideration, payable in cash, of...
The Chirano Gold Mines Limited (CGML) has backed one of the newly promoted teams into the Ghana Premier League (GPL), Bibiani Gold Stars Soccer Club, to succeed in their pursuit while donating a 33-seater capacity bus to the team. The Vice President and General Manager of CGML, Terence Watungwa, said...
Newmont Golden Ridge Ltd. (Akyem Mine) has paid dividend of over GHC110million to the government of Ghana for the year 2021 in respect of its carried interest in the company. This follows a declaration of dividend by the Board of Directors of Newmont Ghana at its second quarter meeting...
The AngloGold Ashanti-Obuasi Mine has said it is keen on contributing to the realization of significant improvement in local education, particularly within its host communities, after spending over GH₵ 1.5 million under its ‘Education Improvement Project.’ The project is also seen as a major boost to the country towards achieving...
AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi, Mine hosted the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, during his tour to the Ashanti Region on Monday, October 4, 2021. In his speech, Mr. Eric Asubonteng, the Managing Director AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine, commended the President  Akufo- Addo for “continuing to take an interest in the...
AngloGold Ashanti announces that underground ore mining at the Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana is expected to resume by mid-October. For the remainder of this year, underground ore will be used only to replenish the Run-of-Mine stockpile. Gold production from underground ore sources is therefore expected to re- commence only in...
FGRBPL, operators of the Bogoso Prestea Mines (BPM), emerged as joint winners of the Inter-Mines Zonal First Aid Competition with industry “rivals,” Anglogold Iduapriem Mine. The other competitors in a tough contest, were Gold Fields – Tarkwa Mine, and Ghana Manganese Company. The quiz was in two parts, a practical demonstration of first aid emergency response, and an...
Ghana has joined eight other countries to pilot the open extractives programme in a bid to advance beneficial ownership transparency in the country. Open Extractives aims to make a transformational impact in the amount of publicly available information on the owners of extractive companies. Currently, the oil and gas and mining...