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...
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...