The New Year has got off to a better start than it did in 2017 for the industry's top mining companies. Of the 25 largest companies, 21 recorded gains in valuation during January. Overall, these 25 companies were worth an aggregate US$818.2billion at the end of January, a 15.5%...
An Accra High Court presided by Justice Ackah-Boafo has today ruled against the decision by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, to revoke the mining lease of Exton Cubic Group Limited. According to Justice Ackah-Boafo’s ruling, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, exceeded...
The President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Kwame Addo-Kufuor, has warned that proper regulatory measures must be put in place before the ban on small scale mining is lifted. “I think government is doing the right thing in sanitizing the sector. I keep telling people the Chamber contributes 66...
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has disclosed that the industry has lost some US$551million and still counting due to the ban placed on their operations by government. It has therefore called on government to immediately lift the ban in order to save the industry from collapse. “Once...
Mining giant Golden Star on February 1, 2018 reached an important milestone, as its Prestea Underground Mine in the Western Region achieved commercial production. The project construction of the Prestea Underground mine, including the installation of all ancillary infrastructure has been completed. Operational and gold production is expected to continue to...
Despite efforts to clamp down on all human activities within the Bui Hydroelectric Dam enclave, illegal mining and logging continue to thrive in the area - posing a threat to safety of the national asset, B&FT has gathered. According to the Chief of Bui Resettlement Camp, Nana Kwadwo Wuo II,...
Despite efforts to clamp down on all human activities within the Bui Hydroelectric Dam enclave, illegal mining and logging continue to thrive in the area - posing a threat to safety of the national asset, B&FT has gathered. According to the Chief of Bui Resettlement Camp, Nana Kwadwo Wuo II,...
Despite efforts to clamp down on all human activities within the Bui Hydroelectric Dam enclave, illegal mining and logging continue to thrive in the area - posing a threat to safety of the national asset, B&FT has gathered. According to the Chief of Bui Resettlement Camp, Nana Kwadwo Wuo II,...
Despite efforts to clamp down on all human activities within the Bui Hydroelectric Dam enclave, illegal mining and logging continue to thrive in the area - posing a threat to safety of the national asset, B&FT has gathered. According to the Chief of Bui Resettlement Camp, Nana Kwadwo Wuo II,...
The Board Chairman of the Minerals Commission, Mr. Samson Boafo, has said the Commission will in the coming months explore avenues to seek funding for investment in geological investigations and generate detailed information in designated areas for demarcation to small-scale miners. “We will in the coming months explore avenues to...