The Western North Regional Minister, Kinsley Aboagye Gyedu, has urged the private sector to sustain its support to the government in containing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. He noted, particularly, that continued support from private companies and other benevolent individuals, especially the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), will...
The Ghana Chamber of Mines, led by its President, Eric Asubonteng, has made a donation of GH¢ 11.5 million (the equivalent of US$2 million) to the Ministry of Health and allied institutions as part of the mining industry’s voluntary contribution to the fight against the pandemic, at a brief...
Mining giant, Gold Fields Ghana, has committed more than US$830,000 to help fight the coronavirus pandemic in its operating areas in the Western Region and other parts of Ghana, according to a statement from the company. Gold Fields, which operates the Tarkwa and Damang gold mines, says it has contributed...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has commended Chirano Gold Mines Limited, on measures put in place to ensure employees and residents of local communities are protected from COVID-19. The minister, who paid a working visit to the mine, said the protocols put in place to prevent...
The Ghana Chamber of Mines, led by its President, Eric Asubonteng, has made a donation of GH¢ 11.5 million (the equivalent of USD$2 million) to the Ministry of Health and allied institutions as part of the mining industry’s voluntary contribution to the fight against the pandemic, at a brief...
A new mining office complex, estimated at US$ 233,770.00, was inaugurated at the premises of the AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine in Tarkwa on Wednesday 18, April 2018. The ultra-modern office complex was commissioned by the Senior Vice President - Continental Africa Region, Sicelo Ntuli and the plaque unveiled by...
Government has estimated US$400million as the amount needed to dredge and clean the heavy mercury content from the Ankobra River in the Western Region, due to the activities of illegal small-scale mining. This followed an assessment of the river’s turbidity level by a private research firm, which was commissioned by...
The sixteenth edition of AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine thanksgiving service has been observed at the premises of the Mine in Tarkwa with a call on employees and management to appreciate God in the operational activities of the mine at all times. Delivering the sermon at the event, Associate Minister...
The Minerals Commission has said a team of technical mines-experts has been commissioned to embark on an immediate investigation into the Newmont Ahafo mine accident that occurred over the weekend. An official at the Commission in a telephone interview with B&FT said the investigation will be a purely technical accident...
The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) has called on the Minerals Commission to speed up with the ongoing investigations being conducted into the mine accident that occurred on the premises of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, Ahafo, Mill Expansion Project. This is contained in a statement issued to the media and copied...