The Omanhene of Asokore Asante in the Ashanti Region, Nana Dr. S.K.B. Asante, has charged government to begin consulting and involving chiefs in the issuance of licences to Artisanal and Small-Scale miners in particular. According to the astute legal luminary, chiefs are the best way to provide legitimate advice and...
Goldfields Ghana Limited has said its decision to change from owner mining to contract mining at its Tarkwa mine does not mean an automatic dismissal of the over 2000 workers who are in court to seek relief. The company’s Vice President and Head of HR for West Africa, Francis Eduku,...
AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine received three prestigious awards at the 2017 Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA), organized by the Ghana Chamber of Mines in Accra. The GMIA seeks to promote, recognize and celebrate outstanding achievement and excellence in the mining industry. The three awards won by Iduapriem Gold Mine...
Majority of Ghanaians want stiffer punishment for corrupt public officials, including jail time, restitution of stolen funds, and public shaming, according to a new Afrobarometer survey. Findings show widespread popular perceptions of corruption in both government and private-sector leadership, with the police and judges most widely seen as corrupt. But public...
Golden Star Resources has been awarded the 2018 Environmental and Social Responsibility Award by the Prospectors and Developments Association of Canada (PDAC). Selected by PDAC's Board of Directors, this award recognizes an organization that demonstrates outstanding initiative, leadership, and accomplishment in establishing and maintaining good relations with local communities and...
In an effort to free the Newmont Ahafo Mine concession from illegal mining activities, Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) has initiated steps to create an alternative means of livelihood for the illegal miners. The agro-based initiative is expected to create about 26,600 jobs in the first five years. The company...
...as its capital investments hit US$3.2bn In the last decade, Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) has paid a total of US$883million in taxes, royalties and levies to the state, making it one of the leading taxpayers in the country. In 2016 alone, the company paid US$78million into government’s coffers (US$36 in...
South Africa’s Gold Fields said its third-quarter gold output rose 3 percent compared with previous quarter, buoyed by a 10 percent surge in production at their South Deep mine. Gold Fields, which also has operations in Australia, West Africa and South America, saw gold production rising to 567,000 ounces for...
South African miner African Rainbow Minerals dropped KPMG as its auditor on Monday, joining a host of other local companies breaking ties with the firm caught up in an influence-peddling scandal. KPMG has been losing clients after its own investigation last month found flaws in work it did for the...
President Joao Lourenco directed a working group to determine how it can “improve the current conditions of investment in the oil and gas industry,” and develop a “framework of cooperation” directly between the executive and oil companies. The move, announced in a decree on October 13, came as Lourenco appointed...