By Kizito CUDJOE
Blue Gold Bogoso Prestea Limited has pushed back against the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources' recent announcement regarding the termination of the mining lease for FGR Bogoso Prestea Limited.
In a statement released company, Blue Gold expressed surprise at the news, indicating that it had not received...
By Kizito CUDJOE
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Jinapor, has terminated the mining leases of FGR Bogoso Prestea Limited following recommendations from the Minerals Commission and Attorney-General.
The decision, effective September 3, 2024, comes after the company failed to meet specific conditions stipulated by the ministry to continue...
By Elizabeth PUNSU, Kumasi
A group calling itself the Responsible Small Scale Miners Association (RSSMA) has publicly rejected calls for a blanket freeze on all forms of mining, stating that such demands would unfairly punish legal and responsible miners.
This comes in response to recent appeals from the Trades Union Congress...
The recent statements by WaterAid, FAGE and VEPEAG, among others, serve as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences from illegal mining, 'galamsey', in Ghana.
This uncontrolled practice has wrought havoc on our environment, sour food and water security and undermined our economic progress.
The scale of destruction caused by galamsey...
By Prince Ofori Amponsah (Prof)
The Ghana Institute of Geoscientists (GhIG) has called for an immediate and temporary halt to all small-scale mining activities in water bodies, forest reserves, and biodiversity-sensitive areas to align practices with environmental protection standards and salvage what remains of Ghana's natural resources.
In a press statement...
The Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE) has registered its displeasure about the uncontrolled surge of illegal mining activities ravaging the country’s regions - including the Ashanti, Eastern and Western Regions and particularly in the critical Birimian and Tarkwaian basins.
According to FAGE, the devastating consequences of this unchecked...
The recent statements by WaterAid, FAGE and VEPEAG, among others, serve as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences from illegal mining, 'galamsey', in Ghana.
This uncontrolled practice has wrought havoc on our environment, sour food and water security and undermined our economic progress.
The scale of destruction caused by galamsey...
By Amos SAFO
The demand by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) for the government to declare a state of emergency over illegal mining has once more raised stakes on environmental destruction attributed to illegal mining.
TUC has urged the government to place an indefinite ban on all small-scale mining across the...
The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) is banking on its Small-Scale Mining Incubation Programme (SSMIP), a comprehensive initiative, to reshape the domestic small-scale gold mining industry.
This sector, contributing approximately 40 percent of Ghana's gold output and employing about 10 percent of the working population, has long been a critical...
The Joint Committee on Mines and Energy, and Lands and Forestry, has released its findings following a Parliamentary inquiry into tensions surrounding salt mining activities in the Ada Songor Lagoon.
The report, which comes in the wake of a deadly clash between small-scale miners and security forces employed by ElectroChem...