Perseus Mining Ghana Limited (PMGL) has paid GH¢391million (US$35million) in dividends to the Government of Ghana, representing the State’s entitlement from its 10 percent equity stake in the company.
The Minerals Commission is stepping up efforts to formalise the small-scale mining and industrial minerals sectors through new exploration zones, digital monitoring systems and proposed legislative reforms.
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has called for an increase in the mandatory share of gold purchased by Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) from large-scale mining companies to 50 percent from the current 30 percent.
Gold Fields has offered Ghana increased value-sharing from its Tarkwa mine as it seeks a long-term renewal of the operation’s leases, opening a potentially significant new phase in negotiations with government ahead of their expiry in April 2027.
The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has petitioned the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources over what it describes as growing injustices, systemic exploitation and severe decent-work deficits in Ghana’s mining sector.
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called for a shift in how government and mining companies approach local content in the mining sector.
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has welcomed a government-backed roadmap to resolve the dispute involving Adamus Resources Limited, saying the agreement could help protect jobs, investment and the future of one of the country's few indigenous large-scale mining operations.
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