UMaT and RABOTEC Group Forge Groundbreaking Partnership
In a significant stride toward educational and industrial synergy, RABOTEC GROUP, under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Alhaji Ali Ibrahim and General Manager Ayesha Mahama, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Mines and...
Pioneering Contribution to Geology in Ghana – Mrs. Alexandra Amoako-Mensah’s Legacy in Lithium Discovery
Mrs. Alexandra Amoako-Mensah’s remarkable contributions to the field of geology, particularly to the discovery of lithium in Ghana, will forever be a notable chapter in the nation’s illustrious mining history. Her relentless pursuit to defy societal norms and...
Aramco boss with new energy manifesto for oil says we should forget energy transition
In a candid address at the CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, Texas, Saudi Aramco’s CEO, Amin Nasser, delivered a stark critique of the world’s current energy transition strategy, deeming it a failure and advocating for...
Shaping Kenya’s Mining Future: Empowering Inclusivity and Sustainable Growth: Ghana Contirbutes
The Kenya Chamber of Mines (KCM) and the Association of Women in Energy and Extractives in Kenya (AWEIK) jointly convened the Kenya Mining Week on 17th – 18th July 2023 at Radisson Blu, Upperhill, Nairobi. The objective was...
Top 10 largest gold mining companies in 2022 ranked by reserves
5 of the Top 10 largest mining companies saw a positive percenatge growth from 2021 to 2022. Gold Fields and Barrick registered 9% growth each from a difference of 4.7 Moz and 7 Moz of Au Reserves respectively....
DIRECT-HIRE VS. CONTRACT LABOUR IN MINING AND IN GEOLOGY: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?
Contract mining appears to be an emerging model in the industry. When companies need help with recruitment services, one of the first things the recruiting agencies ask is whether the position is a contract labor or direct placement...
Are women leaving the mining industry? – a McKinsey findings.
Women are underrepresented at all levels within mining companies. Yet opportunities remain for the industry to boost female recruitment, retention, and advancement. A research findings by McKinsey show why women are leaving the mining industry and what mining...
Ghana Government says, Gold Fields, Kosmos, Tullow and MTN, owe back taxes
Perhaps, it is a strategy, but the Government of Ghana appears to be very desperate. She needs short to medium term solutions in bringing back the economy to life as promised the citizens during the covid-19 pandemic. The...
Otumfuo rejects mining activities in areas under his paramountcy
The concept of the social licence to operate is taking centre stage in the mining industry in Ghana. In a recent communication to the public, Concerned Citizens of the Ashanti Mampong Traditional Area in the Ashanti region served...
The Galamsey Fight – No Solution In Sight, unless we Unite
Where Does the Best Come From? The best comes from the west, they say. And this is a truism for most Ghanaians. Indeed, to the psychic of the ordinary Ghanaian, towards the far west in the International conceptual...
Ashia Huang still doing Galamsey in Ghana, and arrested again.
Popular Chinese woman reported to be a kingpin in the galamsey business, Huang Ruixia alias Aisha Huang has been arrested again and arraigned for fresh charges. Aisha Huang, who was a household name in Ghana five years ago,...
Indonesia revokes thousands of mining permits covering over 3 million hectares that will be redistributed
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s investment minister said more than 2,000 mining permits for various minerals have been revoked amid efforts to tighten the sector’s governance and plan for land redistribution. The ministry has revoked 2,065 permits covering more than...