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JAKARTA – Indonesia’s investment minister said more than 2,000 mining permits for various minerals have been revoked amid efforts to tighten the sector’s governance and plan for land redistribution.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...
Is Geoscience Dieing? The Challenge of recruiting passionate Gen Zs
Generation Z, also known as GenZ or Zoomers, are known to be technologically adept, diverse, trendy, pragmatic and financially minded. They have a wide variety of interests. Geoscience is definitely not one of them. That worries Claudia Mora,...
Two communities resettled in Ghana for large scale mining to progress
Two new modernised communities have been commissioned in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region as part of resettlement package to pave way for large scale gold mining activities. The two communities, Digaare (Accra Site) and Biung...
Galamsey, or Illegal Mining to Deplete Ghana’s Cocoa Harvest this Year
Severe drought and illegal mining in Ghana are expected to drastically reduce the country’s cocoa when harvesting begins in September. According to Bloomberg, Ghana’s cocoa regulator had originally forecast a crop of 950,000 tons for 2022. The harvest...
Small-scale miners in Ghana to post reclamation bonds in September
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has served notice that beginning September this year, it will enforce the law that requires small-scale mining companies operating in the country to post reclamation bonds for reclaiming mined lands. Regulation 23 of...
Ghana gears up for River Guards to protect environment from pollution from illicit miners
The government has procured five new patrol boats to be used by the security services as part of measures to stem the menace of mining on river bodies in the country, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources,...
Ghana Minerals Commission to Roll Out Mining Regulation for EME
The Ghana Minerals Commission will roll out Minerals and Mining Regulations to track all earthmoving machines and equipment used in mining in the country. The implementation of the Regulation, which is backed by the Mineral Operations Tracking Earthmoving...
Asante Gold Announces First Gold Pour at Bibiani Gold Mine
(CSE:ASE | GSE:ASG | FRANKFURT:1A9 | U.S.OTC:ASGOF) Asante Gold Corporation announces that effective July 15, 2022 the Company has completed the first US$100 million tranche of a US$140 million financing package from strategic financial institutions in Ghana (the “Financing Institutions”). The...
GEAG Lauds Traditional rulers of Effutu for kicking against Lithium mining in sensitive sites
Convenor to the Ghana Environmental Advocacy Group (GEAG), Mrs Elizabeth Allua Vaah has described the move by the Effutu Traditional Rulers to discourage mining activities on their land as positive. She said, the Effutu Traditional Rulers led by Omanhen...
Accra Mining Network Introduces Mineral Commission’s MCAS to members
The Accra Mining Network (AMN) has taken its members through the new Mining Cadastre Administrative System (MCAS) introduced by the Ghana Minerals Commission. The implementation of MCAS by the Minerals Commission seeks to improve and strengthen current levels...