Explosion at Apiate: Maxam Suspension to impact the mining industry in Ghana – AGA Manager
The Government of Ghana has suspended the license of a mining services contractor; Maxam Limited, following a huge explosion at Bogoso-Apiate on Thursday, January 20, 2022. A statement from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources which disclosed...
New Global Mining Sector Standards’ Multi-Stakeholder Group Appointed – Ghana Represented
The Global Sustainability Standards Board of GRI has appointed 20 high profile mining industry enthusiasts as a multi-stakeholder working group to lead in developing a new GRI Sector Standard that addresses the impacts of organizations in the mining...
Asante Gold announces PW Mining as her Bibiani Mine contractor
Vancouver, British Columbia, January 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Asante Gold Corporation (CSE: ASE/ /Frankfurt:1A9 / USOTC: ASGOF).(“Asante” or “Company”) has announced that a contract to engage in mining activities at the Bibiani Mine has been awarded to PW...
Government’s timely intervention at Ghana Bauxite Company will ensure sustainability-George Mireku Duker
Hon. George Mireku Duker, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mining, has allayed fears of workers at the Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) stressing that some initiatives undertaken by the government will guarantee the...
Ghana and Nigeria pursue Ethiopia’s financial model on small scale mining.
Bank of Ghana (BoG) will soon start a gold purchase programme from the small-scale mining sector. This was announced by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the Republic of Ghana at the maiden edition of the Responsible Small-Scale Mining...
Hummingbird Resources first gold at Kouroussa scheduled for Q2 2023
Hummingbird Resources has provided an update on the Kouroussa Gold Mine project in Guinea. Kouroussa is forecast to be a high-grade, low-cost mine that will produce between 120,000-140,000oz for the first three years of production, and an average...
Government to start auditing large-scale mining firms in 2022 – George Mireku Duker
The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources will from next year, constitute a team to audit large-scale mining companies to ensure adherence to the mining laws and regulations. George Mireku Duker, a Deputy...
GHS 354 million Minerals Income Investment Fund Small Scale Mining Incubation Programme ready for 2022
Given the unprecedented surge in gold price and the colossal gains most mining companies made last year, General Secretary, Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU), Abdul-Moomin Gbana said the Union expects that mining companies would take strategic advantage of the...
Asantehene calls for more involvement of chiefs in the issuance of mineral titles in Ghana.
After rejecting a section of the new Lands Act 2020 that empowers the citizenry to take chiefs to court to account for land sales, The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, instead called for more involvement of the indigenous...
Ghana’s Iron Ore Potential and the new find in the Oti Region: “We need to manage expectations” – Henry Antwi
Board Chair of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC) and MP for Yendi, Hon. Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama recently assured the people of Dagbon that before the end of 2022 there will be an investor...
Proper regulation of the mining sector needs integrity – Samuel Jinapor
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor has called on all stakeholders of the mining sector to put hands on deck and ensure proper regulation of the sector. The Minister is of the view...
Government of Ghana rolls out 6 Community Mining Schemes – 31,000 direct and indirect jobs expected
Government has launched six community mining schemes in the so called “galamsey” endemic areas of the country to address the issue of illegal mining. The schemes, which are being rolled out in six mining areas in the Western,...