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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s investment minister said more than 2,000 mining permits for various minerals have been revoked amid efforts to tighten the sector’s governance and plan for land redistribution.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...
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 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...