The Accra Mining Network (AMN) celebrates Brenda Joyce, on the occasion of her 86th birthday. Madam Joyce is a woman of many firsts and a towering figure in the global gem and precious minerals industry. An International Gemologist,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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JAKARTA – Indonesia’s investment minister said more than 2,000 mining permits for various minerals have been revoked amid efforts to tighten the sector’s governance and plan for land redistribution.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...
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...
