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 the suspension also indicated that the...
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 Mining (Ghana) (“PW Mining”) and mobilization...
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 long-term survival of the company. The...
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 Awards in Accra. According to Bawumia,...
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 100,000oz over the initial seven-year life...
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 Minister of the Ministry in charge...
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 boom to invest in modern infrastructure...
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 people in licensing of concessions. This...
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 that the mining sector cannot be...
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, Ashanti and Eastern Regions of the...
