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 was however hit by long dry...
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 the Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999 (L.I...
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, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, has disclosed....
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 and Mining Equipment Regulations, 2020 (L.I....
(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 initial drawdown of US$100 million will...
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 of the Traditional Council, Nenyi Ghartey...
Akrokeri GHANA – On June 10, 2022, armed robbers raided the premises of a gold ore mining company making away with an unspecified amount of gold. The affected company, Goldstone Resources Limited near Akrokeri in the Ashanti region, has now confirmed the value of...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Tuesday presented 95 signed mining licences to members of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners. The licences would enable the miners to operate mining concessions after geological investigations by the Ghana...
Hamak Gold Ltd is already seeing positive signs in their investment case for gold, in an under explored country in West Africa. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and holds two priority gold exploration licences, Nimba and Gozohn, with an option...
WASHINGTON (June 17, 2022) – The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on Nicaragua’s state-owned gold mining company and the president of its board of directors in part over the Central American nation’s ties to Russia. The sanctions were imposed against the Nicaraguan Mining...
The Appiatse Support Fund has received donations from the Accra Mining Network (AMN) and Political Zone, a Canadian Voluntary Organisation as their contributions towards the reconstruction of the Appiatse community. A donation of GHC6,000 was made on behalf of the Accra Mining Network by...
