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AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem mentors over 2000 UMaT freshmen through ‘Start Right, End Well’ programme
AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine, in partnership with the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) and Ladies in Mining and Allied Professions – Ghana (LIMAP-Gh), has organised the fifth edition of the “Start Right, End Well” mentorship programme for first-year students of UMaT.
Government gives Adamus Resources reprieve, orders 12-month turnaround plan
The government has given mining firm Adamus Resources Limited a fresh opportunity to revive its mining operations, days after upholding the revocation of three of the company’s mining leases following months of regulatory scrutiny and a dispute over alleged breaches of Ghana’s mining laws. Under a new arrangement annou...
GOLDBOD CEO to critics: “nobody is saying there hasn’t been losses, but be factual”
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has urged critics of the state-owned gold trading institution to base claims about its financial performance on accurate information, as political scrutiny over its operations intensifies. Mr Gyamfi acknowledged that GoldBod could incur losses i...
Adamus Resources Ltd sets record straigh on illegal mining allegations
Adamus Resources Limited has taken note of recent attempts by regulatory authorities to portray the Company as being engaged in illegal mining.
Gov’t seeks to buy 30% of gold from miners to boost reserves, central bank
Government has asked large-scale gold miners to sell 30% of annual output to the central bank as part of a revamped reserve-building drive, up from 20%, a senior official told Reuters.
Gov’t, miners sign GANRAP agreement to support gold-based reserve accumulation
The agreement was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding involving the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, GoldBod, the Bank of Ghana, and the Ghana Chamber of Mines, representing the participating large-scale mining companies.
May Day: Lands and Mines Watch Ghana demands safer conditions, fair wages for workers
Lands and Mines Watch Ghana has called for stronger protection of workers in Ghana’s extractive sectors, warning that the country’s natural resource wealth must translate into safer working conditions, fair wages, and sustainable livelihoods. In a May Day statement issued on May 1, the group’s Executive Director, Kwame...
Social licence must be reimagined as a development compact with the youth – Sammy Gyamfi
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has called for a fundamental rethink of the concept of social licence in Ghana's mining communities, arguing that the country's young people must have a meaningful stake in the wealth generated from their natural resources.
Gov’t acknowledges unresolved grievances over mining damage, displacement
The Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim, speaking on behalf of the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to responsible mining while acknowledging unresolved grievances over environmental damage, displacement and land-use conflicts in mining communities.
NAIMOS urges sustainable mining to tackle galamsey risks
The Director of Operations at the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), Dominic Buah, has stressed the need for sustainable mining practices to address the environmental and health risks associated with illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Speaking at the NAIMOS Editors’ Forum and quarte...
Galamsey Chemicals and Air Pollution linked to rising Diabetes risk in children
Dr. Benson Owusu, a public health expert, is raising the alarm over the growing exposure of children to toxic heavy metals from illegal mining and open burning, warning that contamination from galamsey operations and air pollution could increase the risk of diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.
Atronie invokes ancestral justice as galamsey poison sacred Amoma river
In a powerful blend of tradition, protest, and public urgency, the people of Atronie in the Sunyani East of the Bono Region have turned to ancestral authority in a dramatic attempt to halt illegal mining activities devastating their sacred Amoma River, after what they describe as prolonged inaction by state authorities...