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Ghana still open for mining investment - Lands Minister assures
18+ min ago (40+ words) The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Acting Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has stated that maintaining stability, predictability, and investor confidence in Ghana's mining industry remains a major priority for the government....
Bright Simons wrong on Damang gold sales claims - Dr Manteaw
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (38+ words) A policy analyst and Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr Steve Manteaw, has strongly challenged claims by policy analyst Bright Simons regarding the legality of operations and gold sales at the Damang Mine....
Sammy Gyamfi Seals Major Refinery Agreement With Royal Ghana Gold Limited, Announces Strategic Partnership To Drive Value Addition
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (28+ words) Ghana has taken another significant step toward strengthening its mineral value chain, following a landmark refinery agreement between the Ghana Gold Board (Gold Bod) and Royal Ghana Gold Refinery....
Gold Bod signs second local gold refining deal with Royal Ghana Gold Refinery
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (41+ words) The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (Gold Bod), Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that the state agency has signed a new agreement with Royal Ghana Gold Refinery to refine gold locally as part of government's broader value addition…...
The Local Content Illusion: How "contract mining" costs Ghana taxes and workers' rights - Study reveals
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (16+ words) Ghana Web...
Lands Ministry denies national security links to illegal mining on Ankobra River
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (24+ words) The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has dismissed allegations that National Security operatives were involved in illegal mining activities along the Ankobra River....
Wontumi denies giving mining approval on Akonta land, says it was for coconut farming
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (31+ words) The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has rejected claims that he allowed illegal mining on Akonta Mining's concession....
World Bank visits Ellembelle mining site to assess small-scale mining reforms
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (13+ words) Ghana Web...
Gold Bod wins support for cooperative mining programme in Ashanti Region
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (47+ words) Some communities in the Amansie Central and Adansi North districts of the Ashanti Region have thrown their support behind the Ghana Gold Board (Gold Bod) and the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) over an ongoing geological survey aimed at identifying…...
NAIMOS arrests Chinese national, seven Ghanaians over illegal mining
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (52+ words) The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) task force has arrested one (1) Chinese illegal miner and seven (7) local workers at the galamsey site, as part of its nationwide operations, recording a major success in an intelligence-led operation at Oseikokrom in…...