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thebftonline. com > 04/10/2026 > resec-pushes-for-swift-illegal-mining-prosecutions

RESEC pushes for swift illegal mining prosecutions

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (441+ words) By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY The Western Regional Security Council (RESEC) has called for the immediate fast-tracking of illegal mining prosecutions, warning that delays in the justice system are emboldening offenders and worsening the destruction of key economic assets. The appeal…...

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thebftonline. com > 04/08/2026 > engineers-planners-emerge-top-bidder-for-damang-mine-tender-committee

Engineers & Planners emerge top bidder for Damang Mine - Tender Committee

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1134+ words) A tender committee's recommendation to award the Damang mining lease to Engineers and Planners Company Limited (E&P) has ignited a defining moment in the mining sector'one that could signal a decisive shift toward indigenous firms taking full control of large-scale…...

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thebftonline. com > 04/07/2026 > chamber-of-mines-urges-higher-state-equity

Chamber of Mines urges higher state equity

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (448+ words) Ghana is seeking to deepen its stake in the fast-growing global lithium market following parliamentary ratification of the Ewoyaa mining lease, with industry players urging government to secure greater long-term value from the project amid volatile prices for battery minerals....

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thebftonline. com > 04/02/2026 > asanko-seals-us400m-deal-with-rabotec-to-enhance-local-mining-growth-2

Asanko seals US$400m deal with Rabotec to enhance local mining growth

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (334+ words) In a landmark move to strengthen indigenous participation in Ghana's mining sector, Asanko Gold Ghana Limited has extended and expanded its mining services contract with Rabotec Ghana Limited in a deal worth $400 million. The agreement, signed in Accra, underscores a…...

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thebftonline. com > 03/26/2026 > locoms-backs-heath-goldfields-cautions-against-calls-to-revoke-mandate

LOCOMS backs Heath Goldfields, cautions against calls to revoke mandate

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (429+ words) By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY The Local Companies in Mining Services (LOCOMS), representing indigenous contractors and service providers within the Bogoso-Prestea mining enclave in the Western Region, has thrown its weight behind Heath Goldfields Limited (HGL), urging stakeholders to support the…...

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thebftonline. com > 03/26/2026 > heath-goldfields-to-inject-us135m-in-first-year-of-operation

Heath Goldfields to inject US$135m in first year of operation

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (217+ words) as new mining fleet arrives for Bogoso'Prestea revival Heath Goldfields Ltd. has announced plans to inject US$135 million in its first year of operations, with the arrival of a US$35 million state-of-the-art mining fleet marking a major step in the…...

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thebftonline. com > 03/19/2026 > asanko-gold-commits-over-us131m-into-local-economy

Asanko Gold commits over US$131m into local economy

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (530+ words) By Seth KRAMPAH, Kumasi Asanko Gold Ghana Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to community development and responsible mining, with a major priority to the development of the environment within which the Mine operates. The Company, as of December 2025, committed a…...

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thebftonline. com > 03/19/2026 > lessons-from-pdac-2026-sustainability-is-the-future-of-mining

Lessons from PDAC 2026: Sustainability is the future of mining

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (920+ words) At the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), the world's largest gathering of mining professionals, sustainability was the central currency in every serious conversation about the future of mineral development. World Watching How We Mine PDAC 2026 underscored that the…...

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thebftonline. com > 03/17/2026 > gheiti-backs-new-sliding-scale-mineral-royalty

GHEITI backs new sliding-scale mineral royalty

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (703+ words) The Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) has endorsed government's new sliding-scale mineral royalty regime, describing it as a fair framework that aligns royalty rates with global gold prices while balancing the interests of the state and mining companies. Since…...

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thebftonline. com > 03/16/2026 > africas-critical-minerals-boom-the-rise-of-a-new-resource-nationalism

Africa's critical minerals boom: The rise of a new resource nationalism

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (666+ words) The world is speedily racing towards a zero-carbon future. "Africa, with its abundant critical mineral endowment (lithium, cobalt, and copper), has been placed at the epicentre of this modern "gold rush. In a bid to avoid centuries-old characterisation as just…...