On Monday, 9 February 2026, between 1800 hours and 2030 hours, the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), conducted an intelligence-led raid on an illegal mining site at Anbanzie in the Nzema East District of the Western Region.
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has assured Ghanaians that all individuals found culpable in the alleged illegal mining taxation scheme exposed in a JoyNews Hotline documentary will face the full rigours of the law.
Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has called for the immediate removal of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Amansie Central, following revelations from a Joy News Hotline Documentary on illegal mining.
Thirteen suspected illegal miners, who were put before the Takoradi Circuit Court for allegedly mining in the Boi Tano Forest reserve in the Western North Region, have been remanded into prison custody.
President John Dramani Mahama has called for a new model of global partnerships with Africa that prioritises value addition, resource sovereignty, and long-term economic transformation across the continent.
Johannesburg, South Africa/// — Privately owned mining house Upward Spiral 1471 (Pty) Ltd (www.UpwardSpiral1471.co.za) is set to commence full-scale mining at its recently acquired Snake Road Mining Right in Benoni on the East Rand.
European Lithium Limited announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Velta Holding (Velta), a US-based titanium company with manufacturing and mining assets located in Ukraine.
Gold has jumped past $5,100 an ounce, setting a new record as the dollar weakened to a four-month low, reinforcing gold’s classic inverse relationship with the greenback.
The dollar’s slide to a four-month low and gold’s surge above the $5,000 a troy ounce mark are a decisive shift in how global investors price political risk, asserts the CEO of financial advisory giant deVere Group.
Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, said 1,033 excavators and other heavy equipment are now being monitored in real time following the rollout of a national tracking and permitting system.
