Category: Mining

Accra, Ghana, October 7, 2025 ― Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) has partnered with the Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Roads and Highways, to rehabilitate the 46km Sunyani-Ntotronso-Akyerensua highway.

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been granted bail following his appearance before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cutting-edge technological solution to reverse the devastation caused by illegal mining (galamsey), announcing that a dechemicalization solution, featuring a copper-based ‘nano liquid,’ has been laboratory-tested and proven effective in purifying heavily contaminated rivers.

“His Excellency, the President, with your permission, I want to warn all illegal miners, their assigns and financiers that they are the prime enemies of the state, and they will be dealt with as such.

Evidence gathered by JoyNews has exposed extreme pollution of the Rivers Bisi and Subri, both tributaries of the Tano River, despite denials by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tano North, Pious Opoku.

Cape Town, South Africa// — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is seeking investment partners to unlock 90% of its mineral resources, which remain untapped.

Vancouver, British Columbia// – Asante Gold Corporation, an emerging mid-tier gold producer, has provided an update on progress made on its sulphide plant at the Bibiani Gold Mine in Ghana.

Accra, Ghana//-Forensic Histopathologist and former Head of Pathology at KNUST and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Prof Dr Paul Poku Sampene Ossei, has revealed alarming findings from his ongoing research, linking at least 500 cases of spontaneous abortions in Ghana to high levels of heavy metals in the placenta caused by illegal mining (galamsey) activities.

Think of Ghana as a patient in the intensive care unit; the following is its medical report resulting from the devastating impact of small-scale illegal mining, popularly called galamsey, on its health.

Hitachi Energy (https://www.HitachiEnergy.com) announced the deployment of its power quality solution to securely connect Tanzania’s leading gold producer, Geita Gold Mine Limited (GGML), to the national grid, which comprises 45.5 per cent renewable energy sources¹.