Accra, Ghana//-The maiden Ghana Center for Democratic Development’s Mining Districts Development Scorecard (MDDS) has ranked the Birim North District in the Eastern Region as the overall top-ranked district in its 2023 MDDS league table.
Category: Mining
World’s Second-largest Diamond Found in Botswana
A 2,492-carat diamond – the second largest in the world – has been discovered in Botswana, says the Canadian mining company that found the stone.
Ghana to Commission New Mines For Gold Production Boost
Ghana is set to enhance its position as Africa’s leading gold producer with the commissioning of its first large-scale greenfield mine in more than a decade, reported Reuters.
From Mine to Market: How Africa Could Become a Top Lithium Supplier
Cape Town, South Africa// — Earlier this year, market research firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence forecast (https://apo-opa.co/3z0nVKo) Africa’s lithium production to triple year-on-year in 2024, increasing the continent’s share of global output from 4% to over 10%.
Newmont Contributes GHS 3.176 Billion in Taxes to Ghana in First Half of 2024
Accra, Ghana//-Newmont Corporation, the world’s leading gold business and Ghana’s leading gold producer continues to make substantial financial contributions to the economy through its tax payments.
Royal Gold Ghana: Bright Simons Questions Govt’s Hype Over New, Smaller Refinery
IMANI Africa’s Honourary Vice President, Bright Simons, has questioned why the government would launch a gold refinery with much fanfare when it is struggling to secure gold for refining.
We Can’t Stop Galamsey; the Youth Have No Other Jobs – Chief Tells Bawumia
The Chief of Akyem Wenchi and Oseawuohene in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Dr Asumadu Appiah, has openly stated that the youth in Wenchi and its surrounding areas are unlikely to cease engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as “galamsey,” despite efforts to curb the activity.
Saudi Arabia Invites Exploration and Mining Companies to Join Its 6th Round of Licenses Competition
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia//—The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (the Ministry) is inviting exploration and mining companies to participate in the sixth round of exploration licenses competition.
AngloGold Ashanti Delivers Strong First-half Year Performance
London, Denver, Johannesburg, 6 August 2024 – AngloGold Ashanti plc (AGA) reported improvements in gold production and total cash costs per ounce for the first six months of the year compared with the first six months of last year, helped by a significant turnaround at its Brazil operations, which in turn drove significant year-on-year gains […]
Atlantic Lithium: New Dog-Leg Target Delivers Increase to Ewoyaa MRE
Atlantic Lithium Limited, the African-focused lithium exploration and development company targeting to deliver Ghana’s first lithium mine has announced an increase to the JORC (2012) compliant Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) at the Company’s flagship Ewoyaa Lithium Project (”Ewoyaa” or the “Project”) in Ghana, West Africa.