China, the U.S. and other Western governments have mounted an unusually coordinated push to get Ghana to halt a gold royalty hike they say could harm some of the world’s biggest miners, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter and a letter from an industry body.
Ghana’s National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), in collaboration with the Nzema East Blue Water Guards, has commenced a large-scale enforcement operation targeting illegal mining activities along the Ankobra River in the Western Region.
A 42-year-old woman and her three sons have drowned in an abandoned illegal mining pit at Wassa Dunkwa in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region.
Ten illegal miners have been confirmed dead following a mine cave-in at Manso Tontokrom in the Ashanti Region.
President John Mahama has served notice that his administration is shifting its focus from low-level perpetrators to the powerful financiers and orchestrators behind Ghana’s devastating illegal mining crisis, known locally as galamsey.
As gold prices surge, Ghana’s ability to benefit depends on transparency, traceability and stronger oversight of artisanal gold.
Stacey Pizzino, The University of Queensland and Michael Waller, The University of Queensland When a war ends and peace agreements are signed, most people assume the danger is over. But for many communities around the world, the danger remains in the ground, waiting.
Ghana’s Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has announced plans for the Ghana Gold Board to buy up to 127 tonnes of gold annually from artisanal and small-scale miners, as part of a new national policy aimed at strengthening Ghana’s external reserves.
The Forestry Commission has initiated steps to complete ten military protection camps at strategic locations in forest reserves that are hotspots for illegal mining and illegal timber activities.
Illegal mining in forest reserves increased by 5,252.9 hectares in 2021 to 8,923.8 hectares as of December 31, 2024, a survey conducted by the Forestry Commission has revealed.
