Accra, Ghana//-Some exploration companies in the mining sector have turned to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire to ply their trade due to the brunt of unfriendly exploration tax regime in the country.
Category: Mining
Newmont Akyem Mine Presents Over GH¢110M Dividend to Gov’t for 2021 Financial Year
Accra, Ghana//-Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (Akyem Mine) Tuesday presented over GHC110.78 million as dividend to the government for the 2021 financial year.
WEC Awarded Subika SLS Infrastructure SMPP project for Newmont Ahafo Mine
Wayoe Engineering and Construction (WEC) has been awarded a contract for the SLS Infrastructure Project in Ghana for the supply and installation of Structural Steelwork, Mechanical Equipment, Piping & Platework (SMPP) Installation project by DRA Global for Newmont Ahafo Mine.
Ghana Initiates Measures to Check Corruption in Extractive Industry
Accra, Ghana//-As part of the measures to check illicit activities and malpractices in the extractive industry, Ghana has rolled out an initiative at implementing Beneficial Ownership (BO).
Why Women Are Leaving the Mining Industry
Women represent an estimated 8 to 17 percent of the global mining workforce. In addition to low labor force participation, the drop-off from entry level to executive for females in mining is among the most dramatic across all industries we studied.
Report: More Than 100 Countries Depend on Commodity Exports
Heavy dependence on commodities has increased globally, leaving about two-thirds of developing countries vulnerable to economic shocks such as sharp commodity price fluctuations.
Saving Ghana’s Water Bodies From Illegal Mining: Drastic Situations Demand Drastic Measures
Accra, Ghana//-Ghana is on the edge of a precipice. The country faces an uphill task of saving its water bodies and forest reserves from the havoc wreaked on same by illegal mining.
Briefly…on Aluminium’s Climate Paradox
Attempts to move the global economy toward net zero carbon emissions over the next decade will continue to raise the prices of commodities—particularly those needed to develop low-carbon technologies.
Snapshot: Environmental Regulations For mining Activities in Ghana
What are the principal environmental laws applicable to the mining industry? What are the principal regulatory bodies that administer those laws?
Prestea: Security Beefed up at Future Gold Resources after Residents Attacked Mine
Security has been beefed up at the Dumasi mine in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region following a demonstration by the youth that led to the destruction of property belonging to Future Global Resources limited.