Category: Mining

Atlantic Lithium’s proposed US$210m takeover by Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt is reopening a larger question surrounding Ghana’s first proposed lithium mine: how much of the economic value created at Ewoyaa will ultimately remain in the country. 

Artisanal cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk exposure to uranium while working. Wikimedia Commons Ryan A. Manzuk, University of Wisconsin-Madison The southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is known as the Copperbelt because of its rich deposits of copper and other minerals.

Dubai, UAE and Nouakchott, Mauritania//-RAMINVEST HOLDING today announced the next phase of its Mauritania gold exploration programme at the Wompou Gold Project, where sampling returned assay values of up to 50.14 g/t gold and six priority targets, designated T-01 to T-06, have been defined for first-pass drill testing.   Wompou covers 446 km² in the Mauritanides Belt […]

I used to feel genuinely excited whenever a new professor was appointed, another group of doctors graduated, or newly trained engineers entered the profession. Each announcement gave me hope.

Accra, Ghana//-Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says Ghana will require an estimated $21 billion to reclaim and restore lands degraded largely by illegal mining and other destructive activities.

As the autonomous region of Bougainville inches closer to achieving independence from Papua New Guinea, hopes for its economic development have been pinned on the vaunted relaunch of a gold and copper mine worth an estimated $160 billion.

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has directed all Self-Financing Aggregators (SFAs) to refine gold doré locally before it can be exported from Ghana in a move aimed at deepening value addition in the country’s gold industry.

Illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has reportedly destroyed more than 100 acres of farmland at Akyem Atobriso in the Kwaebibrem Municipality of the Eastern Region, threatening the livelihoods of farmers in the community.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, has appealed to the chiefs and people of the Apinto Traditional Area to choose constructive engagement and dialogue in addressing concerns over the renewal of Gold Fields Ghana Limited’s Tarkwa mining leases, rather than pursue a path that could create uncertainty for […]

Ghana government has given mining firm Adamus Resources Limited a fresh opportunity to revive its mining operations, days after upholding the revocation of three of the company’s mining leases following months of regulatory scrutiny and a dispute over alleged breaches of Ghana’s mining laws.