March 12, 2018//-Workers of Goldfields Ghana Limited at the Tarkwa mine today embarked on a demonstration over what they say is the termination of their contract by management of the company.
Category: Mining
How Corporate Social Responsibility Projects can be Derailed
March 12, 2018//-Big companies operating in developing countries often use corporate social responsibility initiatives to position themselves as development agents and friends of the host communities.
Ghana President Seeks to Barter Bauxite for Roads, Bridges
March 9, 2018//-Ghana will finalize details of an infrastructure program before the end of the year and will pay for it with refined bauxite, said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Post-Brexit: The UK is Doubling Down on African Infrastructure Investment
March 7, 2018//-Against a backdrop of 2018’s Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, a roundtable of UK experts proposed holistic solutions around Sub-Saharan infrastructure projects that can provide wide-reaching, long-term economic opportunities for African communities.
Reduced Tariffs: Mining Coys to Save $3 Million Annually
Accra, March 6, 2018//-Businesses particularly those in the mining sector, are expected to save millions of dollars to be channeled into other investments to grow their companies following the reduction in electricity tariffs.
South East Asia Getting Killed By Logging And Mining
March 5, 2018//-When an airplane is approaching Singapore Changi Airport, it makesthe final approach either from the direction of Peninsular Malaysia, or from theIndonesian island of Batam.
More than Mining—here’s how UK Infrastructure Master Planning Can Help Improve Ghana’s Cellular Service
March 3, 2018//-Against a backdrop of 2018’s Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, a roundtable of UK experts proposed holistic solutions around Sub-Saharan infrastructure projects that can provide wide-reaching, long-term economic opportunities for African communities.
Mine Workers Union Appeals Goldfields Ghana Labour Cutback Case
Accra, March 2, 2018//-The Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) has appealed a ruling by an Accra High Court dismissing an injunction application filed by some workers of Goldfields Company Limited over the dismissal of 1,500 workers of the company.
Saudi’s Neom: Utopian Oasis or Mirage in the Desert?
March 2, 2018//-Saudi Arabia intends to raise utopian megacity Neom from the sand. The ambitious project is an example of Saudi’s new vision for the country: diversified, global, grandiose and modern.
Mineworkers Reject AngloGold’s Contract Mining Proposal
Accra, February 27, 2018//-The Ghana Mineworkers Union (GMWU) has rejected moves by mining giant AngloGold Ashanti to move from owner mining to contract mining, a trend the union is already battling Goldfields Limited over in the law courts.