“WOMEN face an array of challenges in the mining sector. I am, however, very encouraged by the creation of a national “Women in Mining” association,” says Kaleba Ngoie-Kasongo, Executive Director of the Hear Congo organization.
Category: Mining
SA To Improve Distressed Mining Towns
SOUTH Africa said on Thursday it had earmarked R2.1bn over the next three years to improve housing and living conditions in poor mining communities.
Gold Holds Near 9-month Low As Dollar Weighs
GOLD held near 9-month lows on Wednesday, weighed down by broad-based strength in the dollar on growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve is set to tighten monetary policy before other major central banks.
Ghana To Set Up Two Refineries To Add Value To Gold
GHANA says plans are advanced to set up two gold refineries to process and add value to the country’s gold.
Russia In Zim To Commission $3Bn Platinum Mine
RUSSIA, through its Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, is set to commission a US$3bn platinum mine in Zimbabwe on Tuesday.
Newmont Ghana To Layoff Workers
NEWMONT Ghana has cut down the number of workers it intended to lay off from 600 to 472. The retrenchment exercise will begin by the end of this month (September) and ends in December, this year.
Mining Don Grabs Doctorate Degree
The General Secretary of the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU), Prince William Ankrah, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree by the Day Spring Christian University of Mississippi, USA. He was awarded the Honorary Doctorate in Humanity for his local and international recognition and philanthropic activities, at a well-attended ceremony held at the Graduate School of […]
Ghanaian Export of Manganese Ore
Ghana is a major producer of manganese carbonate ore, an essential element needed for processing stainless steel. Mining began in 1916, controlled by the American- owned African Manganese Company, and this continued until 1975, when production was taken over by the government owned National Manganese Corporation. The period of highest production was in the mid […]
Bad Rail Network Locks Up Bauxite, Manganese Deposits
Two of the world’s most sought-after commodities -bauxite and manganese are being locked up in Awaso and Nsuta in the Western and Ashanti regions of Ghana. This development has angered the residents of the two resource host communities, the mining companies, and the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU), which issued a one year ultimatum to the […]
Nigeria Outlines Plans To Grow Sand Mining Sector
LAGOS State Government has restated its commitment to ensure internationally accepted standards in the sand mining industry in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Iyabode Obasa, stated this while receiving the Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Evaluation of mining sites and document from companies intending to operate across the three […]