MINING
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Ghana Ramps Up Efforts to Formalize Artisanal Gold Mining Sector
Efforts to formalize Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector received renewed momentum at the Mining in Motion 2025…
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Ghana Deploys AI-Powered Drones to Crack Down on Illegal Mining and Restore Degraded Lands
Ghana’s Minerals Commission is taking a bold step in the fight against illegal mining by deploying drone technology integrated with…
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Newmont Pays $220M to Ghana, Reaffirms Commitment to Economic Stability and Responsible Mining
Newmont Corporation, Ghana’s largest gold producer, has reaffirmed its fiscal and operational commitment to Ghana’s economy with a significant US$220…
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Gold Fields Commits to Damang Mine Revival Under New Agreement
Gold Fields Limited says it will take all reasonable steps to restart open-pit mining at the Damang mine, following a…
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ACEP Demands Immediate Halt to Government’s Planned Takeover of Damang Mine
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has called on government to immediately halt its planned takeover of the Damang…
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Chamber of Mines Questions Damang Lease Rejection
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has expressed grave concern over the government’s recent decision to reject the lease renewal application…
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EITI Flags Artisanal Mining as Weak Link in Ghana’s Gold Revenue Chain
Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector—though vital to the country’s gold output and rural livelihoods—remains a blind spot in…
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Lithium Boom: Ghana’s Lithium Hotspot To Be Relocated, Biodiversity Lost If Production Starts
Stephen Mensah, a 90-year-old elder of Ewoyaa, a tiny community in Ghana’s Central Region, would soon lose the place he…
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Ghana’s energy sector faces challenges after US withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord
The United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement under President Donald Trump poses both challenges and opportunities for Ghana’s…
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Prez directs probe into Obuasi mine deaths, calls for calm
The government has expressed sorrow over the deaths of up to eight individuals, believed to be illegal miners, following a…
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