Tag: Mining
Business
Invest in mining to sustain economic gains – Small-Scale miners to government
The Ghana Association of Small-Scale Miners (GASSM), has called on the government to prioritize investment in the sector to help sustain Ghana's economic gains...
Business
Golden Star Resources to invest $10 million to revive Prestea Mine
Golden Star Resources (GSR), a mining company, says it is investing US$10 million to revive operations at its Prestea Mine and to ensure it...
News
Minister orders arrest of Chinese for operating quarry without permit
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh has ordered the arrest of three Chinese nationals operating a quarry company without a...
News
Illegal miner trapped to death in galamsey pit
An illegal miner has died after a mining pit collapsed on him at Akyem Ekorso, a community in the Atiwa West District of the...
News
Ounces of gold also went missing during galamsey fight – Small scale miners reveal
Concerned Small Scale Miners have revealed that ounces of gold seized by the galamsey task force between 2018 and 2019 have also gone missing.This...
World
Two miners saved as Zimbabwe rescue mission continues
Efforts are being made in Zimbabwe to bring trapped illegal miners to the surface, after a shaft collapsed at a gold mine killing at...
World
How Nigeria is losing billions to weak regulation of mining sector
The Odonigi community in Moro local government area of Kwara State is blessed with large quantities of gold deposits over the years. However, illegal...
Business
Mining records 34.4% inflation in October
During the month October 2019, mining and quarrying sub-sectors recorded the highest inflation of 34.4 per cent, the Ghana statistical Service GSS) has announced.This...