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Govt to revoke mining in forest reserves law
When Parliament reconvenes next week, the government is set to take steps to revoke the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2023 (L. I. 2462).
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Galamsey fight: Akufo-Addo engages Organised Labour, Catholics set for prayer walk
Ahead of planned protests by Organised Labour and the Ghana Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ramped up stakeholder engagements in an effort to…
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Springfield to begin appraisal of Afina-1x Well with Deepsea Bollsta Rig
Springfield Exploration and Production Ltd. is set to commence appraisal of the Afina-1x well in the West Cape Three Points Block 2 (WCTP-2) offshore Ghana this month.
The company has…
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Newmont commissions new divisional police headquarters to address security, improve safety
Newmont has commissioned a newly built divisional police headquarters at Duayaw Nkwanta in the Ahafo region to address security and improve general safety.
A statement issued in…
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Anxiety over galamsey-driven food, public health, existential threats heightens
The issue of illegal small-scale mining, or galamsey, has once again become a critical point of public discourse in Ghana.
Illegal mining has severely impacted the country, with vast…
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Dr Bawumia inaugurates State-of-the-Art Royal Ghana Gold Refinery
Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned the Royal Ghana Gold Refinery (RGGL), a cutting-edge facility capable of refining 400 kilogrammes of gold daily.
The state-of-the-art…
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Small-scale mining generates $1.7bn in 6 months
In the first half of 2024, small-scale mining has significantly bolstered Ghana's gold production, generating $1.7 billion.
This accounts for approximately 36% of the country's total…
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Price rise, increased gold production to yield $10bn revenue
Ghana's gold export revenue is projected to reach $10 billion by the end of 2024, with the first half of the year already seeing revenues of $5 billion.
This significant increase is…
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Lands Minister urges stakeholders to harness opportunities in mining sector
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has emphasized the need for Ghana to strategically position itself to harness the evolving opportunities within the…
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Lithium fiscal regime advantages but, potential risks to revenue exists
A recent assessment by the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) has highlighted both the benefits and potential risks of Ghana’s fiscal regime for its first lithium agreement.…
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