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Small-Scale miners call for ban on Changfa engine imports to protect rivers
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners is urging the government to impose restrictions on the importation of changfa engines, a major component used in illegal mining…
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Small-Scale Miners to embark on counter-demonstration
Members of the Responsible Small-Scale Miners Association of Ghana have declared their intention to demonstrate against the decision of organized labour to embark on a nationwide…
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Beyond politics: Ghana’s race against time to save its water bodies from the menace of illegal…
Ghana stands on the brink of a nationwide water crisis. Once-flourishing rivers, which have nourished communities and fueled the agricultural backbone of the nation, are now turning…
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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).
The…
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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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