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GIADEC, Rocksure MRE put Nyinahin Block B bauxite at 375mmt
The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) and Rocksure International have jointly conducted a Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) revealing that bauxite deposits in…
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Jubilee South East to double oil production to 100,000 barrels a day
When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo opened the valve to pour first Oil from the Jubilee South East (JSE) Project, it signified the beginning of doubling Ghana’s crude oil…
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Forestry Commission staff shot by galamsey operators
A staff of the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Forestry Commission (FC), Mr. John Baba Konlan, has been shot in the head and back by unidentified illegal miners in the Cape 3 Points…
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Tracking devices fixed on 68 excavators for pilot stage monitoring
The Minerals Commission has installed tracking devices on 68 excavators in Tarkwa, Prestea, Obuasi, Bibiani, and Bolgatanga as piloting of electronic monitoring of all earthmoving…
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Illegal miners on Black Volta cleared with 20 changfans destroyed
Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, says the Government has taken drastic and pre-emptive steps to protect the Black Volta from the destructive…
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Ghana needs clear mining vision for broader economic growth
Tax and Extractives Lead at the Intergovernmental Forum (IGF) on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development, Alexandra Readhead, has stressed the need for Ghana and other…
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3 new mines to increase Ghana’s gold production exponentially
Gold production in the next two years is expected to increase exponentially with the coming onstream of 3 new mines.
3 new mines
These are Cardinal Resources Namdini in the Upper…
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Raw minerals export to be banned by Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government will soon stop raw minerals export such as bauxite and iron ore.
He said this is part of government’s policy to retain the…
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Galamsey in 34 forest reserves destroys 4,726.2 hectares
Data from the Forestry Commission shows that galamsey in 34 forest reserves out of 288 forest reserves has caused significant impact.
4,726.2 hectares destroyed in forest reserves…
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Degraded forest lands: 547, 891.70 hectares cultivated
A total of 547,891.70 hectares of degraded forest lands have been cultivated between 2017 and 2021.
157,300 hectares cultivated in 53 years
It represents a 348.3% increase and is…
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