Ghana is preparing to overhaul its mining laws to increase its share of the revenues generated by the surge in the precious ...

As Ghana moves to overhaul its mining laws to secure a greater share of soaring gold revenues, mining policy strategist and consultant, Ing Wisdom Gomashie, is urging the government to tread carefully ...

Illegal mining, widely known as galamsey, continues to pose a serious threat to Ghana rsquo;s environment, public health, and ...

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Emmanuel Bruce ACCRA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Ghana will scrap long-term mining investment ...

In a bold move to capitalise on record $4,600 gold prices, Ghana is ending long-standing tax freezes and doubling royalty ...

The Additional Royalty complements OR Royalties’ existing 1.0% NSR royalty over Namdini which was acquired in November 2023; and, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Damien Larbli Tchintchibidja, Vice president of the ECOWAS Commission, left, Ghana's President John Mahama, center and Nigeria ...

As gold prices spike across the globe, illegal mining is exploding—and driving the west African country toward ecological collapse. An unhappy prospect: A group of men engaged in illegal gold mining ...

Ghana’s mining industry warned that a government proposal to increase the royalty levied on gold producers could deter investment.

JEMA, Ghana (AP) — As day broke in a remote part of western Ghana, a priest, farmers and other residents combed through the forests, looking for signs of illegal gold mining. They have done this for ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic bishops in Ghana have again raised alarm over the scale of illegal mining in the country, saying that what should have been a national blessing has turned out to be a ...

President John Mahama is facing mounting public pressure to revoke Ghana‘s controversial mining law that permits operations in protected forest reserves, which environmentalists warn could devastate ...