The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Armah-Kofi Buah, has revoked 278 small-scale mining licenses across the country over regulatory breaches and the expiration of operating permits.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Justina Nelson, has highlighted the need for ...

Pressure is mounting on Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama to declare a state of emergency as environmental degradation ...

Justina Nelson, emphasised the need for sustainable mining practices to protect the ecosystem. She stated that sustainability is vital for long-term profitability in Ghana's mining industry and ...

The effect of illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsay, is now common knowledge: Polluted water bodies with a congenital ...

A study by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Pure Earth has revealed alarming levels of mercury, arsenic, lead, ...

Ghana's bodies of water are being poisoned by mercury and cyanide. Babies are being born with severe health conditions. And now a chorus of voices is demanding the president invoke emergency powers ...

ACCRA, Ghana — A surge in illegal mining that has reduced Ghana’s cocoa production, contaminated water supplies, and stoked food inflation looks set to be among the biggest challenges awaiting the ...

The Amansie West District Security Council (DISEC), has apprehended 21 foreign nationals, all identified as Burkinabes, for engaging in illegal mining activities in water bodies at Esaase Bontefufuo, ...

Mining and infrastructure industries productivity and sustainability partner Epiroc has won a large order for mining equipment and digital solutions from Asante Gold for a gold mine in Ghana. Canadian ...

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 ...

A study by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Pure Earth has revealed alarming levels of mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic metals in areas of Ghana affected by illegal small-scale ...