Mining & Energy

By Adnan Adams Mohammed   Reckless ‘looters’ risking their lives to scoop spilled fuel from overturned tankers are facing a major crackdown as authorities move to end the deadly trend …

The Presidency has placed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) at the center of Ghana’s anti-illegal mining strategy, warning local executives that they will be held directly accountable for …

Ghana’s ambition to transform into an integrated industrial hub took a major leap forward as the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) partnered with global aluminium giant RUSAL to build …

Through a series of sweeping regulatory reforms, enhanced consumer protection measures, and visionary continental advocacy, Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Edudzi Tameklo, has cemented his …

The Government of Ghana has issued a firm directive enforcing strict Ghanaian participation rules in the extractive sector, declaring that all underground contract mining operations in the country must involve …

By Adnan Adams Mohammed   The Minerals Commission of Ghana has forcefully denied allegations by Narawa Company Limited that its mining leases were unlawfully revoked and transferred to third parties, …

Ghana’s aggressive pivot toward domestic mineral processing is yielding major economic dividends, marked by the creation of nearly 5,000 direct jobs and a significant reduction in raw gold exports, officials …

By Adnan Adams Mohammed   In a direct challenge to the traditional model of natural resource exploitation, Dr. Julius Debrah has urged African leadership to fundamentally rethink how mineral wealth …

State security forces have successfully cleared illegal miners from nine heavily guarded “red zones” inside Ghana’s forest reserves, opening the doors for extensive environmental restoration, President John Dramani Mahama announced …

By Adnan Adams Mohammed   Ghana is preparing to end the decades-long practice of exporting unprocessed mineral resources, with President John Dramani Mahama outlining a firm 2030 deadline to halt …